I am still working on completing my rough cut but I wanted to share a bit about the work I completed this week. I have chosen to use Adobe Spark for creating my capstone video. I found it extremely easy last time that I used it. This time I used it, I ran into some road blocks that I was not expecting. My chromebook has been having issues with the microphone and sound so I decided to use my Macbook (which has become incredibly slow). However, when I loaded Adobe spark on my macbook, it said there was a problem with my browser and I basically could not edit the video at all on that device. I went back to my chromebook but I felt like it was having problems loading some of the images onto the page. I also felt the limitations that Adobe spark has, I am having trouble loading two or more images onto the screen. I am thinking about going into Canva and making one large image that has several images in it, then downloading it and uploading it into Adobe Spark. I also found a website called Pexels that has free stock videos that you can use (videos of someone typing etc). This was helpful since I did not record any B Roll shots while I still had access to my classroom and students. I am hoping that sharing videos.pexels.com will help others in the cohort.
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I love using instructional videos in my class. I think that my students have an easier time accessing the content through videos and it makes class more fun. I always have relied on someone else's videos to get my point across to my students. Learning that we would be creating a video in this class and in previous classes left me feeling very intimidated by the task.
I really want to use Adobe Spark for my video production. I used this tool for the first time last semester in both classes and really loved the professional results that were created without learning a whole new video editing software. I can see the benefit to making some videos for my classes but I still do not see myself becoming proficient in a robust video editing program. Adobe Spark takes images and my voice and weaves it together into a very professional looking video. I was very happy with the results I saw last semester and I enjoyed watching the capstone video example from the Icare. As far as storyboarding, I am usually less of a planner and just start creating. I am the same way when I create tasks for my students such as hyperdocs. I just start putting ideas down and move them as I continue to create to make sure I am happy with the final product. I can see the benefits to storyboarding something like a video. I want to make sure I hook my audience at the beginning and capture their attention and gain their interest for the rest of the video. What I am struggling with right now is how this video will be short enough but detailed enough. I find myself wanting to explain my entire research cycles and projects but 90 seconds does not allow the time for that. I need to think more about what the main points of interest will be for my user. I was honestly feeling quite overwhelmed starting to make my logo. Like the WSINYE book mentioned, I had a notepad sitting next to my computer for the last week and had been sketching out all kinds of ideas I had. I am not an artist by any means and my sketches needed to be translated into something appealing on the computer. I had assumed I would just go with a google drawing and make something that way. I explored Logomaker and logomakr and was really intrigued by the black line drawings of various icons. I had a hard time editing within those programs but I saved a bunch of the images that I liked and you can see them below.
How does transliteracy change your current thoughts on the content you deliver? 2) How do see the incorporation of transliteracy teaching methods increasing student inclusion and engagement? 3) Your own thoughts...
I am very intrigued by the concept of transliteracy. I feel like it finally puts a word to some of the work I have been attempting to provide for my students. Having been an early adopter of technology, I have tried many digital tools in my classroom. I know that students come to my classroom knowing how to use many of the tools we use often in class such as Google Docs, and Google Slides. The skill that they are lacking is how to effectively use this tool to show me what they have learned without using obnoxious fonts. colors and cluttering the page with a million words that are not their own. My focus this year has been on finding credible sources online which is another skill that I also feel fits under the umbrella of transliteracy. I have also been incorporating a lot of hyperdocs into my classroom where students are provided with multiple ways to learn a concept and also multiple ways to demonstrate mastery of that concept. Students can watch videos, listen to a text online, complete an interactive activity and other activities to learn a concept that was once only provided to students in the form of a physical text. We all know our students have different learning styles and with 1:1 classrooms we can be providing so many different ways to learn a concept in class. I also feel that students need to be "literate" in navigating the web. Students need to understand how to analyze an image they find online to see if it is real. They need to know how to cite an image and find out if it is ok to reuse on a project. Students also need to be able to properly search for what they are looking for online. I have watched my students flounder when they cannot find the answer to a question online because all they know how to do is copy and paste a question I have asked them into the search bar of google and they cannot understand why the answer does not come up. To me these are all digital literacy skills that our students need in order to be transliterate in today's society. |