Photo story

This assignment was fun, and fairly easy. I asked Dr. Pierce if I could do one on my kids and he said it was OK, he just wanted to see if we could use the program. I downloaded the program on the second try. Uploading pictures was very easy, as was adding text and music. I loved this assignment because doing the same thing in power point is much more time consuming.

The NETS standard I feel this assignments suits best is :

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual

We were provided several models to look at before we began, we can reflect and discuss through our blogs, and the discussion board, and the collaborative knowledge construction happens on every assignment because we explain what standard the particular assignment addresses for the collaboration of the final project.

Another standard it addressed is : 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
and innovation
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information
resources to support research and learning



This could be used in a Language Arts class where the students are asked to write a personal narrative, and create a photo story to accompany it.