Simple, yes, until I realized I had hardly any pictures of my students. Thankfully, a fellow team teacher is a habitual picture taker. I bummed as many pictures as I could off him, loaded them to my thumb drive, and transferred them to my iPhoto. In retrospect, I wish I had taken more pictures of my classroom, students, and their projects. Finding the appropriate time to take my camera out and snap a few shots or videos was a challenge.
Earlier this year, my mentor teacher and I assigned our gifted class to create personal narratives by using Photo Story 3, a program very similar to iMovie. Having the background knowledge of making a multi-media movie really helped the students themselves understand the program.
Click here to watch my movie.
