YouTube Channel

Creating a YouTube Channel and posting my screencast was super easy! I think I would really like to use this technology to give access to my lessons for students who need review or extra help. Super easy! I love it! Though, I do think it would be time consuming to do this for a lot of my lessons. Quick review mini-lessons would be nice.

Writing Body Paragraphs

Screencasting

Screencasting was super easy to do once I had all the correct materials. (It took awhile to get a microphone, get it to work correctly, and then mark out a block of uninterrupted time for me to record myself.) Notebook recorder was easy to use, and I could see myself using it for when I have a sub in the future. Also, I could use it for follow-up lessons that I can post online for students who need help.

Reflection

Well I am writing my reflection before I finish my other 2 assignments because I can't get my screencasting to work. The Notebook Recorder is actually really slick and easy, and I think I would use it a lot. The only difficult part is getting a microphone to work properly.  

Some activities that I like that I would probably use again are 

• Rubistar- It was super easy to make a rubric. I wish it had more options for pre-made rubrics that I could just tweak and make my own, but I really do like the format and ease of it.
• I really like the Poll Everywhere. I do like doing a similar activity where students get up and move, but this would be fun to switch it up a little.
• I LOVE the google forms. I use them for my students' reflections during writer's workshop. LOVE LOVE LOVE how easy it is and how it organizes the information for me.
• I have been using google docs in writer's workshop as well. It has been fantastic! I am able to view students' writing from home, check on how much they're writing, and leave comments. 

One activity I would probably not use again is Storybird. I found it difficult to navigate, and difficult to find pictures that fit well with what I was creating.