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I visited this website on our list of websites to check out. At this website, found a recommendation for a site called http://zonezero.com/magazine/essays/diegotime/time.html . I think this site was interesting to me for many reasons. One reason I like it is because this family had the foresight to record pictures of their family, EVERY year since 1976. I was only 5 years old when this family began taking pictures.
What a huge endeavor....On top of that, I do not know that I want my image stored, side by side, for prosperity's sake! I think I was the most intrigued with the aging process of the parents. I can't believe that he had a beard and mustache through the whole 33 years, and the woman had the same hairsyle except for 1 year.
Also, the two oldest boys are so similar. I think they looked like twins through most of the photos.
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The other website that had links that I could see using in my classroom are located at: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools . This site has many different websites (50) to create and publish a digital story. My suggestion is to read the small write-ups on each website to see which one would best fit your grade level/age group.
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I visited the sites you talked about and really liked them both. The zonezero site was interesting with the changes the family made over the years. I think kids could do something like that when working on a family tree type of an assignment or apply the idea of changes over time when talking about other things in our history. Why not put car images side by side to see changes over time, or anything else you can think of!
ReplyDeleteI liked this site, as well. What a great idea they had to take these pictures every year. I wish this was something that I had thought of, of course it's never too late. Thanks for posting this, Heather.
ReplyDeleteI checked the site out with the family pictures. I think this is a great idea. What a great way for your kids, grandkids and so on to see their family grow. I also think this would add creativity to a family tree project. Thanks for sharing this site.
ReplyDeleteI like your blog and curriculum page. Nice Job!!! I also have checked out your sites and have to agree they are good.
ReplyDeleteHi Heather,
ReplyDeleteThank goodness you are in this class because I look at a lot of your assignments to check if I am doing it right. Naturally, you had your worksheet link working correctly - I can't figure out why mine is not linking to my worksheets. Anyway, I totally agree with you about google sites - not user friendly and takes way to long to navigate around in. Since I am not compter savy - I like relatively easy to understand. I also found the 4teachers site not to user friendly and the worksheets were "cookie-cutter."
Thanks,
Joann