Audacity

Using Audacity was a bit challenging considering the fact that there is a lot of different things you are able to do in order to make it sound just right. I chose audacity because I have hear great things from people over the past few years during interviews. I like the idea of this program for professional podcasts. I think this would be a great tool for an assistant principal to ensure the message is getting across in the correct manner. My colleague had this to say about audacity. 

"This is a very useful program. I like the fact that I was able to hear you clearly. I like the tone and pace you set for your speech. I am not sure if this type of program can be embedded into pictures or slideshows like PowerPoints, but that would be a creative way to use it."

It took a little bit of time to get comfortable with it, but once I did, it was good. I definitely needed the posted tutorial to help me through it. 

Unit 3 Technology Implementation

I searched through a few of the suggested links. I have heard of canva before and that is the one I ultimately chose. I tried out Issuu and had problems with it. I did not find it to be overly user friendly, so I abandoned using it. Epublish4me seemed a bit too in depth for what I wanted to do.

I chose Canva because, for starters it actually worked for me. It was also pretty easily navigable. I figure, this project is simply for a class and I dont intend to use this type of technology in the near future, so my best bet is to do what is the easiest.

I do not always choose the easiest route. When we are assigned to access something that I can see myself using immediately I do take the time to learn the ins and outs of a few of them and then I choose the one I like the best. Issuu looked like one that I would have preferred if I had planned to do more with it than just the class project. This can be seen with my former use of Google Hangouts. I could have chosen the easier Zoom, but I liked Hangouts better.

After creating the assigned canvas, I shared it with my collegial group. I decided to input the administrators ISTE standards onto the canvas for the group to view. The response I received was as follows, "The color and design scheme chosen for this project is visually appealing. I have never used canva before and seems like an interesting program to use. I believe if I ever needed to present something I would like to try this program. Canva was user friendly and easy to navigate."

His statement backs my suggestion that the program was very user friendly.