October+15,2009

This week we began working with movies using a new editing software called Windows movie maker. This could be very helpful for a teacher in integrating technology into the classroom. I can see two different ways that I will possibly use in my future classroom. The first of the two is by using it as an attention grabber for my students. The other way I may use it is as part of a project for students. Using it as an attention grabber could be done in a variety of ways, but as a teacher I would be able to create a video of particular interest to my students. I could find out the topics that most interest them about an upcoming lesson, and create a video utilizing these concepts and topics to get them interested to learn about that time period. I feel that this program makes it easy to better relate history to students' lives by using technology. It relates even more when the students use the program to create their own videos. I can see easily integrating this idea into a project. As far as difficulties go, I did not face many when creating my video. I have grown up with the benefit of having a home computer always available, so I am generally able to figure out a new technology by trial and error.

__ISTE Standards__ Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Model Digital-Age Work and Learning Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility