Well, it's a bit of a bummer that I did the whole fan-fiction thing last week. Now I can't rehash it twice can I?
Ah well. It did give me the opportunity to do something I've wanted to for quite a while. Video Editing! I made this little clip. I was tired.... and it was late.
http://goanimate.com/videos/0qhOKOSI3Kqc?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent
It was hard to remember to animate movement, and to be honest, I didn't do a very good job at times. I was a bit bummed that I couldn't find any patriotic music and had to go with Christmas music instead. All in all though, I had fun with the dialogue.
It wasn't very hard to do. If I would have taken more time with it, I probably could have cleaned it up a bit. With most students, I'm sure I would simply just show them an example that I made and then ask them to do one by giving them the website. It had a really handy tutorial, that basically got it all explained very well.
My article was about using podcasts and iPods for educating your students. The thing I liked most about the article was right at the end. It said something about that technology is continuing to grow and change. If we don't keep up with it we'll get ran over. Let's hear the best advice from this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbR7axof1wk
What a fun video! And yes...what is the deal with Wyoming? It does have to be one of the least populated states in the union.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever posted your fan fiction on any sites? I'm sure you would get some very positive responses.
Some of your students will love historical fan fiction and making videos like this as well. Glad you will be able to use your own work as a model. Thanks for another fun posting.