Final Project

This project and the whole semester really have changed my view on the use of technology in today's world, and more specifically in the classroom too. I thought that this class was just going to be a waste of time. I had no idea what I was about to begin. This project doesn't necessarily culminate my entire learning experience in this class, because, if it did, it would take a whole two hour class period! For this project I chose to make a mini lesson using power point software and to incorporate video and audio from United Streaming. In my power point I used the custom animation and the slide transition features to make my presentation more unique, but that's a given right? I used the background feature to use real photos as backgrounds for each slide, but that's still pretty amateur. I linked the first two sections of the lesson to different United Streaming videos. These videos come from different Discovery channel programs, and they are really awesome to watch. The third section is linked to a web page I found through United Streaming and answers.com. My last slide I linked each of three different pictures to different reliable internet databases, so that students could further their knowledge with correct information.

I had never used, or even seen, United Streaming before this project, and I think that it is really interesting and useful. When I first heard about it, I was a little skeptical. However, now that I've used it and had a chance to mess around in it. I see that it can be incorporated very and managed quite easily. I think that only drawback is that sometimes it takes a little while to buffer and load. I definitely feel that I can add this technology to my expert list now, as well as power point (because I had never used the hyperlink feature before and it can be a little tricky).

Here is my project, hope you enjoy!