Podcast Reflection #8: Tech Chick Tips (9/9/06)

The Tech Chicks shared the website Pencil on this podcast which is a fun and creative site for creating animation. This is an open source where you can download animation software that is compatible for both Macs and PC's. You can create hand drawn animation cartoons for FREE! This is a great resource really for any Art teachers, but more importantly for projects the students could definitely get some use out of this. I actually went to the website and downloaded the software and have had fun figuring out the program and it's interface. There is a gallery where you can see what others have created and it's really interesting to see other people who are concentration in other education subjects using this program besides just art teachers. Another site that I found useful was Super Teacher Tools, this website is a site offering tech tools for teachers, from classroom management tools to educational games. I also went to this site and found the tools to be very useful. It is no longer necessary for us as educators to make our own jeopardy game. You can find a version of it available on this site along with other games.  Lastly, the site A Thin Line, is a very serious site that was discussed that I believe secondary teachers should discuss with their students. This site revolves around the subjects of cyber abuse and how we can stop it. It provides videos with heavy content about online bullying, sexting and more, along with quizzes. This material is mature so it may not yet be age appropriate for grade school and may or may not be appropriate for middle school students. This subject is one that is prevalent in society and that must be addressed, however.