Benderconverter

This activity was probably my most challenging so far! I was able to download the Bender Real Player very easily. The issue I ram into was taking my YouTube Video and getting it to my Bender Real Player. I Googled searched until I found out that I needed to copy the URL address and then I was able to go from there. I created my PowerPoint Slide with the converted slide with not very much difficulty. I am not very familiar with Google Documents and wanted to do it that way as well to. I felt that it was important to get acquainted with this option since I have never used it before. I feel as if doing this activity through the Google Documents was much easier!

Since this weekend was the tenth anniversary of September 11, I felt as if I should do something surrounding those events. Here is my Google Doc Presentation with a YouTube video of a very moving commercial that seriously game me goose bumps when watching it. I used the same video and included this commercial/video into a PowerPoint Slide.

This activity would best match up with NETS Standard 1: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. Using my example of 9/11 helps students to become more innovative thinkers. By using the Bender Converter they are able to; promote awareness/understanding of real-world issues, support their findings and  outcomes, and to be able to do all of this with the Bender Converter (technology). This is something that will definitely obtain my students' attention and allow them to have the role of the educator. With this they can be the creators, do the planning, and model their understandings visually with others. For the role of the teacher, we can quickly see what the student knows, understands, and may possibly need more guidance on.