Google Pages

I like using Google Pages to make a website. It seems to easy to be true. I have made a website before in Dreamweaver, and Google Pages is much more user-friendly. The only downside is that it does limit what your designs can really look like. It is easy to change the layout and the format, and the best part is that it automatically saves itself after every change.

I hope that I can set up a website for my class. Then it would be easy to say, "Go look on the website" when students need see homework, worksheets, assignments, and resources. Ideally, maintenance would not be too difficult. I am curious as to how much space Google Pages allows you to use, for instance, if I start uploading documents, how many can I upload? I know that Google Mail has virtually unlimited space, hopefully Google Pages is similar.

Digital Stories

Digital Stories are useful both in powerpoint format and in windows movie maker format. I have some experience with having students create digital stories in windows movie maker format. I had never seen a digital story in powerpoint format before today. I liked how the narration can be added so easily, slide by slide. I do, however, feel that more can be accomplished in windows movie maker. Zooming in and out on pictures, smoother transitions, the addition of music, and the easy insertion of video make windows movie maker my preferential digital story maker.

I always enjoy watching other people's digital stories - their motivations for creating a digital story and their creative visual and audio additions always impress me. I am excited to see what our class comes up with for our digital stories.