Final Project

So here is my final project so far. It's a screen capture video (in two parts) in which I show students how to set up a specific Google Wave that will aid them in collaborative writing and inquiry on a research paper they will do on a famous invention.

Not only did I get to learn the functions of Google Wave, I also learned how to use Jing for the screen capture. That was tricky because I couldn't save the files in a format that I could play back except online. And the embed codes from the website I stored them on aren't working either (they wouldn't resize, so you could only see about half of them). So you will find the links to access my videos here:

Part 1 Part 2

It was really neat to learn some new tools, even if they were hard on my computer and it went very slow doing them. Knowledge opens doors, so just knowing something new that I CAN do means I have a lot more possibilities in the future. Over the term I've felt like this class has to accommodate a huge variety of skill levels with technology, so while not many people get exactly what they want everyone gets what they need. Within that system there are bound to be a few frustrations, but there is also room to learn and grow. And opportunities like this one let me do that. So kudos.

Week 4a: Multimedia Presentation Storyboard

Here is a storyboard I made for an upcoming video for my multimedia project. It will give a brief walkthrough of a research presentation like my middle school requires. It starts with an introduction, then tells how to turn the student's written report into a posterboard, and finishes by giving an oral presentation as an example of the ones the students will do. I'm kind of making it overcomplicated by involving screenshots and a lot of scenes, but I want to get some experience with the technology and learn how to put all this together. So I think I'm up to the challenge but I can always fall back on simpler methods if needs be. Look forward to that in the near future.