Boys at the Beach

     Digital Storytelling Topic #3 asked us to make a gif.  I have actually done this one time in my life...several years ago.  I took a math tech class as a part of my masters program and I do remember that making a gif was one of the projects. I just don't remember how I did it! :) 
     
     I read several articles about making a gif and then attempted it, but as previous colleagues have already pointed out, my pictures were too large.  So I found a picture "resizer" online 
http://www.shrinkpictures.com
and resized them.  At that point, I was able to make the gif
http://makeagif.com.  

     I think this might be useful in my classroom to show examples of problems as they are worked out, especially if I am  blogging about a certain type of problem.  I could easily work separate steps and then take photos and put together a gif.  

     I used pictures of my two 2 year old grandsons at the beach this summer.  I decided this would work because I had four pictures in a series.  When I am taking pictures of the boys, always in motion, I typically take several pictures right in a row.  This worked perfect for this project.  Of course, they are my favorites to photograph anyway!

            Here is the product of my morning at the computer.  

Later!

Leslie