Flat+Stanley

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 * ~ //**Flat Stanley** // ||~  ||
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||=  //**Flat Stanley Collaborative Wiki Project **  Main Page // Flat Stanley's Amazing Sewing Adventure 


 //  **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Description of Assignment ** <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">I was responsible for taking at least three digital picture of Flat Stanley. I got a lot of experience and practice manipulating (cropping, resizing) photos because they had to be made into Web efficient photos. //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #006633; font-family: comic sans,comic sans ms,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">  //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">These pictures were later incorporated into a collaborative wiki class project. Each person had to design <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">a page with pictures of Flat Stanley's adventure documenting the places and activities in which he was involved. Also included in each page was an audio recording and optional video of the adventure. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> // || <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">//<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The Flat Stanley project was traditionally utilized as a project for elementary age students. However, our collaborative class project was an excellent way to creatively enhance a traditional assignment by integrating it with technology. Our "Hi Tech" project was designed for laying out material on a website or wiki. It was expanded to include an introduction to digital photography, not only taking photos but also manipulating them, creation of an audio file or podcast, and an optional video clip. Technology integration is a key mechanism for supplementing classroom instruction while teaching students essential digital communication skills that will help them become lifelong learners in the digital age and global society. As teachers we need to look for opportunities that teach and motivate our students. We can inspire and empower our students through interactive lessons that stress ** decision making processes **. This also gives our students the opportunity to be creative and engaged in the learning process rather than relying on passive learning approaches. ////<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 118.8%;">**New and enhanced skills**: <span class="fnt0" style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 99%;"> As a result of this project, I acquired more knowledge about the art of digital photography and enhanced my photography skills. I // <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 99%;">//<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">learned how to use the photography software programs Picnick and Picasa. // <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;"> //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> I also learned how to manipulate digital photographs by cropping them and reducing the size of the file below 100kb. However, most importantly, I gained the skill to manipulate photographs so they are web efficient. // ||
 * = [[image:006.JPG width="308" height="181" align="center" caption="How do you like the pajamas I made during my Amazing Sewing Adventure?"]] ||= [[image:new_adventure_001.JPG width="324" height="181" align="center" caption="Oh boy, I am so excited, I am leaving for my next adventure!"]] ||
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