Screencasts, Instagram and Flipagram are three
different ways students can present, or share, their work or projects in their classroom. To
create a Screencasts, students can use the website, Screencast-o-matic.
This is a website where students could explain a project, on a computer, they
created to present to the class. Instagram is a social media app where students
can take pictures and short videos to share their work with friends, family,
and other classmates. Flipagram is another digital media sharing app. Students
can take pictures of something they created from start to finish, and present
it in a way where it looks like a movie.
Instagram:
This social media app allows students to take pictures and video and upload
them on the app as a "post”. They can add filters, text, music, and other
creative things to enhance their post. This is a free app and users can add
friends on the app to see their pictures and videos they post. This app also
allows for students to create a live video. This pictures I took on my
Instagram account are of “Fall” displays from several grade levels and departments
at the elementary school. Here are a few posts from my Instagram account: (kxs056) https://www.instagram.com/kxs056/
Flipagram:
This is an app that students can download on their smart phones. Flipagram is an
app that can be linked with Instagram. Being a novice with Flipagram, it took
me several tries to figure out how to use it. This was harder to use than
other digital media sharing apps and programs. Students can create movies out
of pictures they took and add music, text, and other filters to make the movie
more exciting. Here is my Flipagram account: https://flipagram.com/kkstarr2219
The one that I enjoyed working with the most was
Screencast-o-matic. I appreciated the flow and ease of use when I was making
the screencast. As I was creating the screencast, I thought about the various
ways I could use this currently in my classroom for the students. A screencast
is something I could also create to show parents how to access certain
websites to assist their child in their education. There are many reasons why
you could create a screencast.
Hi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed learning about the database Infobits. I liked how it automatically gives you the amount of books and pictures available about the item being researched. I also liked how you gave them different options on how to search. Infobits is a great database for doing research. Great presentation! Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed using all three pieces of technology. Instagram I was very familiar with because I monitor what my children post. I had never used Flipagram before, but found it fairly easy to use though I did have to have my daughter help me a few times. We re-did the library this summer, so I took all the pictures from the renovation and used them to create my Flipagram. Screencast-o-matic was very new to me. I found a youtube tutorial and watched and and it was not difficult to use as a beginner. I can definitely see using this during professional developments with the staff as well as with students.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed all three of these sharing sites. I think Screencast-o-matic will be the most relevant to my job. I enjoyed being able to make something that teachers or students could use as needed to help teach logging in steps or to highlight how a program works. Great job on your post!
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to forget that education can go beyond the classroom or beyond the students. I cannot remember how many times I have had to walk parents through accessing their child's grades online or log onto sites like Quizlet or Google Classroom. This is a great tool to help parents learn as well.
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