Week 1 in EDLD 5363
provided a hands-on learning experience for me.
I had to create a personal life story video using one of the many video
tools available. I used Windows Live
Movie Maker to create my video. Joe Lambert’s Digital Storytelling Cookbook gave me ideas on how to
create the video. The book even had
sample questions to ask to fit different situations. This method gives ideas to those who might
have trouble coming up with their own. I
was able to get feedback from cohorts before creating the video and I received
very helpful feedback and ideas from Dr. Abernathy that really helped me with editing my script. One great tip she gave me was to replace some of my words with pictures that would tell the story. While creating the
video, I had to start over several times, I learned how to add music, and I
figured out that I had to download a few more essentials to get my
recorder. Recording and matching the
pictures occurred from a few oops moments.
After completing the video I realized that it was much easier than I
thought and will enjoy integrating this in the classroom.
