Digital Writing Project

The digital writing project has gone well. Initially, I was running into issues with finding the right video editor. My original hopes to use Adobe Premiere were dashed since I have a machine running Windows 7 and my copy really only works on XP. I found a trial version of the updated Premiere, on to see a test production have "Adobe Premiere Trial" burned across a produced piece. Finally I came across Pinnacle Studio 14. Good stuff and it provided me with the bells and whistles I wanted.

Next was in finding the images I wanted. It took a lot longer than I expected, and when stitched together, it wasn't as long as I predicted. Also the timing of everything didn't seem to settle in until I recorded the narration and then played with outline of all the media. I also used Power Point as may main storyboard to plan the layout of everything. I would say the only thing I would add or change is live video to mix within the pictures to help keep things moving. It can a nice reflective piece to have a picture show for a little longer, but if too long it feel a little stale.

The most fun I had was with the avitar website and the interactive Youtube portion of the video. It was also great to incorporate a lot of things I've already done with my classroom. In a way, Camp Ranamok exists in room 31 at Highlands Elementary.

Overall, I like the flow of everything and it really captures how I feel about technology. What surprised me, was the amount of work for a little under 5 minutes of video.