If I could do this project over I would definitely spend more time developing my skills in the iMovie program. I was very frustrated with this project because I did not fully understand the program and all of the different. I think that the outcome of my overal digital story was positive. I got a lot of great feedback about the nature of my pictures and the emotion that the song conveyed towards my story. If I could do this project over I would try and find more pictures of my family and add some extra reasons why I believe my grandparents are my heroes.
I would incorporate digital storytelling in my classroom by using it to introduce a topic. So in the case of My Heroes I would talk about doing a project about the people who have made an impact in your life and start by showing this video as an example. The students can get ideas from me and start to brainstorm on who is important in their life. I can also use digital storytelling to give information to students in a fun and exciting way. This tool can be used for any topic and by adding fun pictures and music it can really have an impact on the students understanding of a topic. I believe that I will have the resources,time and I will brush up on my skills when I become a teacher. There is always new technology coming around so I will have to stay on top of all the new ways to reach to students in this age of technology. I think this program is a great way to share stories and learn about new and exciting topics in and outside the classroom.
I learned that it takes a lot of patience to make a movie and to develop all of the appropriate pictures, audio and text to convey a particular message. I had a lot of trouble with the concept of timing the pictures and putting them in the appropriate order. My strengths were definitely that I had a lot of music to choose from and I knew exactly what kind of song I wanted to use for my digital story. I think the biggest weakness for me is that I was not familiar with the program and it was very difficult for me to comprehend it. I liked the overall concept of this project but implementing it was a lot harder than I expected. I did not enjoy using this program because it took me a while to grasp the concept but if I gave myself more time I would of used it to its full potential. The outcome overall was positive and I am glad that all my hard work payed off!
Jackie i think we come from the same computer programming background and that we are not familiar with any of these programs. i too found it a challenge to incorporate different formats and pictures and so on into one project. But it seems we both took a positive approach and realized we were learning a lot from it and actually enjoyed the experience. we both feel it is a useful tool that we can see using in the future.
ReplyDeletei thought your digital story was very nice. i like the pictures you used a lot they are perfect to show what kind of people your grandparents were and how important their relationship was to the both of them. the song, i thought, was perfect to use since they are truly your heros. great job