Making a Digital Video

I've never made any sort of digital video before, and I thought it would require a great deal of work. The Windows movie maker made it fairly simple for me. I actually enjoyed this project. Although my movie was more less a slide show, I had fun doing it, I would definitely use this resource again. The only problem I encountered was accessing a scanner to scan old photos onto a CD. With the right technology available this tool would be great for students. They could use it to display a home video, to teach a lesson to other students, or as a means of presenting a project. As a teacher I would use this tool as a way to present information to my class, watching a movie is much more engaging than listening to a lecture. I feel pretty comfortable using this resource, I'm sure I could play around with it more and expand my skill level. Now that I've completed my video I need to figure out how to feature it on my blog.

Reno for Halloween

I'm so excited to be leaving to Reno tonight. Although the stress from packing and finishing last minute homework assignments is wearing on me, it will all be over soon. I have a feeling I won't be doing much relaxing on this vacation either, so much to do and so little time. I hope to get some good pictures and post them when I return. Have a good Halloween weekend everyone!

Microsoft Office

Well, I finally broke down and bought the Microsoft Office software. I must admit, it's pretty handy, expensive, but handy. PowerPoint is such a great tool, I wish I would have been familiar with it years ago. It's much easier than I had expected. Speaking of Microsoft Office, if anyone needs the program I have two more licenses that are for sale, let me know if you're interested.

Increased Comfort

I was quite frustrated with everything having to do with computers last week. I am, however feeling much more comfortable this week. I don't know what brought this change about, perhaps I was just overwhelmed with a number of other things last week. I'm looking forward to creating my powerpoint, and getting to work a little with that Coral painter.