Today we created digital dramatic readings. Marcia and I were the entertainment. We read Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" and added photos, music, and some beautiful singing by Marcia. We did our project in Adobe Premiere because Movie Maker has only one audio line. I really wish Movie Maker would just add another audio line; that would make life so much easier for teachers. Premiere is not an easy program to learn, and it takes too much time from my regular English classroom to spend days teaching kids the ins and outs of Premiere. My broadcasting kids learn it, but it is one of the central parts of that class. We need to get MovieMaker in gear!
I built my own wiki. You can read it and pettitspages.wetpaint.com. I'm planning to use it all year. My Google Jockey and Secretary can take notes on a laptop during class, then immediately post their information on class wiki. Students can go to the wiki at home and check out related links. Absent students can check the wiki for notes and handouts. It's going to make my life much simpler in the end, once we get the kinks worked out.
One suggestion I would like to make for the Charleston meeting is... have at least one caffeinated, non-diet drink available!!! The week has given me a "taste" of several different tools I can use in my classroom. Still, the most important aspect of the week has been the ability to network with several other AP teachers. I will definitely be corresponding with these very talented individuals throughout the year!
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