Woke up in a cold sweat the other night after dreaming about doing my mini-presentation. It was the classic what-the-heck-am-I-doing-in-this-class scenario. Think this has been on my mind much? It made me really consider what the purpose and desired outcome of these mini-p's are. I think I was intimidated by some of the really great presentations we've had so far. People were presenting technologies with which they seemed so comfortable and familiar. While there are applications that I feel comfortable and familiar with I wanted to learn something new and present that. I've decided that my mini-p doesn't have to be fabulous but that something "quick and dirty" would be fine as long it was useful to my colleagues and students. I will go with my original choice - Animoto. I love it and my students have been playing with it this week.
One of the things that was causing me tsuris was the fact that I couldn't think how to apply it in a class. I did what I've been trying to do more of this year. That is - I asked the kids how they thought they might use it to support their reading. They came up with a great idea; story boarded it and are in the process of producing their 30 second "video".
Something that was giving me nightmares (literally) became a real joy when I let my students lead the way. Lesson learned. Sleep tight.
4 comments:
I had the same feelings about my mini-p. I thought everyone had already done this before (google earth)and my worst fear happened, it didn't work right, but you go on and all is good. Don't worry about it, what you come up with will be great!!
I'm looking forward to your mini-p! I am not at all familiar with Animoto, and you've got me interested now! Quick and dirty is the only way. That kind of reminds me of the Grammar Girl Website - quick and dirty tips. . . easy to remember, and practical!
I've also been putting off my mini-p, because I'm not sure about what to do it on....
The mini presentation will be a little awkward for myself but hopefully I don't mess up too much. I like your blog and all the pics on it.
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