Module 9 Journal entry Podcast

Pod cast is another tool that can be used for instructional learning. It is a digital recording that is made available for downloading to a personal audio player. Podcast are different because they are automatically downloaded. You can get a can get a variety of music song video.

The podcast prepared will be used during a science lesson about living and non-living things. It was prepared for a grade two class, that consist of sixteen students ages six and seven. Therefore, the content was structured to meet them at their level. I recorded my voice to inform the students that the science lesson is about lining and non-living things. I also informed them that we are going to listen to a song to help us understand our topic which is living and non-living things. Included on the podcast is a song about the topic. The students will listen to the song and sing along. In conclusion, I recorded my voice as I list the characteristics of living and non-living things according to the song.

Podcast can be used to share any content with any particular group or audience. If anyone has something to say, a podcast can be created and published. Music songs can be downloaded and added to podcast and shared too. Podcast creates creativity. You can listen to podcast on anything that plays MP3. It affords you the opportunity to listen to what you want, when you want and how you want.

This topic was chosen because it will it will be an appropriate for the students at the grade two level. This topic allows me to feature podcast as one form of technology for my lesson. The pod cast about living and non-living things includes my voice which will capture the attention of the students and a song for them to sing along. Students learn content easily when they sing. I believe that the use of technology in the classroom results in productivity and efficiency. Also I chose this topic because I will be able to prepare a video, which will include pictures of living and non-living things. This will be another form of technology used during this lesson.

This podcast can be improved be upgrading it to suit students at higher levels.  More detailed and advanced content can be included to reach other groups of students. Podcast affords us the opportunity to cut and include other features. Also, the music can be adjusted. Music can fade in and out. Podcast can be cleaned up during the process, to ensure it is improved to an acceptable standard. This is what makes podcast a good tool for teaching and learning.

I will proceed to print the screen of the podcast that was prepared about living and non-living things. Included is a recording of my voice and a song that was downloaded from  you Tube video.

 

Module 8 Journal Entry Digital Storytelling

According to Microsoft, (2015) Windows Movie Maker is a structure of windows Vista that allows individuals to design home movies and slide shows on the computer. This tool allows the figures to look professional because they can have titles, transitions, effects, music, and even narration. Windows Movie Maker can be used to publish the movie and share it. There are three areas of Movie Maker. The tasks panes, the storyboard or timeline and the preview monitor. Also, there is a menu bar and contents pane.

You must choose the pane to work in, according to what you want to do. The task pane consist of the common task can be used for editing and publishing of movies. The collection pane collects clips. The collection pane is on the left and the contents pane is on the right. The contents pane shows what’s happening while you are working. The contents pane and the collection pane allows you to take clips to the storyboard or timeline or to the preview monitor. The storyboard and the timeline is in the area that is used to make the movie. The storyboard allows you to rearrange the clips. Audio clips are not displayed on the storyboard. However, they can be seen in the timeline view which is more detailed. The timeline allows persons to alter the clips. The timeline view allows persons to preview everything before printing it as a movie. There are buttons to the bottom monitor that are used during this process. After everything is completed to ones likeness the movie can then be published. (Richardson J., 2013)

During the process of making the movie persons will need to follow each step carefully. Photos and videos will be used. This can be done by using a USB cable to connect the camera to the computer. To begin making a movie, any video that should be used should be added to Movie Maker. Then, the video will be cut or reduced so that only the part needed would be used. Sometimes a video may be split into two smaller parts so that the video is fixed to play in any given order. Also, the speed of the video can be altered. The audio editing tools allows persons to adjust the volume and fade the music in and out and even change when the music starts or end. This will make the movie sound professional. At the end, a theme can be chosen so that the title and credits can be added. This movie can be edited to [produce the final piece, before sharing on the web. This process will afford individuals the opportunity to watch their movie online.

Just like other professional movies that would have been upgraded, my movie can be upgraded too. I am hoping that one day my movie (Living and Non-Living Things) will be upgraded. This movie was structured to for students at the grade two level. Therefore, it is simple and straight forward so that they will be able to grasp the concept, after watching it. It is anticipated that after watching this movie, the students who are ages six and seven should be able to correctly differentiate between a living thing and a non-living thing. Hence, this piece can be improved by using the tools Window Movie Maker has made available, to join more complex and creative videos as they are being split. They will be split and fixed into a more appropriate order, to suit students at a higher level. The speed, volume and fading in and out of the music would be altered to motivate the students and to create a more advanced and professional sound. The results would most definitely be an improved version of Living and Non-Living Things by Ayodele McCurchin.

Sample of video made in Windows Movie Maker :

Living and Non-Living Things