Monday, August 3, 2009

Thing # 21 Podcasts and Videocasts

This has been the most fun, yet most frustrating Thing to work on. I downloaded Photostory, put the images in the program. I set up the microphone and narrated the pictures. When I went to upload, the message kept saying processing. I started at 1:55 pm on Monday, August 3. At 2:15, I received a message could not upload, no reason why. I figured I uploaded the .wp3 file, so I tried again and uploaded the .wmv file at 2:30pm. At 6:35 it was still processing. I cancelled, deleted 3 pictures looked around and decided to set pictures at a smaller level. Presto! It worked.

Besides the frustration, this was a unique way to show pictures. I could see any educator using this tool in the classroom. Students could write, draw, and narrate a story. Very higher level thinking skills.

1 comment:

  1. Cheryl,
    After hearing about your problems uploading the photostory, I was a little bit leary of trying out photostory, so I went with creating a reading of a book via moviemaker. You and several others had me a little nervous trying it out on such a short time frame. We want to use photostory to document some of the donations we have received after Hurricane Ike. I may have to holler at you. :)

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