Another fun thing to do (again, Macs), is iStopMotion - you can make stop
motion movies really easily. Both can make use of the cameras you have and
get them really engaged in making a great final product - plus, both really
are good for teaching planning and creating cohesive narratives.
Jen
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Susan Ferris <sfmr@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi to all---
>
> I am looking for a new and more robust/ less limiting
> multimedia program for my lower school kids to use to write and
> illustrate---
> Something that allows the child to be VERY creative and at the same time
> work VERY independently---
>
> I have been using Kid Pix 4 (which as you know does not always work
> well---GRRR!!!)
> and of course the usual PowerPoint---
>
> Also I have used PhotoStory with my upper primary grades
> (and have been able to
> get several digital cameras/ teach some digital photography---
> YAHOO!---kids LOVE taking pictures!!!---)
> which has given greater opportunity for sound recording
> and less focus on text
>
> Perhaps my biggest obstacle is when we created entire class projects we
> must
> save to the network
> which is time comsuming and VERY cumbersome for the younger set---
> NONE of the programs are able to default to saving to the network---
>
> We are PC only which rules out Mac apps
>
> So, hat are other folks in the primary/upper primary level using/doing???
>
> Thanks.
> Susan Ferris Rights
> The Pingry School
> 973-379-4550
> sfrights@pingry.org
>
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