With the help of Richardson and experimenting with Google reader, I think RSS is making a little more sense. I didn't even realize that I was using reader before reading chapter 5, but since I had subscribed to my group's blogs their posts were obviously coming up on my reader. They were extremely helpful, especially Jessica's animoto because I will be doing the New York project as well. Check it out, it's very well done.
Now that I understand how to subscribe to different things, I have been hunting around trying to find a good digital story telling site. This led me to Larry Ferlazzo, who then had directions for how to add his site to my feed. Funny how these things all work together! Now I have some feeds in folders and a little more clarity on voice threads and story telling. Oh, and a ton of websites in my diigo. Before you know it I will be a true technology whiz!
Now I just have to figure out how to use RSS to help my students with their research projects. Hmmm....
Good think Stacy is in my reader!
I love how honest your are Allison!!! I am in the same boat as your are all of this is so new to me and taking me a long time to figure out!! I love that it is slowly becoming more easy!!!
ReplyDeleteIt has been taking me a while as well to navigate all the new tools we have been learning, but once I figured it out I found some great ways to utilize them. So far I have the most fun using the Animoto, my students love that program. So far which has been the most useful program/tech tool for you?
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that Animoto has been the most successful tool so far. My students are so funny and they applaud after we view them.
ReplyDeleteTalking about how all these things work together I clicked on your link to Larry Ferlazzo out of curiosity and his most recent post included a video about Ronald McNair, the second Africn-American in space. We are studying Black History Month in my Morning Advisory and this will be an engaging clip to show my students. Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/01/29/video-eyes-on-the-stars/