Monday, November 16, 2009

Comics

Oh man, nothing reminded me more of how uncreative a person I am than this assignment! Although I know my students would love to use the animation technologies, I shy away from anything that involves innovation. I wanted to use pictures that I had saved on my computer, and the only subject that seemed somewhat entertaining was my guinea pig, Mr. T. (He was way more amusing in real life, however.)

Decision-making was tough as far as choosing slide templates. It seemed that I really needed to have a concrete plan about each slide before selecting a template, because if I changed my mind about how many pictures I wanted to include, or where I wanted text to be placed, it was a hassle to redesign a slide without having to completely resize and rearrange everything. The process wasn't all that bad, though, once I got the hang of it. It really reinforced the importance of planning one's writing before writing the "final" draft, though! Great teaching moment!

2 comments:

  1. Very cute! I understand what you mean about the formatting. I am just getting to mine and having that same issue. It is a good reminder about planning--you are right. However, I think some of my students who have a low tolerance for frustration might not see the 'fun' in the changes and reformatting that happen during a process like this.

    Cute story though! I like the variety of shapes of the pictures as well as your choice of text and color.

    Nice job!

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  2. What a great idea! It makes your guinea pig seem like part of the family. Did you create several comic strips and then put them together in a movie? It effectively told the story.

    Great job!

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