Lesson Accelerators, Atomic Learning, & Animation...oh my!

Finally I have Atomic Learning! YEAH for me!
I was nervous that I would get so far behind! I really like the program! So far, since our Audio File is due Friday, I played around with the Audacity lesson. I thought it was very informative. It would be easy to use in a professional development course because the audio and visual aids are excellent. I would like to use this program for my class when we do "Fairy Tale Rap Songs". Yes, I know, 3rd grade is so cool. I think the kids would have a great time and get really into this! In staff development, I'd like to show teachers how to use Audacity as a resource for the websites if a student or parent needs extra information on an assignment. I bet it would cut down on phone calls and emails! I would change the lesson and divide it into two parts:
1. using audacity for music purposes
2. using audacity for instructional purposes (voice recordings only)
I think that would be more helpful for most teachers.

Another lesson I worked with was Power Points with Animation! Okay, for class I am a bit confused if we have to do animation, but I thought after looking at some classmates blogs, they were confused too, but went ahead and did it. I was thrilled to learn it wasn't too hard. The lesson was straight forward and slow. It was very easy to learn the different animations to make a more visually appealing Power Point. There are so many ways to use this in the classroom and in professional development. Every teacher should use this training at the beginning of the year. It can be used during Open House, parent meetings, as a link to the school's website, and for in class teaching purposes. I love to do my reviews for tests on Power Points. Now that I know all the different animation effects, I am sure I will have a much more effective resource for my students. Also, I like to have my students do Power Points at least once a quarter. I like the idea of having them incorporate different animations, which I can give them options on a rubric. I would not add or change anything from this lesson because I learned a great deal and it was very organized.