It was really fun getting to do the workshops I signed up for! Both seem like fun ideas, especially for a younger class grade. My favorite was working with Stop Motion and making play-doh birds and making a movie for it. I feel like that allows students to think up their own creative ideas and make it a reality. Sometimes students are discouraged by being told "that's not possible" or "that's too weird to be anything." Letting students be able to make a movie through inanimate objects could make life more fun! I would use this during a arts and crafts period or during story time; they could make their own visuals of characters from a story, and recreate a scene however they want. They wouldn't only get to share their stories with the class, but they could also share their creations with their family to show that they are learning new aspects of technology. I did also like that tellagami allowed students to record their voices to tell a story versus recording themselves on video. As a child, I have always been so shy about being on video; I sometimes still am. If I had this to work with, I would have felt a whole lot better about my presentation skills. I will say, I wouldn't want it used all the time because I do want my students to practice presentations on their own and know that they can do it with a little practice and effort. My only fear is that they would create a comfort cushion out of the app, and try to make use of it for all the presentations they would ever have to make in their lifetime. I would want them to know that it is a good tool, but it can't be the solution to every speech presentation. I might go to more workshops when I have time because I enjoyed them a lot! i really think they are beneficial to our teaching futures.
