Food Chain Inspiration

Here is my image that I created using the tool Inspiration. This tool is easy to use and very useful for a lot of concepts that I will be teaching. I think it's a nice way to show connections for visual learners in a neater and more aesthetically pleasing way than if written by hand. Plus it's fun to use.

Animoto

I was not a big fan of Animoto. I made a couple of movies with it and although it is very easy to use, without paying, it does not really do what you want. Each video I made had less than 15 pictures on it and the website cut out several of the pictures. The number of templates is also extremely limited. I'm sure the things I disliked about it would be fixed in the paid version, which is probably the intent, but I am not a fan.

Scavenger Hunt Slideshow

This free picture slideshow customized with Smilebox

Smilebox Rocks

So I've had lots of time to play around with Smilebox over spring break and I have to say... I love it!  It's so easy to find an aesthetically pleasing way to send updates home to parents about things that are going on the classroom.  Plus the layouts and provided pictures are great for decor in the classroom, especially if the teacher is looking to highlight important upcoming dates, achievements, or simple lessons that need to be available to the children at all times in the classroom (such as high frequency words or vocabulary words for the week).  I love using it, it's easy to operate, and I think it inspires a lot of projects.

Slideshow

Here Is my slideshow of Boston Terriers displaying the different ways to upload images.

Glogster

I thought it was really interesting to learn about Glogster and I see it as a very useful website for the teaching career.  For children who are knowledgeable about computers, this could be used as a tool at the beginning of the semester for the children disclosing information about themselves.  However, it would also be very useful for creating projects with the children so they could display and publish information they have learning through projects.  It is fairly easy to use and still features the complexity to create very in-depth studies.