Our assignment in week 1 was to form a team of two students to design and prepare a multiimedia introduction of each other. My team mate is Myla G. I decided to use MovieMaker to create Myla's introduction. I decided to test my technology skills by going a step further and adding some effects to the still photos. I had an absolute great time learning all the different features MovieMaker offered to enhance a slide presentation.
My thoughts and observation of the new and emerging trends in the use of digital technology is that it has certainly redefined education in the 21st century. Effective implementations of emerging trends such as blogging, digital media, filmaking, gaming, graphic novels, iPod, Podcasts, and Webquests have now transformed students learning environment as collaborative by nature. Emerging technologies hold great potential for improving the quality and expanding the scope of curriculum materials of all sorts.
