Toondoo

One of the neat things about the internet is how you can easily create new content and publish it.  Toondoo is a website that is fairly straight forward and allows you to create a comic strip.

Ideally what I would use this for, is to have my students create a comic strip of something they learned, and that would be the Authentic assessment that I would grade them on.  This would be an easy project to implement because it is fairly low cost, as in free, and it allows students who are not able to draw an opportunity to  be creative.

There are a few drawbacks though, this type of an assignment requires lots of planning.  I personally would have a rubric ready to go at the start of this assignment.  I would also, make sure to teach my students the basics of how the website works.  Another drawback is, that since this is in the cloud, you are at the mercy of the internet.

Pintrest!

So, I had the brilliant idea as a New Father, with a new job, that I had enough time on my hands for a masters degree.  So, I am not only doing all that, but I am finishing up an EDTech class, that started before Christmas.

One of the things I am working with is Pintrest.  Now if you are not familiar with Pintrest, let me bring you up to speed.  It is a way to pin ideas to a digital bulletin board.  You can look at other peoples boards and copy pins, you can add your own pins, and you can even have secret boards.

In both my Masters and my EdTech cohort, I have had to to do work with Pintrest.   The process is very simple to get started.

First navigate to http://pintrest.com
Sign up for an account, and then tell Pintrest what your interests are.

As a Sped Teacher, I spend a great deal of time looking for ideas to help my students, and I create boards to save those ideas.  Here is a look at some of my boards.

One of the homework assignments was to create a board for Autism.   I was to also look for different Pins to help me address my students with early intervention.

Here is a look at that board.
  http://pin.it/yUuKgh6

One of the really nice things about Pintrest, besides it is free, is that it is very visual.  In fact, a lot of the time, just by seeing the photos, I get ideas on how I want to attempt a project.

Let's be honest for a second, this site is not just for women.  It is great for men too.  In fact, I have found a bunch of things that intrest me, on this site, that isn't work related.  Lots of projects, DIY, and shooting sports ideas.  So take a look at it.