Here is a reflection on this week’s discussion.
Q#1
I believe the ease of access to video offers multiple opportunities. At home, life is really busy, so I watch TV online, but I don’t spend much time watching videos. It is resumed to a few videos on Facebook and a few through my courses.
But, in school, when I was in class, I found videos really appropriate for many themes. Most of the time, I would use videos to add to the discussion or to start one. Nowadays, the creation of videos is so easy and add a professional look to a presentation that I would prefer them to any PPT presentation, from my students.
Through my school board, we are on BYOD from Gr. 6 to 12. Meaning they worked on the network to improve the connection and it is really making a huge difference.
I have played with PowToon a bit, in a few courses. I found it fairly easy to navigate and use for production. Tutorials are included and well presented. It is for everybody. Surely, there is some caracteristics that add the finishing touch that need a bit more explanations, but overall, it’s a great tool.
As discussed through others comments, I am also more enthusiastic about iMovie. I have learned it many years ago and used it many times before, as my school board is Apple. It is a great tool with lots of features for great results. It is easy to use and there is lots of tutorials online and on YouTube. It is a great recommandation.
As the final activity, I looked at diverse facets of video production:
I believe what I have seen is really incredible. I can see great potential for our classrooms. I loved the 360 Video. I looked at other videos and found this interactivity very stimulating. I think in class, using videos like these to discover the world like never before, would open a vast array of new possibilities for the program of studies.
Now, the touch/clic video is from another reality. I loved it. Offering choices to the learners is extraordinary. It’s a bit like, when I was younger, I read “books where you are the hero”. Pick your own story on the fly. I wonder how much engagement we would get from kids with stories like this on YouTube or other player. But the best part of it would be to get kids creators, producers of these movies. What great opportunity to discover multiple facets of writing for students and how to teach it, for teachers.
I think learners will become more producers in the future, than consumers. Learners will want to leave their own marks.