Flat+Stanley

=Flat Stanley Project =

= Description = ​The Flat Stanly project began with us making a copy of Flat Stanly and coloring Flat Stanley. I decided to color Flat Stanly in my favorite outfit. We then needed to take Flat Stanley on adventures during the day (to class, work, shopping, etc.). I took Flat Stanly with me to the computer classes I was taking at DelTech. While I was there I tried to take plenty of pictures of Stanley. I then took the pictures home and worked on editing the pictures so they are compatable on the web. I then posted the pictures and a description of the event on the class Wikipage. I did have a difficult time with the Wiki page. I could not format my text correctly and often times I would come back and the changes I made would not be saved, or the page would look completely different from when I last edited it. = Link to Flat Stanley Wiki = http://edtflatstanley.wikispaces.com/

= Link to my Flat Stanley page = http://edtflatstanley.wikispaces.com/Dennis+Leizear

= Reflection = I really enjoyed the Flat Stanley project and would like to try this with my class. In a previous class someone mentioned the idea of leaving a stuffed animal in a public place with a note saying it should be kept for a week and then left in another place to be found by someone else. People were then supposed to let the teacher know where the animal had traveled. Stanley is similar but kept with one person the whole time. Through the Stanley project I was able to learn how to re-size pictures so that they are more web compatible (something I have always struggled with) and a few new editing techniques. I also learned how to incorporate those pictures into a Wiki. I've had no prior experience with Wikis and this has given me numerous ideas for future projects. Knowing that this is an assignment usually used with children I was wondering how it would translate to adults. I was surprised how much I learned about manipulating technology based on this elementary project.