Web Quest

Web Quest was an interesting program to work with. My original idea was have my students fill in a map with all of the ancient cultures that we study throughout the year (about 5), but I didn't realize that the Web Quest was more of the instructions and didn't really have a place for the students to do there work in it. I started creating a Pixie that the students could use to fill in the map, however I had a hard time getting a picture that was the right size so that Rome and Greece weren't too tiny to fill in. I kept stretching it bigger, but then ran into another snag when I was looking for resources on the Web Quest site. I realized that I was trying to get them to put way to much information on the same map (the modern countries, what they looked like in the past and important places/trade routes like the silk road) and I was worried that it would become jumbled and not useful. I backed up and thought about what I could do to make it simpler for my students, include more higher level thinking, and was working on standards we hadn't covered yet so that I could still use it with my kids this year. I came up with the following Web Quest about enduring contribution for Ancient Rome. Enjoy!

Ancient Rome

Prezi

Here is my presentation. It is how to use Pixie. I used Prezi and Snag It to create my presentation. When you follow the link you can click "more" under the picture and you can go to full screen mode if you would like. Make sure you use the arrow buttons to go through the path in the correct order. Enjoy:)

http://prezi.com/rfryi9ovfs5b/tech4learnings-pixie/

Personal Story Take 2

Here is my second story. I used windows movie maker again, but this time I did more with it. Last time I used a pre-made transition show that automatically added in transitions, but this time I picked my own for each one. I also played around with the visual effect tools. I was able to add in music, which I did not do last time. I stuck to the 10 second rule. I also used more text this time and played around with the photo length to make the video more interesting. I don't think of my self as a good story teller so the actual voice part was the hardest for me. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!

Story Rubric

I borrowed ideas from several classmates and added them to my own to come up with this rubric. I kept each item at one point since our total was only supposed to be 10 points.

Requirements	Done Well	Needs Improvement	Unsatisfactory
Voice loud enough
Pictures are clear
Smooth transitions
Story could be followed
Story has beginning, middle, and end
Story was engaging
Length of video (3 min. max)
Submitted on time
Tried something new compared to previous video
Includes Title and Credits
10 pts. possible	1 pt.	½ pt.	0 pts.