Reflection on Challenge 2

The apps we used this week will be fun to use with kids. I especially like Story Kit...one, It is simple to use & two, the kids can narrate their stories. I can see kids illustrating books and me scanning in their illustrations, then having them narrate, I could even transcribe their words into text. I also like the idea of having simple text books that the kids could read to themselves as a fun way to practice reading and build sight word knowledge or even some basic math skills. I think that I would have kindergarten students illustrate on paper since the drawing features lend themselves to pictures with less detail. I can also see making some books where children can tell about their families using photos. I think this weeks tools are more kid friendly for kindergarteners to use. I don't foresee using dictation with kids mostly due to the fact that so many of them have articulation errors in their speech to begin with; I think I would spend more time editing rather than just typing what they want to say. I do like the other 3 programs but must admit I would be very frustrated if what happened to me with story robe happened to my students. I know my local copy was available to view but if I am taking the time to produce finished work like this I would want to share it with their families. Also, I set up google reader and what a fast way to view everyone's posts & I noticed that sometimes you can view things on the computer which just don't work on the iPad. All in all a good week.