James Final Post

For my final post I decided to take one of Rob's suggestions and create a Capzle. Having never done something like this before, I thought it would be fun to try out.

I like Capzles because it allows you to move at your own pace through a chronological slide show. In my case, I tried to set up a brief log of events through the story "Careful." I also like that Capzles can incorporate all sorts of media: photos, videos, blog posts, mp3s, etc. You can create your own unique multimedia account of the events in the story. That's how I envision this activity with students. Not only can they use these materials to represent the story, but they can also make their own capsules for future events. In my example, I referred to a time before the story. Students can make slides of what they believe may happen to characters after the events of the story.

All in all, I like the setup of the site. I like the look of Capzles--they're sharp and easy to navigate. I also like the timeline aspect of them, which I think would separate them from an ordinary blog or slideshow.

Here's my lame attempt...I couldn't figure out how to embed the videos into the posts. It wasn't working for me.

http://www.capzles.com/#/4c2dfd94-70fa-415e-9569-bdbb33af9b0d/