'The Beginning'

‘The Beginning’

© by Hunter Menning 9-16-11 All Rights Reserved.

My target audience is ‘teachers who have never used a Web tool in their classroom.’

I heard some of you say, “Oooh.”

Don’t be judgemental,

join my blog and become supplemental.

I’d like to share some of my personal ideas in which I could use the R2D2 model to organize my media assets that I am composing for a website. I’m developing some Screenflow files which are essentially videos with narration. Personally I am thinking to engage my audience by initially having them ‘Do’ something. I will tell them to get something near and dear to them, their cell phone. Everyone likes their cell phone so I am hoping for transference that they will also now like my site start.

Hey if anyone is holding their cell phone and listening to me,

they are bound to get to base 2 after ‘stage -Do’ and go to ‘Read’

so they succeed.

I’ll add some lyrics,

about Web tool bionics,

these teachers – they must,

try a Web 2.0 Tool from someone they can Trust

cause we’re not messin around any more

we are talkin about our children and their grade score

So as they ‘Read’ about my Web tool, I will also narrate,

To give them comfort in case it doesn’t all aggregate.

First ‘Do’ then ‘Read,’ then I’ll mix it up

I’ll go straight for ‘Display,’ and add clapping that is abrupt.

We have to convince these non-tech minds

So R2D2 is my model, and the catwalk shows they newest finds.

What Tyra Banks model can ‘Display’ my Web tool?

To make these teachers open their computers and drool!

Send Tyra and Oprah, give us Doctor Phil

And send Doc Oz cauz these teachers need an ‘I’ve never used a Tech Tool’ pill.

‘Eliminate the fear’ is my site moto

I’ll ‘Reflect’ at the end with a Latin impressionario.

Latin passion may be what it takes

To convince non-tech using teachers to push ‘power’ so their computer awakes.

“Help save education,” that little hard drive yelled inside.

 When their teacher finally tried it, the entire class cried      - For joy!!!

“Hey Teacher, what made you try that Web tool?”

“Well, I saw some Full Sail student wrote a poem about Web tool drool.”

(hear the cheering)

((tears of joy flowing))

We have just started a new inning

This may actually be educations ‘Beginning’

'Oodles of Googles, Drawing Wiggles & Making Giggles'

The description of my experience

Using Google Drawing for educational design was unique.

Please step inside

of my brain and take a peek.

How do I describe this new Google Drawing tool?

It makes me giggle and I start to drool.

When I drew those first lines

My brain cells jumped from obtuse to oblique.

I live in this creative world and my mind went into overload.

I hope this Google gives you a giggle throughout your daily abode.

‘Oodles of Googles, Drawing Wiggles and Making Giggles’

© 9-11-11 by Hunter Menning

All Rights Reserved

Razzle dazzle give me a dabble

Dabbleboard is smooth and fast, oh they’ve thought of it all

Then along comes Google Drawing

And wipes away the others all.

What did Google do

To make drawing so good?

They got creative and sneaky

And they probably even serve food!

Webspiration Inspiration

Perspiration shows

Cause when Google Drawing walked in

The word FREE is what everybody knows

Then for the quality

I’m totally sold

The advanced align tool

And double lines – in bold!

Hundreds and hundreds

These usually run

In a collaborative the way

Google does it way to fun.

And if you click the heart

That you love it so much you are in tears

A map of all the people drawing

In your city suddenly appears

I clicked on that map

To see who else was there

I was shocked to see

It was my next-door neighbor with the wild hair

I knew she was an artist

She had that look

The next thing you know

They’ll probably start, Google Cook!!!