Revised Video 1

Changed the blurry photos where possible. Sounds weird in some spots. Something to work on in video 2. Enjoy.

                                       

Video1 Rough Draft

La Drafta Ruffa

Here it is. Thanks Rita, MeiLynn, Faye and god.

Educational Video 1

Here's the link to my rough draft. I already know a few changes I'd like to make and I'm looking forward to comments.

Hope this works.

Summer Video Project 1 - Resources

At the moment I'm planning to use:

• iMovie
• Creative Commons for Flickr images and OWL music
• my voice
• images of WDM
• jazz background music
• images of his books
• internet for biographical research
• Mei-Lynn for technological and moral support
• minimal technological skills and maximal luck

All subject to change depending on whim and collegial input.

Good luck everyone!

Video Outline

Meet Mr. Walter Dean Myers

1. Picture of WDM with jazz in the background
2. Picture of Love That Dog and the story of how I first heard of WDM
3. Brief biographical sketch with relevant pix
4. Partial list of his works (poems, fiction, nonfiction)
5. Recommendation
6. Closing credits over pic of WDM

Hope this make sense. I have a very clear picture in my head of what I want to do, just not sure if I'm communicating it well. I'd love some suggestions or ideas.

FYI WDM is a writer I've done units on in the past. I'd love to have an introductory video to show. He's a very interesting man and has written some great stuff for adolescents.

Next Vista Videos

Citing Sources (Writing)

I checked this one out because I had done a mini presentation on the same subject. It was interesting because this woman used a different program (Citation Machine) than I did. Unfortunately I couldn't really see what she was talking about in the voiceover. Maybe screenshots, which she was using, don't translate well to this medium. Can these Next Vista videos be shown "full screen"? It was useful information explained in good detail but the visuals were weak. A screencast might have worked better than screenshots. I did check out the site she recommended though and it looks pretty user friendly and useful.

Considering Communism (History and Culture)

This was a great video. A perfect introduction to the concept and controversy of communism. It had a great combination of stills and video. The video was a great illustration of the idea and would be understandable and memorable to a group of students. The stills were relevant and well coordinated with the narration. Can't think of anything negative to say about this presentation. I'd love to do one this good.

Pythagorean Theorem (Math)

What possessed me? For a moment I was back in Math 11 and as confused as ever. I might not be a good judge because math can get me a little crazy. It was an interesting explanation, just got a little complicated for me with lots of shifting shapes that I didn't follow too well. However (and this is big) it did lead me to a very cool site called Qlipboard which I intend to investigate further. Looks like a great free place to make screencasts and other kinds of videos that would work well for our purposes. 

I do think that this video would be good for math teachers to check out. If I were a student I'd have to watch it a few times to really get it but that's just the mathphobe speaking. The pace and tone of the narration was really good. The gentleman spoke clearly and it was perfectly synced with the video portion. Qlipboard, here I come.  

Call Me Maureen Spielburg

Here's my first attempt. Mac problems (since healed at the Genius Bar) slowed me down but I had fun in the limited time I did have. Looking forward to using actual video.

Oprah and Daniel Pink

Found this conversation while playing around on hulu.com. Does Oprah have her finger on the pulse or what!?!?!

Oprah and Pink