April 5th Class

Today was an interesting class. We were given these McDonalds toys and we were told to make a movie using them. Wow! Being 21, you would think this would be an easy task, but oh no! It was actually challenging! Haha. Trying to make a giant bird, and some kind of other animal look like they are alive using only a video camera and your new knowledge of what makes a good video is a lot tougher than it sounds like. However, I found this to be so much fun and I think it would be a great idea to use with students. Using technology is always a great way to get students interested in your lesson in the first place, just because it's something they're familiar with and it's not just the normal pen and paper type of lesson. Dont get me wrong though, those can be meaningful too, but sometimes getting to their level works out pretty well too. I would also like to reilliterate what Cassy said in her blog when she said "Growing up in a technology generation I think were going to be teaching kids that are even more advanced with technology then we are. Keeping up to date on all the stuff is important because you will need to be able to teach them new things that they don’t already know. Also this activity isn’t to advanced that students with little technology background could still participate without any trouble." I believe this is so true, because of the fact (that I hate to admit) but I one day as a teacher will be 'out of the loop' so to say. So as teachers we really do need to keep up with the latest trends of technology even as crazy as the new technology may become!