After shooting, editing, and watching our video I noticed some things that we could have improved. First, I really enjoyed shooting the video. I had worked with iMovie before when I created my own video slideshow for my graduation party. However, that was just using pictures and dropping them in to make a video. I liked that we got the chance to edit actual video footage.
If I had the chance to shoot another video and do it all over again there are a few things I would change. The big thing my group noticed while watching our video in class was that we filmed a part where there was a sliding glass door and you could see the reflection of the other 3 girls in the door. It was something we really didn't notice until we watched it as a class. If we did this project again I would spend more time on the editing portion. Our video ended up being a little over the time limit so we were rushing just to edit it to make it look good. I would definitely spend more time cutting clips to make it look more professional as well as test out some of the themes. I would spend more time just playing around with the video until I got exactly what I wanted out of it.
Another thing I would do differently is have everything planned out. A script may have been helpful at times. As far as research and resources, it may have been beneficial to watch some tutorials of iMovie in order to get a better understanding of the whole program and all the special effects it has to offer. I also think it may have been helpful to watch videos that others made using iMovie to see what effects work well together and to get some good ideas on how to edit. Like I said before, if I had the chance to do this project over I would spend a lot more time on the editing portion to get used to the software and really make my video fun to watch.
I hope everyone else found some things they could work on by watching everyone's videos today!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Are You Breaking the Law?
When class first started, I thought the only thing we would be doing was learning how to use different programs on the computer in order to better our knowledge and learn how to use them in our future classrooms. Little did I know that we would be learning about more than just that and that it would be so important in our everyday lives.
I was very intrigued by the copyright, fair use, and creative commons laws learned about in class. I had heard of copyright before, as have most people, but the other two I was not familiar with. Copyright is a set of exclusive rights given to the creator or author of the work. Others cannot use the work without permission from the creator or author. Fair use states that small pieces of work may be quoted word for word without permission or payment to the author, but only under certain circumstances. Creative commons offers flexible copyright licenses in which the authors can share their work, but define exactly how they want to share it.
My understanding of these concepts is incredibly important. I didn't realize that these were such a big deal and that you can be sued for not following them correctly. If not following these could jeopardize me or anyone who fails to follow them. These will shape the resources and research I do from here on out because I will now know what symbols I need to look for in order to determine how I can use what I find, if I can even use it at all. I think these are important concept for everyone to know and I'm so glad that we discussed them in class so I know more about them.
Until next time, I hope you all learned as much from these three things as I did and will learn to be more aware them when researching.
Kacie
I was very intrigued by the copyright, fair use, and creative commons laws learned about in class. I had heard of copyright before, as have most people, but the other two I was not familiar with. Copyright is a set of exclusive rights given to the creator or author of the work. Others cannot use the work without permission from the creator or author. Fair use states that small pieces of work may be quoted word for word without permission or payment to the author, but only under certain circumstances. Creative commons offers flexible copyright licenses in which the authors can share their work, but define exactly how they want to share it.
My understanding of these concepts is incredibly important. I didn't realize that these were such a big deal and that you can be sued for not following them correctly. If not following these could jeopardize me or anyone who fails to follow them. These will shape the resources and research I do from here on out because I will now know what symbols I need to look for in order to determine how I can use what I find, if I can even use it at all. I think these are important concept for everyone to know and I'm so glad that we discussed them in class so I know more about them.
Until next time, I hope you all learned as much from these three things as I did and will learn to be more aware them when researching.
Kacie
Monday, January 9, 2012
Facebook and Collaboration--Who Knew?
Well, first time blogger here so we'll see where this ends up. I have always been pretty satisfied with Facebook and never felt the need to get a Twitter or Google plus account, little did I know I would be signing up for a Google plus account for class. Surprisingly it's making communicating with class members very simple and I really like that I can post things for only class members to see.
First of all, I loved Johnson's video. The whole drawing pictures to tell the story thing is pretty catchy to the eye if you ask me. After watching the video and doing the reflection the first thing that came to mind to incorporate collaborative learning in the classroom was different kinds of group work. To my surprise, that's what the article following the video was all about. Johnson's video got me to see things outside the box, particularly with Facebook. Some educators think it's a huge distraction. At my high school, we incorporated a one-to-one laptop program where each student seventh through twelfth grade was issued a macbook for the school year. After a couple months Facebook was blocked on our laptops at school, and then eventually at home because they thought it was keeping kids from doing homework. Little did they know, that at home we were asking each other questions about homework over Facebook chat. Why? Because it was quick and convenient and you weren't wasting a hand trying to hold onto the phone. I feel that education and technology is incredibly important, especially with the large increase in technology over the last few years. I think educators are doing a good job of trying to incorporate it, but at times I think they don't see the use of social networking the same as we do, which may be in part because they did not grow up with technology like we have. Johnson incorporated the "missing puzzle piece" concept into his video, which made me realize he's right about social networking. You get connections with people that may have that missing piece to make your whole.
Davis's article confirmed my thought of group work. I found the different categories of group work quite interesting and definitely something to consider in the future. In my future classroom, I plan on using plenty of group work in ways that will best benefit my students. I think it's important not only for collaboration but also communication skills and broadening of knowledge by hearing other students ideas, which are essential as students grow older. No wonder I loved it as a student, I love to talk! The statistics of how group work is more beneficial than other ways of learning also caught my eye, which is all the more reason to use this strategy in my future classroom.
Hope everyone enjoys no class on Monday!
Kacie
First of all, I loved Johnson's video. The whole drawing pictures to tell the story thing is pretty catchy to the eye if you ask me. After watching the video and doing the reflection the first thing that came to mind to incorporate collaborative learning in the classroom was different kinds of group work. To my surprise, that's what the article following the video was all about. Johnson's video got me to see things outside the box, particularly with Facebook. Some educators think it's a huge distraction. At my high school, we incorporated a one-to-one laptop program where each student seventh through twelfth grade was issued a macbook for the school year. After a couple months Facebook was blocked on our laptops at school, and then eventually at home because they thought it was keeping kids from doing homework. Little did they know, that at home we were asking each other questions about homework over Facebook chat. Why? Because it was quick and convenient and you weren't wasting a hand trying to hold onto the phone. I feel that education and technology is incredibly important, especially with the large increase in technology over the last few years. I think educators are doing a good job of trying to incorporate it, but at times I think they don't see the use of social networking the same as we do, which may be in part because they did not grow up with technology like we have. Johnson incorporated the "missing puzzle piece" concept into his video, which made me realize he's right about social networking. You get connections with people that may have that missing piece to make your whole.
Davis's article confirmed my thought of group work. I found the different categories of group work quite interesting and definitely something to consider in the future. In my future classroom, I plan on using plenty of group work in ways that will best benefit my students. I think it's important not only for collaboration but also communication skills and broadening of knowledge by hearing other students ideas, which are essential as students grow older. No wonder I loved it as a student, I love to talk! The statistics of how group work is more beneficial than other ways of learning also caught my eye, which is all the more reason to use this strategy in my future classroom.
Hope everyone enjoys no class on Monday!
Kacie
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