Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Thing #10

I have spent a lot of time on this task, and delayed posting anything about it. Here is my thought on the online image generators... I thought they were fun to "play" around with but I had difficulty finding where I can tie academics in to them. I think they would be fine if you want your students to play around with something new. I have previously posted a trading card that was created from Big Huge Labs, I can see ways those could be used in a classroom. As for the others, I am still working on generating my ideas for the classroom use. But they were fun and we all know every classroom needs the fun!
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  1. UnknownJuly 13, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    I actually taught grammar using some of the Big Huge Lab products. The students had to come up with sentances - complete with captial letters and so on - granted they were second graders. They loved it.

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  2. Joanne ChatlosJuly 24, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    I think grade level is an issue here. With 4-6th graders I think using the different tools can make everyday tasks a little more fun. I have used resumes as a note taking tool for 6th graders when they are focusing on one historical figure. I think the magazine and trading cards featured on big huge labs would work in a similar way particularly for a 4th or 5th level.
    For assignments that involve building games - It may be easy to use the trading card tool to create Monopoly-like cards. I think comic strip generators could be the first step in a quotation mark assignment.
    I also think image chef is fun and we used it at the end of the year as a part of a larger compilation project. For example one kid had a texas shaped word mosaic with names of all the major cities. I think it can add a design element to liven things up and add some interest.
    Hope some of these suggestions help you to think of creative ways you might integrate some of this "fun" tech!

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  3. Edie BlackAugust 9, 2009 at 11:19 PM

    I'm actually not sure how many of these fun things we can even use at school. There are so many things blocked...and don't even talk about color printing! But I remain ever-hopeful.

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