Voki Reflection: Week 11

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I am excited to use digital camera's in my classroom to enhance learning. Digital camera's are a great tool to use for teaching in many ways. I really like how we can use pictures from our camera's for a power point presentation. You can be so creative with powerpoint. We didn't have very much time in class to learn how to use power point and be creative so I just did the basics but I know the possibilites are endless. This week in class was the first time I have ever used powerpoint but my husband and even my 14 year old knows how to use it. My husband used powerpoint for online presentations when he was doing his masters degree. He went to University of Phoenix online. He had to do a power point presentation with other classmates from around the world. Everyone in the group did 2 or 3 slides on their own and that made up the entire presentation. Just think how cool it would of been if they could have used Google Presentations so they could work on the slides together. Knowledge is power! I also thought it was fun using picasa for my pictures. Picasa is another tool I want to play with. There are some fun ways to change pictures. Today at work the teacher I am an aide for asked me to color pictures of emotions. For example one was happy, one was angry, etc. I have been looking for ways to use a digital camera in the classroom setting. While I was coloring I thought about how fun it would be to take pictures of the students emulating these emotions. The teacher was using these pictures for the students to use when they read. I think using a real picture of the student showing that emotion would be even more effective. I love how this class has given me a chance to get my creative juices flowing.