Final Reflection
Throughout this course, I have been given the opportunity to create digital content in ways I never would have thought to otherwise. I have created an infographic (which I am still pretty proud of, by the way), made my own comic/cartoon, screencast-ed, podcasted, used videos and QR codes, discovered new library blogs/bloggers, learned of different ways social media can be used in the library, ending with today's storytelling app, Storybird! More on that later.
For me, the hardest part of all of these was actually starting. Once I learned the software, it really became easy and gave me confidence that I really can do these things too! I always admired teachers who created comics with Bitmojis on their websites, or screencast-ed a lecture for students who might have been absent, but was always way too intimidated by trying to learn these new techniques to actually give it a shot. This course took me out of my comfort zone in many ways, but in all the best ways possible!
My favorite thing I learned to do throughout this course was creating my infographic. I have seen infographics go viral all over social media for all kinds of things, but I never really knew how they were made and definitely never thought I could create one. Easel.ly made creating my infographic incredibly easy and I love the end result. Infographics are such a great way to grab someone's attention about a topic and I am so glad I know how to create them now.
For our last assignment, I decided to go with the storytelling site called Storybird. The link to my story can be found here. Storybird is a very interesting site that is also available as an app. Artwork is created by users of Storybird that you are allowed to use for you story. You can create longform stories, flash fiction stories (which is what I created), comics, picture books, and poetry. Creating is very easy and user friendly, but sharing is not quite what I expected. When I finished my story, I wanted it to be public so that it can be seen here. However, when I chose that option, it informed me that my story is "under review". I was expecting to get a link once I published it to be able to share or embed here, but that was not the case. I do really enjoy Storybird's ease of use and beautiful artwork. There are so many options available and it really allows your stories to come to life.
For me, the hardest part of all of these was actually starting. Once I learned the software, it really became easy and gave me confidence that I really can do these things too! I always admired teachers who created comics with Bitmojis on their websites, or screencast-ed a lecture for students who might have been absent, but was always way too intimidated by trying to learn these new techniques to actually give it a shot. This course took me out of my comfort zone in many ways, but in all the best ways possible!
My favorite thing I learned to do throughout this course was creating my infographic. I have seen infographics go viral all over social media for all kinds of things, but I never really knew how they were made and definitely never thought I could create one. Easel.ly made creating my infographic incredibly easy and I love the end result. Infographics are such a great way to grab someone's attention about a topic and I am so glad I know how to create them now.
For our last assignment, I decided to go with the storytelling site called Storybird. The link to my story can be found here. Storybird is a very interesting site that is also available as an app. Artwork is created by users of Storybird that you are allowed to use for you story. You can create longform stories, flash fiction stories (which is what I created), comics, picture books, and poetry. Creating is very easy and user friendly, but sharing is not quite what I expected. When I finished my story, I wanted it to be public so that it can be seen here. However, when I chose that option, it informed me that my story is "under review". I was expecting to get a link once I published it to be able to share or embed here, but that was not the case. I do really enjoy Storybird's ease of use and beautiful artwork. There are so many options available and it really allows your stories to come to life.
Loved your Storybird! I chose to make another cartoon, but I think that I would definitely use Storybird in the future!
ReplyDeleteI think we were all a little scared when we began this class but I can honestly say I have learned soooo much. This class opened my eyes to applications I never knew existed. Like you I feel very proud of many of my final products. I loved your Storybird! Like you I used this platform to put together a synopsis of every thing I learned, I look forward to using it in the future.
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ReplyDeleteLike you, at the start of this course I felt a little overwhelmed because I didn't know if I was going to be able to keep up with all the technology tools and applications. I have never really been "tech savvy." As the course went on, I was able to become comfortable with the tools and found myself eager to learn more about them. Great post, thanks for sharing!