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Sunday, September 26, 2010
===[|PSA – Post Production]===

Collaborating online to create the group public service announcement was quite interesting. We met online for the first time through the chat function in GMAIL early in week three. During this chat, we covered topics such as what our PSA would cover, who would do which part, and when we wanted each section to be completed. From this interaction, we developed our pre-production plan, and went to work.

During the Week 3, we completed the script, shot video footage, and began working on editing the video clips. In Week 4 we realized that instead of having to shoot additional footage, we needed to edit more stringently. A minute isn't very long, and I must have gotten carried away when filming and a little wordy when writing the script. Fortunately, my teammates were not quick to lay blame, and were very good at editing both audio and video! By the end of Week 5, the PSA project was complete, under the one minute time limit and ready to post online.

Overall, I think the project went well. I enjoyed working with my group. Everyone participated, completed their assigned task, and worked toward a common goal. As Randy Nelson of Pixar stated, we should strive to "make your partner look good" (Nelson, R., 2008). In my opinion, this is what we tried to do every step along the way.

Sources: Nelson, R. (2008). Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age: A New Model for the Workplace. Edutopia. Retrieved April 23, 2009, from http://www.edutopia.org/randy-nelson-school-to-career-video.

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Monday, September 6, 2010
===[|Web Conference]===

Participating in the Web Conferences has helped me tremendously in my journey to receive my Masters Educational Technology Leadership degree. Since the program is entirely online, being able to interact with others in the course in this manner provides me with a great deal of comfort. It makes me feel as if I am part of a group, not simply going it alone with my computer. I'm an auditory learner and hearing the explanations and conversations helps me a great deal. Listening to the instructor and other participants helps me sort through my own questions and concerns.

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===[|Evaluation of Free Video Editing Software]===


 * //Windows Live Movie Maker//**

I have used Windows Movie Maker 2.0 on a Windows XP system for several years with my students. This version of Movie Maker was very simple to use and provided users with a great deal of control over editing tasks. It featured a visual timeline at the bottom of the screen that indicated exactly where you were making splits, adding audio, or inserting transitions and effects. Transitions and effects were easy to add using a simple drag and drop technique.

Windows Movie Maker Live, the new version of Movie Maker which is compatible with Windows 7, has been revamped. The new version of the software was redesigned to be "user friendly". Replacing the timeline is a story board view. All media additions are done in this view and a simple drag and drop interface makes adding and rearranging clips easy to do. I am sure that those new to Movie Maker love the new format. However, I found the new interface to be very frustrating. I liked the control the timeline provided. That being said, the new format does provide numerous transition and visual effects as well as simple publication of finished videos in a variety of formats.


 * //Pinnacle Video Spin//**

Pinnacle Video Spin 2.0 is free video editing software that can be downloaded for use on Windows based computers. This is an easy to use, straight forward program. Importing video is accomplished through a simple browse function. Once the video clips are in the program, you simply drag and drop them in the timeline at the bottom of the page to begin production on your video. The program offers many basic video editing tools, such as split and blend, and has a variety of transitions and effects that can be incorporated into the file. Finished movies can be published in multiple formats making them easy to share.

Video Spin looks and feels much like Movie Maker 2.0. Maybe this is why I liked it so much. I found it much easier to use than Windows Movie Maker Live. It was a familiar format and I will leave it on my computer for future use!

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Monday, August 30, 2010
Ben's Dream

Creating Ben's Dream was a fun, yet time consuming project. I spent the better part of three hours planning, writing the script and creating the story board for the photo story. Once this was done, the project came together quickly.

I have used Microsoft Movie Maker in the past, but never Photo Story 3. The software was easy to use. It would be something that students could pick up quickly. I can see many uses for this program and process in the classroom.

The only problem I ran into was in recording the audio. I had a difficult time adjusting the recording volume on my microphone, but once that was resolved, everything went well.

I was pleased with the finished version and Ben thought it was cool.

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