Blog Post #8

This is How We Dream:

 In this video, Dr. Miller is discussing writing with multimedia. He discusses how he began his writing by finding his love for books. He grew up in a house that had many books and he knew that one day he would want a career that dealt with books. This is really how everyone finds their niche in life. Your parents show you something and then you either latch on to it or you let it go and find something else to make you happy. It is like for everyone in their life; whether it was your parents, friend, or who ever.

Dr. Miller goes on saying that documents live a dual life. They appear in hard copy somewhere and then on the internet to remain there forever. I absolutely agree with Dr. Miller when he says that this information can be shared infinitely.This is going to be great for everyone; because not everyone can access the same in different places. I know this is already going on in some places; but when it does make it everyone I believe that it will be wonderful opportunity for students.

Collaboration has to be the part of the internet. Since I am experiencing this first hand through a special group project; I have to say that it is absolutely amazing to all be in different places and work on the same material together. It is very effective and it makes me stay on task. I love how we can all just do everything together and not have to worry about sending emails back and forth. It's so convenient. 

I really enjoyed this video and thought it was very informative on writing in the web. It shows that there many different ways to write on the web and what the writings are used for.

Blog Post #12 By Carly Pugh:

Carly does a great job explaining her reason for picking this assignment. I love her enthusiasm and  creativity on this post. It is absolutely amazing to see someone so passionate about something. I love her idea of the playlist and her specifics on what kind of videos you should put into it. It is a great idea and I think it would be great for parents to see. It explains a lot about you and how you want to teach. I think parents would really appreciate a teachers effort for doing that and it would explain how things are done inside the classroom. I think I might start making my playlist now!! It will be so beneficial for me because it will help me mold my ideas into a specific place and organize them in an effective way. I am very fortunate for this to be brought to my attention because it is beneficial to my future career.

My Video Idea:

I think if I could create any video I would want it to be about the importance of going to school and embracing embracing everything even if you are scared. I think the most important thing in life is to be open minded; not just with your views but with your education. It is very important to try new things and different ways to learn. Especially in EDM310!!! This is all different for everyone but eventually this will be the way we teach our students maybe not in this exact form but the internet will be used more and more every year in schools. I think it would be very effective to make a video on how students with open minds can take their education a step further.

I got this idea from the Chipper series. She came in with different reasons every  time to talk to Dr. Strange and every time she would say something even crazier than the time before. Her procrastination and crazy ideas set her back so far. This is a great video about procrastination and the effects it can take on your life. Chipper's life hit rock bottom before she realized that school was the only option for her and her staying on task was important.  EDM310 for dummies was very helpful on providing information on how to keep calm and organized during this class. It was a really funny video to explain it. I really enjoyed it.

Scavenger Hunt:

 Comic Strip:

The product of some insane thought in my head! Enjoy!

Animoto.com: Video Tool

This program is similar to iMovie. You can choose a style of for your video and add music or text to it. This is a good program because not everyone can access iMovie.  The best feature about this is that it can be done on a smart phone such as an Android or iPhone. I'm sorry, I lied, the absolute best feature is that it's FREE! I can not wait to use this!

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