Garageband

Reflection - I had fun adding and experimenting with instruments to create my own "sound" but I was very frustrated with finding a way to share the audio. I think that older students would have a great time with this app. They could create fun study guides that would help them remember facts for a test. Younger students could even put easier facts to music or to a beat. It would be a great way to memorize numbers, like an address or phone number.

YakIt Kids / ChatterPix Kids

This is my video using YakIt. This was a simple app to use and I like the fact that I could choose pictures from a gallery with many options. I liked that I could change voices too. The only disadvantage to this app is the 15 second restriction. It felt like it was too short to get my point across.



I made this video using the ChatterPix app. This app was easy to use, too. But this app did not have a large gallery of pictures to choose from like the YakIt app. But what made this app better was the fact that I could record for 30 seconds instead of 15. It made a big difference in being able to make my point without feeling rushed.

Reflection - There are many other ways that these apps could be used. We could take pictures of different computer parts (monitor, mouse, CPU, headphones) and then animate those objects to explain in 1st person what jobs they do in the lab. Another idea is to use the apps for 1st day of school introductions. Each student could take a picture of themselves and then animate the picture to tell a little about themselves and their goals for the year. Another idea would benefit the 2nd grader's animal reports. A picture of the animal could be animated to tell some facts that students learned from their research.

Talking Avatar

Reflection - Tellagami is a fun app that I know my students will enjoying trying! One way I could use the app is by having students do short book talks to promote a book they are reading. We have also been working on fluency when reading poetry. This would be a fun way to practice. Another way to use Tellagami is by having students create an avatar of a famous person from history that they can animate to tell a story of their lives. Another idea I had was to have students create an invitation to their parents for open house. Each student could make an avatar that looks like themselves and then record an invitation to parents reminding them of the date, time, and activities taking place at the open house. They could then email the link to the parents who then can watch the gami to get important information.