I’m hooked.  I loved attending a conference in my PJs.  It was awesome to be able to rerun or stop the presentation when I needed to hear something again. It was also interesting to follow links and get more information on the topic.  I actually viewed a number of sessions and enjoyed them them all.  Although, I was glad there was a time limit on the sessions.  One session I found particularly engaging was Mathew Needleman’s video Film School for Video Podcasters.  He discussed the importance of sharing information visually with our students and how to make successful videos in the classroom.  Needleman compares the connection between video production and visual literacy with reading and writing.  We learn to write and this helps our reading comprehension.  If our students learn video production they will be able to better evaluate and understand visual media.  I had not thought about the benefits of making movies in the classroom before watching this presentation.  Needleman gives hints on how to use storyboarding in film making. Storyboarding is a useful third grade tool.  It will be exciting to turn one of our stories into a film.  I have the equipment and as Needlman reminds us, “you have to get through the bad films to make a good one.”