Storyboard

This is what I am thinking for the Instructional Video.  I will be doing the sewing and video this week when I am at home with access to a sewing machine, and I will be using Windows Movie Maker.

Storyboard (print as many of these as needed)	Name: Lexi Hixson
UEN Standard: Standard 1: Students will be able to recognize basic sewing equipment. Students will demonstrate basic construction techniques.	Lesson Objective: Objective 1: Identify sewing machine parts and their function, safety, and maintenance. Objective 1: Complete appropriate seam finishes.
Scene	Script/Description
1 A picture of the sewing machine and cloth.	The title will be across the picture, and music will play in the background.
2 A video of me threading the sewing machine.	I will say along with it exactly what I am doing.
3 I will show a video of me folding the cloth over, ironing it, and finishing the seam.	I will describe the steps as I do this.
4 Questions regarding what was taught will show up on the screen.	Music will play in the background.

House

The house I created on Google SketchUp!

Google SketchUp

I enjoyed playing with Google SketchUp for a while, and I was able to create a house with it!  I think this will be useful in an interior design class because it will help the students make their ideas more tangible and help them better analyze their work.  They can compare their creations with others and get feedback that will aid improvement.

I used Google SketchUp to create the floor design of a house.  It was not too difficult, and I feel that my high school or maybe even junior high students could do what I did.  They could use Google SketchUp to create floor designs for houses and analyze the dimensions, traffic patterns, aesthetic appeals, and space issues that are involved when designing homes.  My students could build the house, and then even begin to work on the inside of the house- adding furniture, painting walls, etc.  Google SketchUp could be used as an ongoing project throughout the semester where each week or so the students work on a different task, adding on to what they did the week before.  The objectives this would fulfill:

• Learn the importance of traffic patterns in the design of a home.
• Understand how the elements of design are involved in designing a home.
• Learn how to incorporate dimensions into the design of a home.

I love Picasa, yes I do.

Before:

...and After!

Now for the presentation:

• What edits did you make to the photo, and how did the edits make the image better for your teaching purposes? I increased the contrast, brightened the sun, increased the color temperature, and inserted text over it.  These edits will be beneficial for teaching because the photograph is more vibrant and attention-grabbing, and it has an inspirational message on it.

• How would you use the image you edited in your instruction?  I could print it onto a poster and put it in my room.  I could also use it in a presentation/lesson for a Teen Living or Adult Roles class where I teach them about careers, futures, hard work, etc.

• How would you use the presentation you created in your classroom?  I could use this presentation as an example for a project that the students would do in a Teen Living class.  They could post a picture of themselves and then surround that picture with other pictures that represent what they value in their lives.  
• What other instructional problems could you use this technology for? I could use Picasa if my computer crashes because all my presentations, photographs, videos, etc. would be saved online.  I could also use Picasa for communication between students because it is online and from Google.   
• What are 2-3 activities you could use this technology for in your own teaching?  I could use Picasa to make albums of certain projects that the students need to do, such as sewing a specific thing or cooking a particular meal.  The photographs in the album could help the students understand visually what they are expected to do.  Another activity that would benefit from Picasa could be in a career development class with students who are interested in Photography and editing.  This program could help them learn if they enjoy editing or not, since Picasa provides simple editing for videos as well as photos.
• List the instructional standards these activities will meet: Providing visuals for the visual learners in the class, helping the students learn skills in new areas and realize what careers they may want to pursue, providing the students with opportunities to interact with their peers (group work such as making videos or skits and editing them on Picasa).

My idea for my final project is Picasa and figuring out how to apply it to my major of FACSED.  Along with that, I want to learn the Sketch Program for google, which would allow me to create 3D house designs.  This would be useful for Interior Design classes that I may teach.