M6-Multimedia

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===**Awareness**: I am not familiar with any of these multimedia options. I have of course seen things others have done, but never created anything other than a PowerPoint myself. I can't wait to get started.=== ===**Exploration & Filtration:** It's overwhelming, knowing where to start. First I guess I need to decide what my goal is then decide which format will best get me there. And which options I have at school. The options there are very limited, and the lab isn't always up and running.=== ===**Learning**: I have decided I want to create "A Year in the Life of a Second Grader". We do this at the end of the year through scrapbooking, but I am wondering if I can get a digital option going too. It would certainly be cheaper than me printing a thousand pictures each year for the kids! And I could teach the kids the software so they can even choose their own pics. More than one copy won't be necessary, and if parents want to send me pics throughout the year, I can add them to our digital collection. This could solve a lot of problems!=== ===**Application:** It's a time-consuming thing sometimes to get all the computers in our lab to have the same program on them, so, I decided to use Picasa, since we already have it in our lab and on our networks. It seems to be a more kid-friendly version of an Adobe Photoshop. If I conquer this thing, I can teach the kids to create their own digital scrapbook of their second grade year.===