I am liking this group work. I feel like we are getting a lot done and doing it together. We all decide on what pictures we want to use. We each search on the sites for about ten to fifteen pictures and then put them in a folder. Then we go through and decide which picture works or doesn't work for the parts of the the poem that we used in our story board. We still haven't decided on who is going to do the narration or what music we will be using. That is still to come.
I am having a lot of fun working with Brannen and Trevor. They both offer great insights and give good feedback on these group assignments. They are very helpful and keep things very intertaining. We are all treating each other with respect and value the other's opinions on the project.
I hope that when I turn around and show my students how to create this type of project, they will have the same experiences that I am having with this project. I know that I will probably have to assign students to a particular group, but then again I may be able to let them choose their groups. I like the idea of having my students learn about the different areas of copyright and everything that has been tied into this project. I think that I will create a webquest for my students to do to cover the copyright informaiton and how to do the publishing of their digital stories. I know that We are going to have to spend a few days in the lab, but this is such a great idea and so much fun (not to mention essential 21st century learning) that it is soooooo worth it to spend time in the lab. The students will be learning a whole new genre of book project and skill that it is too hard to pass this opportunity by and I know that if I share this level of enthusiasm with my students, they will pick up on it and want to do it and enjoy doing it to.
Thanks Doc Waters, you rock for teaching us this project!
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