Blog: Day Three



Being a photographer and iMac user myself, I went into this like what new am I going to learn? But still photography and Adobe suite are a lot different than video and iMovie, so I was pleased to learn shots and angles for video and improve my skills with iMovie and learn about GarageBand, which I haven't used before. There is so much untapped potential in a powerful machine like the iMac, and it is nice to learn how to use more features.

I would love to use iMovie more with my students, and I had an idea for them to use it to create a digital portfolio of their work. I already use Artsonia, so I do have a digital copy of all of my students' art work, and it would be somewhat easy to give them those images and have them create a reflection on the year and their progression as an artist by making a film in iMovie.

We will have so much technology from our DAP grants and institutes and it is sometimes hard to utilize these in the art class with elementary students. I am always excited about the technology but then don't take the time to do lessons with them. One of my goals is to utilize all of this technology and get it in the hands of students as much as possible.




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