Flat+Stanley

=**Darius Cubbage**= =**Flat Stanley Wiki**=

Flat Stanley Wiki Page: http://edtflatstanley.wikispaces.com/ My Flat Stanley Page: http://edtflatstanley.wikispaces.com/Darius+Cubbage



=Flat Stanley Project:=

For this project, we were charged with the task of incorporating various technologies into one presentation. As part of the assignment, I had to take photographs of Flat Stanley in different settings to chronicle his "trip" around the world. As such, I took the above photographs and formatted them in a way that makes them optimal for online browsing. In their original format, the images were very large due to the digital quality, so I edited them using an online version of Photoshop and saved them a .PNG files. I decided to make these .png files simply because this is the ideal format for online images due to the small file size.

Once I was done with the photo editing, I had to complete an audio recording explaining the time that I spent with Flat Stanley. I found this to be very enjoyable as I had not had much previous experience with software applications such as Audacity and Lame. This is the second time I have used these programs in this particular course, and I am taking a liking to them.

=Reflection:=

I found the Flat Stanley assignment to be very enjoyable while also being very beneficial. The nice thing about this particular assignment is that it has obvious benefits regardless of your skill level or familiarity with the particular technological tools that we were using. I have done some photo editing in the past, so I am familiar with tools such as Photoshop, Fireworks, etc. That said, however, I enjoyed this project because it gave me a legitimate reason to use those programs and refine my skills with them.

While I do have some experience with photo editing and manipulation, I had never done much work with audio recordings or editing, so I found this portion of the project to be very exciting and certainly very informative. I believe that Audacity is a tremendous tool and can be used to keep things exciting in the classroom.

=Skills Learned / Expanded:=

This assignment teaches students to use various skills such as audio recording and podcasting, image manipulation, and video editing (potentially). These are skills that teachers can use to truly captivate and engage their students in class.