Photostory

Photostory is free downloadable program that allows you to take pictures, add titles, add your own word and add music. Then at the touch of a button you have a short (or long) video file. It is relatively fast and easy to bring together you photos, your voice and some music to create a photo-story! We had to create an advertisement for the library and I used Photostory (I had vowed to use a new tool). I had tons of pictures from the remodel, library classes and the book fair. Loading the pictures was easy, then I put them in order for display, added the wording and then I selected some background music to add. The tool gives you tons of transition options. I wanted to show how the library is all about DISCOVERY. So, I added captions to the pictures that started with each of the letters in discover. For example, digital learning, information literacy, space for reading and space for meeting, collaboration, our work (we display lots of student work in the library throughout the year), value-added service (book clubs, game day and book fair), every reader his/her book, and read to succeed. I will use this short 2 1/2 minute video to promote the library to administration, teachers, parents and students. Give it a try! I think you like the results.

Blabberize

I have rediscovered blabberize.com.  I was reviewing my notes/links/things-to-checkout and came across a note about doing biography projects using blabberize.  I am in the process of creating my own BIO using this fun web 2.0 tool.  If it works, I plan to see if the 5th grade teacher(s) will partner with me to roll this out as an option for the students' biography projects.  It's fun and informative!  Stay tuned, to see how it all turns out...

Voki

What fun I have had with creating my own Voki.  I'm not sure it looks like me, as much as it is what I wish I looked like!

Anyway......I hope you enjoy VokiOneGall too!

I just made a new Voki. See it here: http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=5823977&height=267&width=200