Flat+Stanley

=​Flat Stanley= // Process and Reflections are located at the bottom of the page //

Flat Stanley was a collaborative project. Each class member was to take Flat Stanley on a journey and document by digital photography, audio file, an optional video file, and layout material on our class project wiki.

Click on link to access EDT6010 class wikispace for Flat Stanley: http://edtflatstanley.wikispaces.com/Jan+Fisher

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I decided to take Flat Stanley to a reenactment of the Civil War. I had pictures from a reenactment done last summer in Delaware. What I did was place Flat Stanley in my pictures. I used Photoshop Elements to manipulate my photos as well as add color to Flat Stanley. I had previously used Photoshop but not to the extent that this assignment warranted. I used Audacity to record the audio and found free background music from the site we learned about through this class. I hadn’t ever added a page to a wiki space so that was a learning experience as well. It was fun to layout the page by trying different layouts, adding captions to the pictures, and inserting the audio file. =====

I learned many 21st century skills in this project. It was somewhat of a culmination in that I was able to put all the parts together to form a whole. From manipulating .jpg files in Photoshop, to audio mixing with Audacity, to inserting all into a collaborative class Wiki space with a page of my own. I enjoyed the collaborative Wiki space and want to add it to my lesson plan for teaching both college level and community courses. Flat Stanley is more for elementary age students so I have been mulling over how I can introduce the same process without my helper Flat Stanley. I also enjoy having all the information, links etc on my own Portfolio Wiki Space for my masters class so that when I need to revisit, it will all be organized and in one location without taking up space on my bookshelf. The 21st century skills learned in this project ushers in a whole new mix between anti-clutter, organization and technology.