Day 12

Today started with a lesson in preparing an online presentation. The process was to use PowerPoint and record the audio narration. We created 3 slides introducing our course(s). For each slide we recorded audio using our headphone/microphone combo. Next we saved it as a movie (Mp4) so it could be uploaded with the narration. One option would be to post to Canvas or another LMS. A different choice would be to publish on You Tube and share the link with students. I found out that you can edit movies after they have been published in You Tube. That is so much better than deleting and uploading a new version. With my home internet service - uploading takes a while!

The second session this morning was about planning and filming an on-campus adventure of Flat Stanley. In 2015 Nancy and I made a lengthy trek to film 'Esteban' all over campus. He kept disappearing and I had to find him using GPS tracking. We had to combine history and Spanish. It was a stretch to make a decent plot. Hopefully we can 'fix' everything by adding some narration during the editing process. The most annoying part of the project was misplacing my legal pad. We were filming the Flat Stanley project and for some reason I had the tablet in my hand, not in my backpack. I set it down somewhere and failed to pick it up. I did retrace my steps and check garbage cans but no luck.... Unfortunately I was using it to store many loose papers. I'm not sure which papers were in there, some Agendas and notes, I'm sure! Also, my art projects. Those are saved on my computer so they can be reprinted.

In Art we continued cutting and had the lesson about glass cutting and fusing. I have a good bit to cut still so I opted out of the tile project. It's a shame not to do the tiles because they fit so well with Spanish and Mexican culture.

 I found this example of a tile mural from New Orleans.
This would be great because it ties together the Spanish and French presence in New Orleans. Many students don't realize that both the French and Spanish occupied and influenced parts of Louisiana / Luisiana and Mississippi. The city of Natchez has records in French and in Spanish. It's obvious that the street for this sign is Bourbon Street. Notice the Spanish spelling of 'Bourbon' (a line of royalty). Also, the Spanish word for 'street' can be guessed by context clues! Hopefully I can watch what the others do with their tiles and recreate this idea for my students, possibly on card stock.

Our WebQuest about sports in Spanish-speaking countries is not yet complete. I will try to finish the rubric and figure out how to insert the copy into the 'zunal.com' web quest site. As I have said, I am not quick at finishing projects because I tend to get bogged down in the details. At least I know this and I am willing to put in extra time at home when necessary. I need to work on my Web Quest, Weebly web page, media project and now - the iMovie! It will feel good when I finally have something FINISHED.