Session 4: Digital Photos/Desktop Publishing

What a frustrating week for me. I just felt like it took me forever to get all the work done. I ran into some problems with Windows Photo Gallery, then realized I had to download a PDF converter. That is the joy/hates of computers. They can do wonderful things. I was refreshed on my love of being creative. The desktop publishing assignment is a great tool to use in the classroom. I found it hard to come up with enough information to fill the entire thing for just one class. Since I teach high school, I only see the students for one 42 minute period all year or an 84 minute period half of the year. There are a lot of valuable resources, but I still think I am feeling like a digital immigrant. I wanted to walk away from the computer many times and get out the markers and scissors. I think I am slowly picking up the pieces that I will need to act more like a digital native.