Thing 6

First I had to go back and name photos from 3 separate trips that were only ID'd by number. This taught me to name them when you save them! I was not comfortable with sharing any recognizable people pictures just yet, so I chose scenery and one gorilla photo. I have a friend who is very good about creating albums and writing descriptions of each picture, but I am not there yet.
There are many potential applications for school, especially since students today are so visually oriented. Again, I must think about access at home, availability of school computers and keeping middle school students on task. I can imagine asking students to create a magazine cover featuring an inventor or scientist, but then keeping them focused on the task could be difficult. I know that the computer lab has the program which enables the teacher to see all the students' computers on the teacher station; maybe we need this in the library and the other computer lab. But if we only think about the problems, then we won't do anything, ever! I should be more trusting of my students while anticipating potential situations.