Enchanted Forest (2nd try)

Power Point Presentation Thoughts

I like this idea for teaching to the classroom.  However,  I am not sure I would use it as an assignment.  I would have to do a few test drives with it to see if the elementary grades could actually use this sufficiently without to much one on one help.  Maybe I could teach how to use Power Point to the entire class and then assign them projects one at a time so I can help them one at a time if need be.  I love the animation tool on Power Point because it adds to much life to the presentation.  Once I knew what direction I wanted to go with this is was easy to complete.  I had to go back a lot though because I kept missing steps.

Shoot- I just realized that a couple of my "steps" are out of order because of this....there goes my grade....hehe.

Comment About Voice Thread (ENchanted Forest)

This is a cool way to tell a story.  It sort of works on speaking skills, telling a story in order, and knowing how to stay on topic.  The program is easy to use, but I think that some grade levels would need to have an adult near buy to help them.  It could be an independent thing if you get them started, download the pictures and let them rearrange them and tell the story.

I enjoyed this project and hope to use it again for a more in depth sort of presentation.

Story Book-Panraven

Hi all.  This was a great project.  I have actually used this program before, but I had more fun this time.  Maybe it is because I had something a little more interesting to use for my story.  I don't know that I would use this in an elementary class room, but maybe in a high school.  Maybe we could use it for a class presentation where we worked on it together or something.  Although this isn't the best program out there for story telling, I believe that using the internet for this sort of sharing is amazing.  It could be very possible to share stories with classrooms in India, Africa, or Australia.  Learning about other countries, as well as specific classroom, would make this tool very useful.

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Here is my slide show.  It was great and easy.  You could use it to have kids know what the correct order of photos should be, they could use it to show a step by step process of something such as cooking top romen.  We cold even use it to take pictures of a play and show the play in a freeze frame picture slide.  There are so many great and wonderful things on the internet that teachers can use in their classroom.  This is one of those things that makes learning interesting and the student would probably put their heart and soul into this project.  


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This was fun.  Also, I like when it was due because it gave me a great subject for the poster.  I could use this in a classroom in many ways.  I could have the class advertise a class play, a product we are selling, or show some things we have been doing.  It could be used for the children to introduce a story that they are going to write, or that they have read.  This project makes assessment fun and easy for the children as well as makes the technologically savvy.  

Life, right now

Life right now is so much that I could scream.  I am so far behind in school work, house work, and loving my children that I feel as though I have failed.  This post will sound as though I am complaining, and maybe I am, but I would like to call it venting for the sake of my health for now.

Since my daughter's father passed I have been in a state of depression that I cannot get out of.  I cannot keep my mind on school work or the kids.  The kids need me, especially the foster boys, of whom we have gained custody of for the rest of their childhood.  They need me because they have been neglected by their parents, my daughters need me so they don't feel shoved out of the picture, Hailey needs me because her daddy died, and my school work needs my attention.  

I, as a student, have always been proud of my work.  I was a mother of only two and still maintained a GPA of 3.8 or higher.  I was recognized by the University of Fairbanks and I got asked to join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars as well as the Golden Award "something" because of my accomplishments.  Now, I feel as if I am going to lose is all because of a few setbacks.  I was proud of myself and now I don't know.  

All I can do is try and do what is humanly possible within me.  All I can do is ask God for strength to make it through today and hope that tomorrow is better.

Thanks for reading.  Sorry it was depressing, but I admit I feel better now that I got that off my chest.

Jessica