Take Two... And Action
Have you ever seen any type of videos on social media? What were you thinking
when watching it? Was it awesome and a video you would share with friends and
family or was it a video you wish you haven't seen and regretted watching? Well
in this case, I have only created one video introducing myself and even though I
could talk about me for days, it was very difficult trying to film myself for
two minutes. Why was that? When looking back at my introduction video I tend to
be more of a self critic, but that is what pushes me to do my best. I am just an
imperfect person reaching for perfection.
After revising my first introduction video, I understand more of how important
a video to be presentable and what you are saying in the video is relevant to
the viewer. According to Tuner and Hicks (2017), " we have seen a variety of
techniques for making a claim, some of them implicit and others explicit" (p.
84). It is important to speak clearly in your video, no distractions,
and understanding what point you are trying to make with the viewers.
Hopefully after reading chapter 5 in
Argument in the Real World, showed me that " the
power of visual media is clear: moving or still pictures, narration and music,
and the gaze of the camera all combine to make an immediate, and important,
effect on viewers" has a high impact on how others view your video and this
can help reach out and grab the attention to anyone on social media (Turner
and Hicks, 2017, p. 85).
I had no idea so much effort was put into making a blog or a video. As I have
learned throughout this experience, even if you do not like technology, we all
need to start loving it because technology is not going anywhere anytime soon!
We live in a world were technology is everywhere and it is only going to keep
getting more advanced and more difficult to understand at times. We need to
embrace all technology and learn to adapt to the positive use it has on our
generation and how it can impact the way we teach when we use it as a digital
teaching tool.
Below is my "retake" on my introduction video:
This was an improvement from my first one after reading the Argument in the Real World text.
References:
"Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, magical person that you are. -Mandy Hale" by deeplifequotes is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Trust Yourself to be Good Enough | Nicole Davis | TEDxLagunaBlancaSchool.
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Turner, K. H., & Hicks, T. (2017). Argument in the real world: Teaching adolescents to read and writ digital texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
I enjoyed your new video. You seem more relaxed and confident. Additionally, just as Turner and Hicks (2017) details in the 5th chapter of their book, you have simplified your information and ideas ( p. 85 ). You stated how technology is important and is not going anywhere any time soon. Well, according to a study done by Altinisik et al. (2019) they had found that the use of technology in a classroom setting was very necessary.
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Tatli, Z., Akbulut, H. I., & Altinisik, D. (2019). Changing attitudes towards educational technology
usage in classroom: Web 2.0 Tools. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology,
7(2), 1–19.
Turner, K.H., & Hicks, T. (2017). Argument in the real world: Teaching adolescents to read and write digital texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
I also have an increased appreciation for those who blog for living. It is indeed a great deal of work. We have to consider these things when we begin writing with our students. Whether the end goal is a video or some other digital creation, providing them with tools and expectations is essential to their success. Yeh (2018) recommends "composing the scripts, enacting the scripts, and editing the videos" (p. 30). While Turner and Hicks (2017) defines craft elements of digital video as video clips, still images, text, titles, quotes, statistics, audio, and more (p. 91-92). All of these items are incredibly important and warrant attention during the instructional process.
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Yeh, H. (2018, June 01). Exploring the perceived benefits of the process of multimodal video making in developing multiliteracies. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10125/44642
Bethany,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Johanna when she said you seem more relaxed and I also enjoyed your redo. IT is so hard to be confident when something we are doing does not feel natural and nothing about me videoing myself seemed that way! I also was so unaware of the effort involved in blogging and I guess I was just scared to try it because I was not really sure how to get going. I think you are right though, we do need to adapt to those technologies that are available to us because our students will only benefit if we embrace all of the resources available to us and for them. Of course with digital resources, there will always be things to look out for. Turner and Hicks (2017) talking about the dangers in sharing misinformation and how students are not always aware of the responsibilities in sharing information before they have already done so (p. 105). I think this is just part of learning and also very common when utilizing a resource that is new to the teacher or students. This can also be said in making arguments and learning how to do so effectively. Nussbaum and Putney (2020) talk about about how using digital media to argue a point to be right is not education, but an argument that challenges a position or reality of something, creates teachable moments for all.
Nussbaum, E. M., & Putney, L. G. (2020). Learning to use benefit-cost arguments: A microgenetic
study of argument-counterargument integration in an undergraduate seminar course. Journal of
Educational Psychology, 112(3), 444–465. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000412
Turner, Kristen Hawley, and Troy Hicks (2017). Argument in the real world: Teaching adolescents to
read and write digital texts. Heinemann.
I enjoyed watching your new video. I myself struggle with being confident in my own video. However, you seemed even more confident in your new video. I also noticed that you pointed out how technology is not going anywhere and that is something we will maybe have to eventually get use to. Especially in the classroom. I feel as though technology is getting pushed more in to the classroom as it is in reality. Turner and Hicks stated, "Introducing students and quite often, teachers to the concept of composing video can sometimes be a daunting task (p. 97).
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Bethany, I feel like we are kindred spirits in that we both strive for perfection. I did many retakes on my video trying to correct prior errors. Clearly, both of us would agree “the power of visual media is clear” (Turner & Hicks, 2017, p.85). Technology skills are a must to be an educator in the twenty-first-century classroom. Turner & Hicks (2017) discuss the hardships of moving videos into the classroom stating, “Introducing students and, quite often, teachers to the concept of composing video can sometimes be a daunting task” (p. 97). I feel we both are becoming quite accomplished utilizing technology with this course.
ReplyDeleteThe fact we are progressing while many teachers are falling behind is scary. Saini & Goel (2020) state, “an important trend is to record video of the lecture and make it available as post-lecture content for referral. Students can refer to a video multiple times at their own pace” (p. 6). I enjoy learning about technology and it is clear we are headed in the right direction. Saini & Goel (2020) acknowledge “video (along with audio) is a popular technique to capture lecture activities” (p. 10). I don’t where we are in the greater learning curve, but I understand everything we glean from this course is helpful to our future. I, like you, will always strive to get better and better.
References
Saini, M. K., & Goel, N. (2020). How Smart Are Smart Classrooms? A Review of Smart Classroom Technologies. ACM Computing Surveys, 52(6), 1–28. https://doi-org.ezproxy.montevallo.edu/10.1145/3365757
Turner, K.H., & Hicks, T. (2017). Teaching adolescents to read and write digital texts: Argument in the real world. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Bethany one quote from Turner and Hicks (2017) that you used that I personally find to be true is "the power of visual media is clear: moving or still pictures, narration and music, and the gaze of the camera all combine to make a immediate, and important, effect on viewers" (p. 85). I say that the statement is personally true to me because there have been certain commercials that I would not watch because it had a song playing in the background that I did not like. If I ever see a commercial with a song that I do not like I change the channel and then I don't get to receive the message that the commercial was trying to send out. I miss the argument that they were trying to make just because of the choice in song.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to commend you on your latest video. I think that you did a good job and I can tell that you made some changes from the first video to the last video.
References
Turner, K.H., & Hicks, T. (2017). Teaching adolescents to read and write digital texts: Argument in the real world. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.