This task was interesting and enjoyable. I chose a book that I bought on vacation last year in North Carolina. It has beautiful illustrations and a very cute story that could even be incorporated into a science lesson.
The hardest part in the beginning was deciding what tool to use to present the booktalk. I decided to use VoiceThread because I felt like it would be a good way to present pictures with a voice over. VoiceThread is a tool that I personally will use in the future to introduce things such as books or even allow children to create stories of their own. Therefore, I believe that is the value in completing this task. All of the things we are doing in class so far are definitely tools that can be used later on. Technology seems like such a scary word to a lot of people but in reality, technology can be effectively used in the classroom if we have an attitude of willingness and excitement to learn and implement these strategies. The assignment was not extremely challenging, but I did spend time recording the voice over. I had to record each section several times so it was clear and audible without mistakes. Frustration occurred several times when I was trying to figure small things out such as how to add music or how to make the pictures zoom in and out. I tried but could not figure out how to add these details. I plan on asking someone who has used VoiceThread before or researching a more in-depth tutorial online.
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