Radio Ga Ga – Video Did Not Kill the Radio Star
For my documentary, I was going to focus on Radio to Television but I quickly realized how overwhelming that was going to be. I ended up focusing more on radio and a little on how the introduction of tv affected it. I went historical and started briefly with the invention of radio and how radio was important in the 20th century. I then looked at radio in education.
I was very overwhelmed by this project and probably spent 40+ hours on it. My citation count is nearly 100 because of images and video/audio. I used Audacity and Movie Maker to create this.
I think I’m happy with the result, but I actually don’t know if this was what was expected in the end. I apologize as I speed up near the end as I was over in time.
My script was over 2000 words in length; my Works Cited is 5 pages long (I chose MLA as I’m an English teacher).
Hopefully this is enjoyable for at least one of you.
I’m off to Africa in less than 48 hours so I will not have a chance to view/comment on many videos before I leave. I’ll be back on July 24.
Jody, I enjoyed watching your video. It’s really informative, and your use of images and music adds interest.
Thanks for your kind words. It was a very busy time putting together this project!
Great video Jody! I particularly enjoyed the strong use of songs and lyrics that would have been heard via the radio embedded through both the audio and use of lyrics within the video to illustrate your point. I thought that incorporating music and lyrics opened a different element and pulled the audience in. Sarah and I worked together to create a video that illustrates photography as a means of communication – I believe that we were both surprised by the amount of time it took produce the video.
It’s incredible that individual households owning a radio more than doubled over the span of 10 years. It would be interesting to examine what other technologies have had such a drastic increase. I wouldn’t be surprised if in North America the numbers doubled or tripled of individuals owning Apple devices.
The central message that I got from both the video that Sarah and I completed and yours is that technologies have been created and used primarily as a means of communication. This is not to say that it is the sole purpose, however it remains that it is a consistent theme amongst technologies.
Lastly, you discuss the role of radio and education and how it has shifted with the times. Although it has shifted, I believe there is still great value in the use of radio or radio-like technologies in the classroom. Radio provides a different element to teaching. As an Anglophone French Immersion teacher, I find that it is important to expose my students to different accents, points of view and terminology that they would not get if they only listened to me all day. Radio is not as predominant as it once was when it first emerged however it has evolved like any good technology. The concept of sharing and communicating has not been lost – it has just progressed. Perhaps the medium of the radio is no longer the same, individuals access radio broadcasts through their computers and Smartphones.
Thanks so much for sharing your video! I found it both informative and entertaining. Hope you had a nice time in Africa!
Laura
Thanks for your comments and feedback. I too think that radio in education still has great value today. I think podcasts are more common these days both for students to listen to and to create. Audio will always have a place in language classrooms, so I doubt that radio or radio like apps are going anywhere anytime soon.