Friday, July 25, 2008

Image Generators/Rollyo

The image generator idea is really great, but for someone who apparently doesn't think fast enough or understand how things work very quickly it is extremely stressful. It took me a really long time to get my image project done and I still don't think that its right. I pasted a picture into a template and have no idea how to manipulate the word bubble that came with the picture so that you can read it in its entirety. It will probably be a snap for the kids to do, but I have to say that I was ready to throw the computer out the window by the end of the evening.

As for Rollyo, what a great idea, but I see some potential issues in this tool.
http://rollyo.com/mscalpel/video_conferencing/
I put together a list of video conferencing/distance learning websites, but when I went to search it I received hits that were not necessarily appropriate to what I was looking for. I believe that one of the sites that I put in was a blog site which means when I type in zoos (for virtual field trips) I am getting hits on the treatment of pandas from Chinese zoos. When selecting resources for the rollyo, you must be very watchful of what websites you are listing, because I can see the kids clicking on sites that you believe are appropriate only to find out that it is a hit that is totally irrelevant.

Other than that everything went just fine. Is anyone else experiencing the same issues or am I the only one.

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