Process In my journey in script writing, first, I listed out each component that would go into my video. I introduced problem and need briefly in various contexts, some statistical data as evidence, the objective of my capstone, key features and components of capstone providing information about personalized learning, and why students and educators should visit my capstone, describing the benefits of implementing personalized learning with the use of digital tools. Second, I make sure that the sentences in the script are concise but impactful. This ensures that when my images pop up on screen that the script flows smoothly with the image and transitions at a good pace rather than having really long sentences for each image. Third, I wrote a short blurb about what kind of B-Roll image(s) or video(s) I could use for each of the components such as an image of students holding cards up that indicates whether they are meeting proficiency or not in red and green that pans across the whole class or a graph/table or image of the statistics and so on. Fourth, I time myself reading the script to make sure that it will only be 90 seconds long and make any changes necessary. Challenges In producing my capstone project video script, I found out that I had to become a more concise writer especially if I am limited to 200 words or the equivalent of a 90 second video. I struggled with what information was relevant and necessary versus what was extraneous, redundant, or could be information I add to my other pages on my capstone. My problem is I always have too much to say and I need a second pair of eyes to tell me what I can cut out because in my eyes, I feel like my intentions or message may be unclear if I cut out anything. I also learned that for the objective of this video, it is better to use less flowery language and be more direct so that my writing is more concise and not unnecessarily wordy but my meaning is still understood. For the problems I encountered, I used the critical friends protocol where I ask someone to proofread my work and give me constructive feedback. Getting that outside perspective is very important for improvement because I know very well what my intentions are in my head, it is hard to tell if my work is reflecting what is already in my head. In the end, I asked my boyfriend for his advice, continuously proofread my stuff, and did a lot of revisions, editing, and omissions. Video Editor In the end I chose to use none of the suggested video editors. I will be using Adobe Spark because I am already familiar with the features of it and how to navigate. The video you download is also in the right format. One of my favorite features of Adobe Sparks is that it allows me to record and re-record each slide separately as many times as I want so I do not have to record everything in one take. I remember creating my 8 minute 30 second video about critical thinking for one of the classes and I had to record everything in one take and if I messed up, I had to record it all over again. At the end of it my voice and throat were shot. You can upload images that you want as well as any videos you want and it gives you music tracks to choose from. I will be using different image editors to create B-Roll images for my video. I like to use MS Paint, Canva, Logomakr, and even MS PowerPoint for editing images.
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10/30/2017 08:59:33 am
I understand the capstone limits of words is also changing. I cut back so much that Jane said I needed to add back more details. Finding the middle isn't easy.
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Not having to record something perfectly in one shot is such a great thing. I played around with Adobe Spark and really liked so much of it. I want to use it with my students in the future. I am not very good at keeping things short - even my emails are usually too wordy and my plans for my video seem overly ambitious. I know that I'm going to have to edit things considerably.
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Nancy
10/31/2017 09:09:53 pm
Hi Nai,
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Nai Saelee
Middle school math teacher preparing the leaders of the future. Inspiring curiosity, creativity, collaboration Archives
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