Journal # 11 Kidspiration and Atomic Learning

I went to the Inspiration website and looked at the different programs and decided on Kidspiration. I downloaded my 30 day free trial and dove in. I played with Kidspiration for a while to see what it was like. It became obvious that I needed some instruction and went to the tutorials at atomic learning. I am in the process of putting together a final product. My learning works around listening to a few introductory lessons then going to my document and trying to be creative. Once the idea set in that the assignment is about learning and being creative with this technology, it became fun. I chose geography and started with a city(Spokane) and went from there. I have currently listened to about two thirds of the tutorials and keep playing with the information. I don’t have a feel for how I would use this in the classroom; however the way the site is set up with verbal instruction; I can see students learning just as I am. It has been a fun process in that I am not sure what my final document will be; it keeps changing as I learn more.