Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Final Video

Here is my final video explaining to students and parents what they can do at the Writers Workshop Station. There were several photos used in the slides that were edited in Photoshop. The opening slide was edited using vignette, feathered and text was added. The Dry Erase slide was edited using vignette with the two photos creating a collage, text was added, as well as a background pattern. The Word Wall Match slide was edited using vignette, framed, and text effects were used as well as a background pattern. The Write it, Stamp it slide was edited using vignette with both pictures so a collage could be created, text was used with effects as well.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Podcast

Here is the podbean URL for my podcast. http://sararenken.podbean.com/

Here is the URL address to copy and past into iTunes to subscribe to my podcast. http://sararenken.podbean.com/feed/

Podcast


Here is my podcast using photostory. It is based upon a monthly newsletter that I send home to parents at the beginning of each month, but now I can send them to my website or blog to get updated on the kindergarten monthly news.

I have edited several photos for this project.

Photo 1 – has been cropped using vignette, there is text added to the page as well as color background change.

Photo 6 – is a college of pictures, as well as added text.

Photo 8 – is a collage of pictures using vignette and text as been added and enhanced by using text features.

Photo 9 – has been edited using vignette. It also is a college of other pictures that I had taken and text has been added.

Photo 10 – is a picture that has been cropped and the background color has been changed.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

My Favorite Websites

Dr. Jean - this is a great website to use as a resource for primary teachers. It is has many fun and neat activities as well as many easy to use and applicable ideas!

http://www.drjean.org/

Hubbard's Cupboard - I love this website. I use this site all the time to find extension activities from books or themes that we are doing in kindergarten!

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/

Daniel Cook - this is a site that I use just as kindergarteners are getting used to playing on the computer. It is a kid friendly site where they can explore the life of Danile Cook!

http://www.thisisdanielcook.com/#intro