BP_15_iMovie

I am new to the Mac. I feel that iMovie would be a great tool for me to use to produce and edit my videos of our grade level meetings. I know that I would have to take more courses online with Lynda.com to learn more functionality. I am very limited in my usage but I think that I will be able to produce more professional looking videos to use for my action research.

iMovie

BP_14_Garageband

Garageband is another tool that I would like to learn more about and use during my action research project. I have very limited experience with this program. I have created a few podcasts and recorded a couple of performance. I would like to learn how to edit with the program so I can produce a final piece. My action research findings can have a musical jingle that I produce playing in the background of my presentation.

On a personal note, my daugther, Alaya, has a great singing voice. I think that she could really benefit from using garageband as I can help create some musical recordings. I would like to use the program to produce songs with her for her to make a CD. She is only 8, but I know that she and I can work together to create something beautiful for her to use as a part of her musical career.

GarageBand

BP_12Googledoc

Googledoc is the tool that I would like to learn more about. I would definitely use this on my action research project for me to collaborate with my critical friends. I think it is an excellent tool for me to brainstorm and journal each day's or important events. I can reflect on what went well and did not. I can create surveys for the teachers to complete and display the data in the spreadsheet provided on google docs. I think some of my findings from my research will be posted on my ar site.

I anticipate taking more online courses on how to complete more tasks in googledocs with lynda.com. I plan to take as many as required for my certificate.