Garage Band has various features that I found exciting and useful. With some simple instruction, students will enjoy recording and manipulating their voices. I like the simplicity of creating new tracks, splitting audio clips, and adding effects. I am not sure how much i enjoy the feature of adding pictures and video. If one has Garage Band, they likely have iMovie. iMovie is much more efficient and useful when adding visual aspect to a project.
Of all the picture apps explored, I found PhotoFunia to be the most entertaining, easy to use, and full of effects. I was familiar with many of the apps covered in this session, but it was fun to see them from the student/teacher's perspective. The apps covered in this short class included: Instagram, Camera +, Frame Magic, Aviary, BeFunky, Adobe Photoshop Express, PhotoFunia, Space Paint, Color Effects, Pixlr Express.
We spent the rest of the instruction period, prior to lunch, working on writing scripts for our digital story. I feel that scripts can be very useful, and in the long run, save time. This is especially the case with larger scale movies and plays. When students begin writing and recording their movies and projects, having a script will make the story more cohesive, understandable, and they will stay focused while working.
Of all the picture apps explored, I found PhotoFunia to be the most entertaining, easy to use, and full of effects. I was familiar with many of the apps covered in this session, but it was fun to see them from the student/teacher's perspective. The apps covered in this short class included: Instagram, Camera +, Frame Magic, Aviary, BeFunky, Adobe Photoshop Express, PhotoFunia, Space Paint, Color Effects, Pixlr Express.
We spent the rest of the instruction period, prior to lunch, working on writing scripts for our digital story. I feel that scripts can be very useful, and in the long run, save time. This is especially the case with larger scale movies and plays. When students begin writing and recording their movies and projects, having a script will make the story more cohesive, understandable, and they will stay focused while working.
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