GUYS!!! I made a thing!!!!!!
For my first independent learning project, I was inspired by one of the Web 2.0 tools that some of my classmates shared on Diigo. The tool is called Animoto and it allows you to make video projects with still images and videos.
I actually had fun pretending to be a teacher and made a video that I might show at the beginning of a lesson as a brief overview of the material that will be covered.
I made this for a high school American history or AP U.S. history class. I felt that the material that I wanted to discuss would be too heavy for middle schoolers so I think it's important that I let you know that before you watch it.
Fun fact: I'm actually pursuing a minor in African American Studies. So, the video offers a brief introduction to the Atlantic Slave Trade*. All of the information presented has been taken from my personal notes from courses here at Florida State.
As noted above, this is geared toward a high school audience so some images may be disturbing. Also note that the films that I say I plan to show clips of in class would require parental consent as they are rated "R".
Anyway, I hope you enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed making it!
*Based on the following standards:
1. SS.912.A.16 - Use case studies to explore social, political, legal, and economic
relationships in history.
2. SS.912.A.13 - Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
3. SS.912.A.1.7 - Describe various socio-cultural aspects of American life including
art, artifacts, literature, education, and publications.
Brianna, it was very nice how you made each drawing featured in your Animoto appear old and dated. Perhaps next time, you could include sound such as old slave songs and your voice reading the captions. I have never used Animoto before. To me, it resembles PowerPoint, flipping through slides.Good luck with your minor in African American Studies. Perhaps you can even use this video for a project in one of your classes.Good job doing the disclosers both in the video itself and in your blog post. It is important in teaching to warn students of graphic material or subjects that might make them uncomfortable. All in all, marvelous job. Thank you for including the ISTE standards. What made you think to do that?
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DeleteI appreciate the positive feedback. The song that I included in the background was Nocturne #2 by Chopin, which was written during the time period. I didn't even think to search for old slave songs, but that's a great idea. I believe that the instructions said to include ISTE standards, but I could be wrong.
DeleteI thought that your video was very well done-- the sound was good quality and the imagery was interesting and relevant. I agree that the content of this topic in this format is for mature students only but i would recommend that the content could be made somewhat more advanced to challenge the older group of students and promote critical thinking. I am familiar with iMovie as a video design software but I have never used JW Player 7 before--Do you know about iMovie and if so, is there a particular reason you prefer JW Player 7?
ReplyDeleteHere is some info about iMovie: http://www.apple.com/imovie/
I agree that the content should be more advanced to reflect the grade level. Unfortunately, Animoto limits the number of characters that you're allowed to use in each caption, so I had to keep things somewhat short and simple. I am extremely familiar with iMovie and used it to produce several short films in middle school before I started using Final Cut in high school. That's why I didn't think it would be appropriate to use it for an ILP. I'm not sure what you mean when you say JW Player 7.
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ReplyDeleteI think that this web 2.0 tool is very neat and creative, especially for the the topic that you chose. A suggestion I would give to perhaps enhance this presentation would be to incorporate a voice over describing the pictures that are being displayed. Also, is there a way to remove the watermark on the slideshow that say "Animoto"? Some additional information I would like to share with you is to also try using PowerPoint, a short time lapse between slides, and add a voice over. I would love to see how that would turn out.
ReplyDeleteA voice over is definitely something that I would consider trying in the future, thanks for the suggestion! Sadly, there isn't a way to remove the watermark unless you purchase a subscription to Animoto.
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