Lets Make a Movie Yeah..Starring you & me...Yeah!

I have always wanted to be a director, or create movies. My computer has this program where you can create movies called Windows Live Movie Maker. It’s amazing how many programs that come pre-installed on our computers that we never use. I had never used WLMM until today. Hadn't thought twice about it. But it’s a great tool to use in and out of your classroom. You can use it for so many projects! You can use it to make educational movies or not so educational movies.  

I made a short film depicting my son’s first haircut. I waited until he was 20 months before I got his first haircut. I didn't want to cut his hair because it was so long and so pretty.

 Lets, just say when I finally did cut it, I cried more than he did. He doesn’t even miss it. Not one single bit. The haircut  makes him look older though. 

  See the difference? A totally different child. Hes looks more mature now that he has a haircut. He stills acts his age thats why I said LOOKS. Now though, its easier for me to just get up and go places with him instead of trying to put his hair in a ponytail or making sure it’s neatly braided.

Check out my video its on YOUTUBE..

Nets: 2 & 3

Design and develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

Rubrics,Word Clouds, ..Webtools Oh My!!

RubiSTAR! (<<Clicking this takes you to the website)

Most students today have seen or been given a rubric by their teacher. These are great tools that keep the student on task when writing a paper or completing a project. I created a rubric to accompany my 5 senses concept map. I used a website called Rubistar for teachers. Its FREE!!! Everyone likes free.

5 Senses Project Rubric 
^^^ (Clicking this takes you to my rubric)

Wordle.net   

  When teaching you are going to have to assign vocabulary to your students. Wordle.net is a great website to create word clouds to show off your vocabulary. I created one using vocabulary concepts that I plan to use in my class room.

 Vocabulary WordCloud <<<Click this link for a larger view or to print

StoryBird.com

I don't know about you, but I really enjoy reading. I also like writing stories, poetry, etc. Storybird allows you to choose art and add a story to it. There are a lot of themes to choose from..
click here to see my book Sweet Dreams are made of Fears by Marquisha F.


TrackStar.4teachers

So I created a track and no I'm not talking about going to the studio and making a song. A track for teachers is way to keep up with useful websites that pertain to a certain subject. This can be extremely helpful for teachers and non-teachers. It keeps you from having to memorize a lot of websites. Here is my example
Great Websites for Info on Senses

Nets: 2 & 3
Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Model Digital Age Working and Learning