EDLD 5363 - Week 5 Reflection -- PSA Video

Our group began the project by creating a Google website where collaborations and final products would be posted. Once an outline of the pre-production information was posted, all members of the team chose their favorite color and began filling in information on the chart. We communicated our individual progress with each other by a running email conversation. When decisions were made, the information for the pre-production was moved to our final assignment. Throughout the production and post-production phase, we posted both our assigned shots and commented on which we will need to pull from the Internet. The first edit was rough and did not quite turn out as it was originally envisioned. The second edit was much better. It balanced the message with the images.

In reviewing our video, my one improvement would be to include a varied ethnic mix for both those who dropped out and those who were successful. With the short time limit, we looked for pictures that would illustrate our point without considering the ethnic mix. We made an effort to choose photos with Creative Commons Licenses.

As a group, we worked well together. Our personal strengths complemented each other and allowed us to perform each of the tasks required.

Here is our final video.  Enjoy!

EDLD 5363 - Week 4 - Web Conference - December 10, 2011

Attended the Saturday morning web conference. Looked like all of us had a rough week when you look at the video. Dr. Abernathy introduced us to Pamela, who is managing the TK20 site. Pamela was available for questions about the site. Dr. Abernathy reviewed what needed to be uploaded on the TK20 site for this class: Revised Pre-Production document handed in Week 3, the final PSA Video, and the site/document showing the collaborations that took place during Weeks 3-5. She also mentioned these are the items that need to be submitted by the end of Week 5 on December 16, 2011. Many of the students were sharing information about the resources they were using to complete the PSA video. There was some discussion about the Lamar assigned mentor that several of the students had. If you still need a mentor (depending on when you entered the program) you needed to contact Mr. Benivedez. The rest of the conversation was answering miscellaneous questions regarding the PSA video.