I feel overwhelmed and unfortunately, can''t play around with all the tools presented in this unit (and in previous units)! Hopefully, since I'm saving the sites of the ones that interest me, I'll be able to go back to them in the future!
I got frustrated with the photo site. I liked the soup picture but whenever I put in text, it only had part of it and then different letters around it.. I had written (for All My Sons): " Loyalty to Family or Country?: Food for thought! " I changed it around so many times, making it very short, but to no avail. Then I gave up and tried putting text in the movie theater... and in signs... and even tried out the stitching picture.. Are the students supposed to guess at what's missing? Am I missing something here? I looked at the pictures and as much as they seem like fun doing, as someone suggested (Hadar, I believe), for her grandmother's album that a relative is putting together in the States, I didn't see how I'd use that in the classroom. Waiting for suggestions!
I am not artistically inclined but would like to play around with the paint tools when I can. I have looked through them and perhaps, even someone like me, can use them successfully!
Adele Raemer's site spoke about word clouds.I like the idea and plan to use it. Chaim had used it and had a lovely example for us to see, so this idea wasn't new to me.
Well, we all seem to be in the same boat.. lots of great tools to try but with not enough time to try them... :(
Bye for now..
I got frustrated with the photo site. I liked the soup picture but whenever I put in text, it only had part of it and then different letters around it.. I had written (for All My Sons): " Loyalty to Family or Country?: Food for thought! " I changed it around so many times, making it very short, but to no avail. Then I gave up and tried putting text in the movie theater... and in signs... and even tried out the stitching picture.. Are the students supposed to guess at what's missing? Am I missing something here? I looked at the pictures and as much as they seem like fun doing, as someone suggested (Hadar, I believe), for her grandmother's album that a relative is putting together in the States, I didn't see how I'd use that in the classroom. Waiting for suggestions!
I am not artistically inclined but would like to play around with the paint tools when I can. I have looked through them and perhaps, even someone like me, can use them successfully!
Adele Raemer's site spoke about word clouds.I like the idea and plan to use it. Chaim had used it and had a lovely example for us to see, so this idea wasn't new to me.
Well, we all seem to be in the same boat.. lots of great tools to try but with not enough time to try them... :(
Bye for now..
I realize I can't make everyone happy all the time. Some students really liked the photofunia and with you it was less successful. But look at your raving blog from last week...
השבמחקPhotofunia is not really the best tool for text but I promise you that when we get to the presentation tools you will find much to your liking so hang in there
Dear Hadar!
השבמחקFrom my very short experience at school, I would say we should learn our students’ language “to speak with them”. From time to time, we and our students get bored in class, have no desire to study. That ruins the positive atmosphere in class, which extremely important. This is a reality we challenge with.
Such amassing stuff as “picture playing” can help you to focus kids’ attention during the lesson or make them fun about something. To my mind, kids really appreciate teachers’ challenges “speak to them their language.”
Happy Chanukah,
Michael
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