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The first time I heard that the course was going to be in Multimedia Video Technology I was excited to learn about creating video. I was prepared to gather as much information from this course to help me in my district. I am preparing a workshop in creating an educational video in July 27 to 30 where I have enough information to give to the teachers on how to create a video. I enjoyed reading the articles especially the ones that were video guides. These readings helped me for my video that I did in week two and the course video. A good and helpful tip that I never tried before was holding the camera “at waist height, this gives a different perspective” (Peters). I foresee more video samples and techniques in this course but the readings were justifiable to guide me in this course. This course will help me in the district to teach the teachers on how to create video for themselves or the students. I grab the teacher attention by informing them that creating video will help their students understand what they are teaching. All of these articles will help me to get ideas and facilitated the teachers’ work. One of the problems that I foresee is how to use the video editing software, which has many tricks. I have been reading on iMovie and Final Cut Pro software to teach teachers how to use it.

Time was an obstacle but mainly it was the family that wanted me to spend time with them and also the honey-do list. Most of my posting were late at night when my family went to sleep. However, I was stressing out when we need to be in a group of four to create the PSA video. I was emailing and posting in the discussion board and asking if I could be their group. Many relied saying that they were in a group or some did not reply back. Luckily, Melissa Dearing asked me to be in group almost at the end of the week three, which the group did not had enough time to know each other skills. I recommendation for this course is to assign group at the beginning of the class, so people won’t stress out like I did.

This can discourage people in completing the course work, if they are illiterate in technology. I am lucky that I love technology and can get around many barriers to complete an assignment. I was successful in finishing all my course work in time. The reading of the articles was different from last course which these article have step-by-step, and how-to guides. I have enjoyed all the information on video editing and creation because I take pleasure in teaching on how to create videos. Years back, I taught a retired teacher how to use iMovie and she loved it. Then later she called me up and told me that she videotape a wedding and did a video on it. She was grateful knowing how to shoot, editing and burn it on a DVD.

With this course, I learned many things that I did know in the beginning of the class. As I mention before, I am using some of the articles to create my video creation guides for the teachers. There are many things about videotaping, editing, and publishing the finished product, that I knew part of it. In one of the reading by Randy Nelson, he mention “collaboration means amplification by connecting human being who are listening to each other... it allows them to communicate on multiple different levels.” My technology skills increased from this course by knowing and teaching how to create better videos. Now, I can train the teachers on how to do video better, so they can help their students’ video creation. In the past years, San Benito CISD students entered TCEA student contest and have been awarded. Now, with this over-load of information, I will help the district to enter again in the TCEA student contest and ruled the video session. My feeling on videos creation has enhanced by looking at video differently and the hard work the people put in to create a PSA video. I enjoyed the class and my teammates.

Marc Peters, April 18, 06. Shoot to Edit: a guide to Using Your Camcorder, June 17, 09. []

Nelson, R. (20088). Learning and working in the collaborative age: A new model for the workplace. Edutopia. Retrieved June 17, 2009, from []