WK4 Response #1 - Abbie Toy

Abbie wrote:

Here is the link to my Udutu Project:

http://publish.myudutu.com/published/launcheval/21382/Course38199/Launch.html

I found Udutu to be difficult to navigate, which in turn made creating my lesson harder than I had planned. It took me several days to set up my account, read through tutorials on the program, and then get my lesson up and running. Even after creating my lesson for this class, I am still feeling a bit confused by the Udutu program. Although I understand the concept of Udutu, I feel like there are probably other programs that I could use in order to create interactive lessons for my students that would be easier and more time-effective.

I commented:

Abbie,

I can relate to your experience with Udutu. I've always enjoyed some degree of uniformity in graphics and animation programs. I want to be able to change everything: font, colors, artwork, background, etc. Long ago, I found that Macromedia (now Adobe) Flash does all that. So, now my only issue with using any other web 2.0 tool is inserting .swf files for embedded interactivity. I don't like having to learn entire new interfaces when you can learn one and then spend all your time coming up with the content instead of just figuring out how to deliver it.