Continuing from the Scavenger Hunt post...
After our scavenger hunt activity, we learned how to take those photos, put them into online photo editing venues (Picasa was used for this class), and then publish the album in the form of a slideshow. We learned how to do this with both Picasa slideshows and Google Presentations.
I think I could definitely find a place for this type of activity in my classroom, whether or not this was a student driven activity. One example I can think of for how to use this photo-sharing technique is with showing off student projects. Anytime I was assigned a project for classes, I always wanted to see some samples from former students. This would be a great way to compile photos of past projects to share with a current class. Of course, I think this tool would also be great to show off the current class's activities (e.g. field trips, performances, projects, etc.). And like I've done with the Scavenger Hunt slideshow, I would be able to put those photos onto a class website for parents and students to see. I think that the photo sharing options we've learned about are just more examples of new, innovative ways to promote communication and collaboration between teachers, their students, and the students' parents.
Attached is a link to the page in my "class website" where I've uploaded an example of the Picasa slideshow as well as a Google Presentation version of another "scavenger hunt"-- this one web-based...
Picasa Slideshow & Google Presentation
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