Podcast Midnighters

After trying to complete the peer Podcast reviews, I noticed several peoples podcasts links are not working. Do not know why? Only 1 out of 5 have worked. Mine was one that I get to the right page but when I click on the link nothing happens. I am putting my podcast here for students to view it.

Julee

I have been trying to upload to teacher tube and teacher tube is still having problems. Viewing my video on my blog seems to work fine.

Description of how I used PSE in my two final projects.

I used PSE when editing all my photos for both of my projects. I chose to edit all my photos this way so I had more experience with the program to decide if I wanted to continue to subscribe to it. Techniques used in the photos in my Podcast primarily include, using many of the layering effects. I used several tools such as the Elliptical Marquee Tool and the Move Tool. Most of my pictures are finished off with feathering and adding a frame to the picture. Some frames are simple and others are fancy made by layering different effects from the Effects Palette. In my Podcast I created several photo collages. My favorite edited photo for this project was not that hard to achieve but took some time playing around with the effects. But when I found it, it was perfect for the photo. In the book, that my Podcast is over, whenever the children are in the secret hour the lighting changes. The author describes it as everything is dipped in blue. By going to layer styles and then to photographic effects, I was able to create this blue light in several of my photos. I used this technique on my title and end page as well. I liked using the Image Effects on photos in my final movie along with layering different effects.

Julee Ross

Final Movie Project

PODCAST PROJECT

This is my Podcast named Book Talk Midnighters.

Podcast Review

Podcasts are new to me. I was very surprised at that variety and the endless ways they can supplement the curriculum. I chose the Podcast titled, “Stuff You Missed in History Class.” Just in the last 10 days, half of the episodes would fit into my social studies curriculum. For example, our text does not have much on the Almo. In this week, they did an episode on How the Almo Worked. All podcasts will need to be listened to first to make sure the content is age appropriate for sixth grade, but so far the content was fine for my sixth graders. I also just finished a two month WWII study with my reading class. I found several back episodes I could use to supplement this unit. They even had an episode on Navajo Code Talkers. I have a student reading a novel about that topic right now.

It doesn’t move too fast that you could not pause to define or review vocab that is being used. The podcast also does a great job at building background knowledge of events leading up to the topic being discussed. Average podcasts are 14-15 min. long. This is something I will definitely use in my classroom.

Julee Ross

Teacher Tube Video review

The Power of One
http://www.teachertube.com/v.php?viewkey=cc3b2d253fac24326e5b

I was searching through videos for middle school students, since I teach sixth grade, and came across this one. I read a lot of short stories through out the year on being kind. They come from books such as Random Acts of Kindness and Chicken Soup for the Soul. This video would be great to show at our sixth grade graduation.

Julee Ross