Putting the pieces together...

This week for class we put all the pieces together for our Pecha Kucha.  The first day I uploaded all my photos to voicethread.  Then I re-arranged them in the correct order and the next day I followed my story board for a steady flow to record.  However; that did not go as well.  I was stuck, I was going to fast, I was going to slow, and so on.  I found myself getting frustrated with the information I had.  I was asking myself what am I doing wrong. Once I took a breather I returned to my assignment.  Next time this will takes more than a week for me to do, since we have different schedules and a lot of outside issues to deal with. 

Tonight we meet with our group and I want to know how they handled thier Pecha Kucha. Speaking of meeting with our groups, I did not like last week meeting. We used faceflow, and there were no faces flowing across my screen at all.  Deb had to be the middle man, Deb could only hear Josh, Josh and I could not hear each other.  I hope we do not use that this time. It was horrible!!

After reviewing some of the documents provided by the professor, I can say some information I already knew.  I had to look up information for 280Slides and it was an easier search for me. Nothing fascinating at all.  I like 280Slides concept as well.

Well, this is all I have to say about this week. I hope you all have a good rest of the week and a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Peace....

Week four.. Prezi and More!!!

This week I was able to do more research for my Pecha Kucha.  When we met in class on Thursday I did not know for certain what I was going to do as my final assignment.  After consideration I decided to do 20 slides for the home buying process. Since I closed on my home this past Spring, I think its helpful to share that information to others.  After doing the story board for it, it's becoming more easy for me.  I did think it was going to be difficult, but thanks to Louis, we can get a more understanding of it. 

During our reading for Digitales, I noticed I wished I had more knowledge of copyright laws and rights. With better knowledge of this I know I am able to use more photos or other peoples documents. I will not be nervous or asking myself is it safe to use this.  Just because it's on the web does not mean it's safe to use.

The prezi assignments, we did before in another class, seems fun looking at others.  I remember the first time I did a prezi and received good feedback on what to do better. Today I'm using that feedback, and I hope we all will see improvement. Prezi is a little tricky when you get to zoom in and out. I was confused on that, because I didn't know how the user would view it first (zoomed in or out).  This time I am taking my time to improve and use knowledge that I received before.

I noticed this class is giving me a lot of ideas I can use at home as well since I am not a teacher. I find myself talking about voicethread so much and now Prezi is becoming better for me.  I'm excited... but of course it's raining outside and I wish I could sleep right now..

Until next time =)

Week 3 Revision!!!

This week was an okay week for me. When I had to redo my presentation it was  a little tough for me.  I had ideas on what to present, but I don't think my presentation turned out well.  I did my best though! Other than that, the elements listed in Digitales was a good list.  I noticed that I had to adapt at least one of the elements- Creative Tension- I did say this would be hard for me.  I'm use to telling good stories and having a happy ending.  I like the ideas about quotes being used, but I hope the quotes don't be over-used.  I must remember to post my pictures that I take daily with my camera phone.  That is a little challenging because it's not directly from my phone! I hope to get them all posted by tomorrow (Wednesday).  That assignment is fun, but you can really forget to keep posting them daily.  That will be my goal for next week is to post daily.

Good Night!!!