Chapter 9 Learning Artifact

This chapter seemed shorter to me than the others, or maybe the reading was easier. I loved the emphasis on all the visual tools, because they really show how much technology can help us in ways that could not be done without it. Although I have never used the chemistry visualization tools, I have used several of the other tools mentioned. I have used graphing calcualtors and one type of math software (not sure which one). What stood out to me after reading about these tools though, was how much they helped me and were capable of helping all students. What i mean is that these tools, like the TinkerPlts for instance, can support many different learning styles and allow students to "see" the math in the way that they best understand. This is incredible because we as teachers, even though we try, cannot always teach to every learning style in a way that they understand best.
I have also had experience with the camcorders, digital cameras, and cell phones. Actually, I have had more experience with these than with the other visula software tools. At the community college I attended we had to videotape ourselves in our Public Speaking class and then evaluate and critque our own performances. This was very intense for me and proved an excellent tool. I also had to create a video in my french class where I used the language, which is another topic this chapter discussed. Not only was our video in french seen by all of our peers, it was also sent off for grading from poeple all over the world ( it was an International program). So as a student, I worked especially hard on the editing and content that was put into that video.
I also noticed that the book recommended classes be started with digital autobiographies....I wonder why that sounds familiar?
Lastly, as far as the camcorder goes, I am familiar with how to use it and have one of my own, but I have never uploaded video before. Whenever we made videos in the past we edited them the hard way...rewind and retape or still frames. I have never worked with video on the computer before. I have only been working with digital pictures on the computer for a little over two years. So, Mackenzie and I are going to make a brief video together and try and upload it onto the computer and post it on this site ( because i was thinking that it would probably be to big of a file to open if I just uploaded it for the artifact.) Hopefully all goes well, and I hope that you enjoy our homemade video. Oh, and please excuse any bounciness-we do not have a tripod at home!