Week 2 Assignments

Rainbows of Our Own

Week 2 Assignment - Embed a Video

I saw this kindergarten activity on TeacherTube and thought it was such a good idea to development literacy, creativity, and collaboration. I have no idea how this was made, do any of you? It reminded me of a PowerPoint presentation in a way. Also, I noticed there was background music along with the children "reading" the story. How was that done? I have so much to learn! Can you imagine how proud those boys and girls were as their entries were displayed??? Loved it!

Which rainbow page did you like the best? (I liked the dancing one the most!)

Web 2.0 Projects:
Since I'm not currently teaching, I decided to choose a unit topic where I can use new information to help "teach" my kindergarten Girl Scout troop.  On Veterans Day our troop will march in the parade, present home-made thank you cards to the veterans, and then spend the remainder of the day doing crafts/activities related to this special holiday.  After completing this unit, I feel completely prepared to teach my girls a few things about Veterans Day!!!

My topic was from the kindergarten social studies course of study. 
ID historic symbols of patriotism.
Click here to see my concept map


For Animoto Video Entitled America Click here

I'll be honest, when I first started the Animoto project, I wondered how twelve photos of our flag, a bald eagle, and other American symbols could make any kind of impact in a video.  I thought mine would be totally boring.  When I watched it, I was pleasantly surprised!  The pictures along with the music really made an impression on me although it was short in length!

Click here to view my 3 projects using Big Huge Labs

Using the Big Huge Labs applications was so much fun.  Once you are able to find some good photos to use, the rest is very simple.  I will use this again!  It didn't occur to me at the beginning of my photo search to look at the clipart in Microsoft office.  I really liked those!

For Glogster entitled America Click here

I spent the most time on my Glogster.  One of my favorite hobbies is scrapbooking, and this was very similar.  Finding effective material (videos, activities, games) was the most difficult part, but well worth the time in the end.  This was so much fun!  I was able to test out several of the videos on my 5-year-old, so of course I chose the one that kept her attention while also showing her different American symbols in the background.

Big Huge Labs (3)

Concept Map - Historic Symbols of Patriotism

Introduction - Holli Mason

Hello, everyone!  My name is Holli Mason.  I received my elementary teaching degree from UWA in 1991.  That really shows my age!  During my teaching career, I have primarily taught first grade.  In 2008, I took a leave from teaching in order for my husband & I to pursue an international adoption.  Since bringing my children home to Butler, Alabama, I have enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom.  My husband and I were blessed to adopt a precious brother and sister pair who are happy, healthy, and well-adjusted children. This is my second graduate class to do online, and I see some familiar names.  Hello, everyone from Educational Planning!  I am preparing to return to teaching hopefully next year, but until then I keep myself busy acting as room mother for my daughter's class, occasionally substituting, being a Girl Scout troop leader, and taking graduate classes. I look forward to learning about how to integrate technology into the classroom.  Good luck to all of you in this class!