Lambert calls "Digital Spectacle" and really does not result in much student learning. That's why I would never use something like Animoto with students (I have deliberately NOT given a link to Animoto). Some of the goals is to enhance student writing, self reflection and self disclosure by focusing closely on a single event that impacted his/ her life. The time we spend with fluff should be time devoted to concrete vivid writing, careful image selection, subtle manipulation and making sure our audience feels for, and identifies with the situation. Here is a link to my webpage with a variety of tutorials that enhance learning: http://jonorech.wikispaces.com/Mini+Tutorials…
Added by Jon Orech at 11:54am on December 16, 2008
what others have added? Would this be on the wiki?
I seem to remember your mentioning somewhere about sharing voicethreads? That we haven't figured out yet but I went to the freetech4teachers you suggested, but didn't find directions. Rather it suggested that we would have to pay $60 a year for a subscription. Did you find the same thing? I notice that Mary Freeman mentioned Audacity for voicethreads. Thought I would check that out next, but any experience you have had would be appreciated as we all l;earn together how to use these tools.
Is there any way we can be notified when someone adds a comment since I feel I have been out of touch.…