My final project consisted of created an "In Plain English" like video on the the Mole. I wrote up my script and brainstormed what clip art I would use a few weeks ago. See my previous blog post for a picture of the 9 pages of dialogue I wrote.
The video took a lot longer to put together than I anticipated because I did it COMPLETELY alone (I pressed record on the camera and everything). I used a simple flip camera that I check out at school. After searching for and then cutting out all the clip art I was ready for my first "take." After scrapping the first 5 or 6 takes, I decided I would have to shoot in small clips. I was really happy with the end result. I did no editing, I just combined the 7 small (about 1 and 30 seconds each) mp4 files.
I had issues with my FlipShare program only wanting to save my combined clips as a .wmv file (and I don't think Mac users can open that). So I downloaded a "free" converter program and when 20% of my movie was converted to an mp4, the free download was asking me for a subscription and fee. I thought, enough with that, I could try to upload my first youtube video. Here is my video :-)
Let me know what you think? I'm on to my final project for CHEM580
Great video on explaining the mole. Good idea to make it into smaller parts since your video was fairly long. I just posted my "In Plain English" video on osmosis. It is a bit more challenging than it orginally seems. I used a camcorder and did it in one take. My picture was not as clear as I would hope and I would make some changes next time. I just loaded the video from my computer and didn't use YouTube.
ReplyDeleteNIce, I like the graphics and sense of humor that you used. It must have taken a lot of planning! Do you think you will create more? Will you have students do them? I do love the concept and watching them.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I have never heard the 7 used to help remember the diatomics. Cool! I know this took a lot of time to put together. Let us know how your students respond. I would think they would love being able to hear about the mole in a different way. This concept is always confusing to some of my students, especially when switching between number of atoms in a mole and number of grams in a mole. You did a super job with the background knowledge and explanation.
ReplyDeleteNo one told me there'd be math! Nice job on the video. Thankfully I don't have to teach moles, but if I did, I'd use your video. As a matter of fact, I think I'll send it along to our H.S. chem teachers!
ReplyDeleteGreat Job! You put a lot of effort in and it really paid off. I know how long my video took and it’s only 2 minutes.
ReplyDeleteThat was a really good video!! I echo the above comments and I'll add that I think it's fun to watch things appear and disappear as you teach through the whole concept. Great job. Oh, and p.s., you could be a hand model. :)
ReplyDeleteYour In Plain English video was awesome. It looked like you put in a heckuvalot of work on your project. If I have the appropriate video equipment, I plan to have my Physics students experiment with making In Plain English videos on Physics concepts. Your work is inspiring. Good luck this fall. :) Cyn
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