Week 5 - Making Movies

Wow, what a neat toy. DVolver Movie Maker ….. not a bad introduction into the art of making films in the classroom. Although, this one is not recommended for primary school-aged children. Just follow the prompts and you can have your own 20-second animated movie. The Digital Films program was a little more difficult to master and not entirely user-friendly. I fiddled around with it for a while, bit not like the look or feel of the site. Moving on, next stop was Microsoft Photo Story 3 …. This one could be a winner with the home photos, birthday presentations and creating you own home picture gallery. I might have a bash at this once the semester is over.

I didn’t really enjoy the morning lecture – and it appeared there were a few who were forewarned …. there were a few missing faces … may be the stresses of the afternoon maths presentation was all too much to handle. I just thought the lecture was going over old ground. (eg) technology won’t replace the teacher, IT integration across the curriculum.
However, after admitting that, Greg’s explanations on the learning objects model and development were most helpful (eg) learner focus, content integrity, usability and accessibility. We have to make sure that the needs of all students are addressed, and that we cater for different students, target the appropriate stages of schooling, classroom interaction and ensure content is applicable and meets VELS and progression points requirements. And there was heaps more. Whoa, that’s heavy.