I absolutely loved using my cell phone for this assignment. This is probably one of the best ways to integrate technology into the classroom. I use my cell phone for EVERYTHING! I spent $300 on my camera and I have not used it in 2 years. All my photos are taken on my cell phone and uploaded to social networks from my cell phone. Today at work my boss asked my to call 411 to get the number to the gas company, I literally looked at him like he was crazy. I completely forgot what 411 was because I use the internet on my cell phone to get the phone numbers I need. I make restaurant reservations, check movie times and trailers, book hotels, check and send emails, and so much more on my IPhone. I've become so attached to my cell phone that I wonder if I'd be able to live a day without it!
This homework assignment was a lot of fun. I loved seeing the picture ideas my group-mates came up with. My group worked really well together. We all had our own ideas and they came together so well. Our group consists of 4 girls and our name is 'The Golden Girls.' We chose the Cinderella story to tell. My job was to take pictures of the evil step mother, mice, prince charming, and a party invitation. I went to PetCo to take the picture of mice and I went to Hallmark to take the picture of the invitation. When I saw that my group mate took a picture of her daughter as Cinderella I immediately thought that our prince charming should be my little cousin Alex. He's about her age and he's just as adorable as she is. When I was thinking about what to do for the evil step mother I thought of my aunts Halloween costume. The picture I got could not be more perfect for the evil step mother. I really enjoyed this assignment and I may find a way to incorporate this into my classroom, for my students, one day. I especially loved working with the google docs presentations. It is so cool to me that all of us can work on and edit the same powerpoint presentation at the same time. It was extremely convenient for all of us. We were all able to put our pictures directly on the presentation instead of emailing each other back and forth. Google docs is something that I will use all the time! I found this snow globe at Hallmark when I went to take a picture of an invitation. I thought it would make a great picture for our cover on the presentation.
Hi Amanda! I completely agree with you about the convenience of using a cell phone to complete the assignment. I always have my cell phone with me, so it was easy to work on the project at any time and in any place. I also agree with what you said about using Google Docs; it was great to be able to collaborate with everyone, but on my own time. I think I already told you, but I love the photos you took! I especially appreciate all the effort you put into getting your aunt all made up to be the evil stepmother! Great job!
ReplyDeleteAmanda, I loved our group and this project too! I really liked the convenience of Google Docs. I felt we all had time to do the project on our own time and at the same time we all were able to communicate our progress. I loved your pictures! The mice were great! I think your cousin Alex is a perfect prince charming for my little Cinderella. I had a good time working with all of the Golden Girls and I am looking forward to sharing our presentation with our class mates.
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