Thing 12 – My Slide Show

When I began looking through Flickr for photos to include in my slide show I ran into the usual problem ; so many photos, so little allotted space. I chose ” Music as a Global Language” as the theme and then found photos that represented that theme. I wanted to use the idea that music can be understood and enjoyed by people around the world even if they did not speak the same language. I would really like to expand on this theme with many more photos and a longer show but this is a start.

I chose Animoto for the presentation, mainly because we (Prescilla Chang) used it to prepare some  slideshows of student activities during the year, to be shown while parents were arriving at Richardson Hall for the Lower School Spring String Concert.

I learned one lesson; get the information for your Attributions right then or you will have a difficult time finding them later.

To view the slideshow , go to my TwitterWiki .

Thing 11 – Flickr Fun

I have have a fun experience investigating Flickr. I am still discovering pictures and videos that I would like to consider using in class. Being a visual learner myself, I think I should be able to use Flickr to reinforce some of the history lessons I plan to use.

I have decided to use ” Music as a Global Language” as my theme. Everyone around the world is drawn to music for practically every aspect of their life. Music is used for the happiest of times as well as the saddest. You are not only subjected to music at concerts but also in your car ( or someone else’s if it’s loud enough), in commercials, in grocery stores and even in a parking lot.

Image By : Sylvar

People may not be able to read and /or speak every language in the world but they can and do come together by either listening to or reading music.

I would like to be able to also encourage my students to look at music in this way.