Reflections+EDLD5363


 * EDLD 5363 Video Technology and Multimedia **

This course was very interesting and enjoyable as I learned several technology and collaborative skills throughout the different assignments. I gained knowledge of several different software programs including Photo Story, Movie Maker, and Audacity. One project was the personal digital story, this assignment helped me reflect on the life my parents provided my brothers and I as children this was a wonderful experience. Next assignment was to create a short video sequence with still pictures from the internet, this assignment was important because I learned to work with both Movie Maker and Audacity both these programs were used to create our collaborative Public Service Announcement. The Public Service Announcement (PSA) is a collaborative project I participated in with three other colleagues, Robin, Colleen, and Roel. We first brainstormed to decide what our PSA would be about and then we created a storyboard on how we would video tape the scenes. Our PSA was entitled Be a Hero Save a Life and the project was to create a script and videotape Roel as he donated blood at the United Blood Services. Roel and I met for the first time and I recorded several scenes as he went through the process of donating blood, I taped approximately 5 minutes. Robyn and Colleen researched sources and created the script then we edited the video to reduce it to 60 seconds, created a podcast with the script and background music then we edited the audio and video together to create the final product. We then uploaded the PSA to YouTube and Flicker and added a creative commons license to share the product with other educators. In the past, I had used Photo Story to create an end of year classroom story, but I had not used the audio script to add narration because I was not familiar with that option until I participated in this course. The knowledge I gained has helped me create movies for school and for my family with pictures and video clips.

This course is aligned to TF Standard I-A. and B., “Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology.” and “Demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies.” This course has helped me stay current with new technology skills and has prepared me for my career as a technology facilitator. In my opinion, the members in our team all collaborated equally and shared in the responsibilities of creating, editing and publishing our PSA. The affective tone of the team was positive and upbeat as we collaborated on the creation of our PSA project. This experience provided me with knowledge that I will be able to implement in the future with students to help them experience learning with technology as they learn subject content. Questions I would like to investigate include; how can we get funds to purchase digital cameras and camcorders to integrate this technology into our curriculum? What other programs are available that can be utilized to create multimedia projects? I would like to research both of these questions so that I can implement this technology in our classrooms. An issue that puzzles me is why more teachers have not embraced this technology and used it in their classroom.

References Williamson, J. & Redish, T. (2009). //ISTE’s technology facilitation and leadership standards:// // What every K-12 leader should know and be able to do //. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, pp. 224-240.