I really enjoyed the Data Visualization lab. I liked Karl Gude’s presentation. I agreed with him that it is a lot easier to scan images, (or the produce section!) than it is to scan text. I bookmarked his website for Free Visual Tools and spent some time exploring Open Clip Art, Delicious.com, Strip Generator, Dipity, Glogster Edu and Podomatic.
I used Open Clip Art to find an image to use for a handout for my WPP using the font I created.
I also started designing a timeline for one of my kid’s milestones using Dipity. This looks like a great online visualization tool!
I am interested in doing podcasts in the future, so I chose to explore podomatic for this lab. I liked the sound of a Minicast and thought I’d give it a go. Unfortunately, I crashed and burned. I created an audio file that I could use with my slideshow. I accidentally uploaded the wrong audio file and the result was quite funny. Check it out at the right side bar of this blog, it's titled "Oops! A 'crash and burn' Minicast".
Then I went ahead and tried to redo it but the site was not allowing me to upload any new audio files. I then went ahead and created a URL for my future podcasts. I came up with the subdomain “French Pancakes”. My plan is to flip my French classroom like a pancake, hence the origins of the name. I plan to create online resources for my students to listen to and build on their listening skills in the target language. I can see podomatic being very useful in the classroom. Between now and then, I need to practice creating podcasts and gain more confidence speaking while being recorded. I find that I get nervous and freak out when I have awkward pauses during a recording... I guess that’s the beauty of editing.
One thing about creating podcasts is that you are the only one hearing you speak. If you create an audio mess you can always go back and edit out the messy parts and nobody ever has to know. ^o^
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