Challenge Three- Web 2.0 Creation

I had a grand time playing on Xtranormal.  I made a movie to introduce the next bbok that we will be reading in my fifth grade literacy group.  I could so see the students getting involved in making their own movies on a variety of options.  I choose to use "the Suitz", a more business and professional looking set but the option are there to intice kids with a more youthful, urban look. 
I lost the video though because of trouble with my account.  I ended up creating an account again.  I made a slightly different video.  I wish it did not cost to use the site.  The account that you start with is granted 300 points.  It is enough to make 2 videos if you do not use the "more expensive" backgrounds and actors.  An education site costs $10 per a month.  Don't these sites realize that schools have no money for this kind of thing.
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12661985/colorz-movie
I don't know if it is included on your list but I went to a workshop on digital storytelling yesterday, a great compliment to the technology challenge.  I made an animoto video.  It does not cost and it is super fun.

Enrichment

My Animoto video:  Enrichment

Challenge Two- Commenting

I commented on a blog of someone in the group and on a blog I am following out of my own interest.

http://hollyrocksworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/hello-im-holly.html?showComment=1320540980812#c5725976611779122503

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/unwrapping_the_gifted/2011/11/nagc_2011_day_1.html#comments

Challenge Two- Connecting

I have found it very enjoyable and enlightening to subscribe to certain blogs.  I enjoy sharing my thoughts and ideas, as well as entertaining the thoughts and ideas of others.  These are some of the blogs to which I subscribed:
http://fall-dps-tech-challenge.blogspot.com/
http://hollyrocksworld.blogspot.com/
http://giftedexchange.blogspot.com/
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/unwrapping_the_gifted/

Challenge 1: Why Am I doing this?

I strive for a very interactive, challenging AIG classroom.  I know my students are not only ready for the technological advances, they want to use and master them.  While I love a good research poster, I know there is so much more available to them.  These resources can take us to a whole new level of learning, sharing, and interacting. 
I know many students will thrive in an environment where they can use these tools.  It has the potenial to motivate students who are just "hanging out" in my class and make them leaders and engaged learners.  A student can have all the potenial in the world but unless we find the way to tap into that potenialI fear it could so simply waste away.
I have participated in simliar online classes.  I found aspects of the resources I had not considered.  While I feel I know a good bit about Web 2.0 tools, I am hoping to find some resources I may not be familiar with just yet.  I also would like a platform for colaborating on how to use the resources.