Web 2.0 Assignment

Glogster: I liked Glogster once I got the hang of it. I like that it has so many apps that you can include on the page. On Blogger you have to search for them and download them, and at times that can take forever. Even though you are limited in the functions that are given for you to choose from I liked that they were easy to access. I think that the format is very user friendly once you get the hang of it. I believe that even some of my third graders could use it with little to no help once they have been given proper instruction. I will be using Glogster again for personal reasons, http://www.tikatok.com/view/book/my-summer-adventure-482or for my classroom.

Animoto: Animoto was difficult for me to use to some degree. I had a hard time finding pictures that would relate well to my topic. I chose a topic that I am currently teaching, and that is the Math Common Core Standard 10 for third grade. Other than that I thought that Animoto was very interesting and simple to use. I liked that there were already templates and songs to choose from. This made to process so much easier than I initally thought it might be. I think that this would be a good thing to use for students at the end of the year so that they can make their own videos about the school year.

My free choice was Tikatok. This is actually an app that allows children to make their own books using their own pictures or drawings that they have saved on the computer. I was amazed at how easy this was. It is something that I will introduce to my 7 year old, and with a little guidance he will be able to do it on his own. I created a book using some of the pictures I had taken on my family vacation this past summer. I think this is an excellent way for students to become authors and help preserve memories. This is something I will be using again soon.