EDLD 5363 week 2 podcast

This is the script of my podcast

Today I am reviewing Windows Live Movie Maker.
It is laid out much like any Windows program like Word.
There are tabs across the top just like in Word.  There is the Home tab,
animations, visual effects, project, view and edit just like in Word.
It is laid out in a very sequential order and it has the same save button.
It also has the same undo button where you can undo the last thing you just did.
The tabs allow you to move back and forth without losing your work and
the screen is divided into two parts.  The left side allows you preview your work at anytime
and the right is where you actually manipulate the video.


I made my podcast with Audacity

EDLD 5363 Week 2 review

Okay, so I have to admit I don't know anything about making a video.  Last week, I made a digital story using Photostory 3 and thought that was the easiest program to use.  I liked the layout of it because it lead you through the process page by page.  This week, we were to edit a video that we imported.  I tried to use Windows Live Movie Maker.  I am still in the process of trying to figure it all out but it has reminded me of a regular Windows program.  All the tabs are across the top and sort of in the order that you can use it in.  To be honest, it was not as easy for me to figure out.  I probablly should have watched the tutorial.  I am figuring it out slowly but it wasn't as easy as Photostory 3.  I realize that the other is with pictures and not video.  I take more pictures than I do video anyway so I think in the future I would use Photostory 3 more often. 

As far as using this in my classroom.  I am a 2nd grade teacher and I am completely overwhelmed with the new curriculum my district has implemented that I do not have much down time to make a video to enhance a unit.  In the past, I would have had the creative freedom to do such a thing.  Now, we have a curriculum that it constantly changing and we can't even download six weeks in advance because it may have changed before we get to it.  Hopefully, the creators will settle down and stop making changes so that the teachers can get creative with it and make some enhancements to go along with it.

EDLD 5363 week 1 web conference

EDLD 5363 is the Mulimedia and video class.  When I first started it, I was very nervous about having to make a video and photostory.  Dr. Abernathy holds several web conference throughout the week to answer any questions we have and to also fill us in on the course.  I found the information she had to share very helpful and she is also very supportive of our efforts.  Dr. A explained that the reason we work in groups is for our benefit in the class and so we aren't trying to do everything alone.  Many people in today's society just want to do it themselves so they know it is done right, but mostly done their own way.  It is important to be able to collaborate in a group.

The most frustrating part about the web conference is not the cutting in and out of video, but the repetitive questions that people ask.  So many of the things asked, Dr. A had already talked about.  There were also a lot of questions asked that could be answered if the person just read  the assignment thoroughly.  Now, I'm not saying I know it all but I really try to make sure I ask an important question that also benefits the group, not just myself.

Now that I have used Photostory 3, I am so excited about it.  It was very user friendly and made me look like a video expert.  I showed my video to some teachers I work with and they were amazed at how beautiful it turned out.  I am not so overwhelmed or nervous about this class anymore.

edld 5363 photostory