sharing videos

I shared the commoncraft videos with two teachers, one friend, and my mom. I found that both of the teachers thought that the videos were basic and informative but not all that interesting. Not to say that they did not like them, just that the teachers already knew how to do most of the tasks and the description was just bland and boring. However, one of the teachers responded by sharing a website with me: www.storyjumper.com. I checked out this website a little bit and found that you can create a story book from scratch. THe teacher that shared this with me said that she has used this with her students and that she got a great response form the children. She recommended that I use this with 2nd or 3rd graders.

My mom, liked the idea of the videos however, she seems to lack the interest and/or patience in learning a new computer skill, so she did not give the videos much time. I find that with my mom's generation, it seems that people find new technology too intimidating or just not worth the trouble.