I had a great time making the group video! It was all new to me, but I had fun learning. There was a lot of work that had to be done that I did not consider before making it like the editing, and making sure the sound and music synced. Before this class I would have never thought that the “video making process” and the “writing process” was related. But now I know for sure that there is indeed a connection! Brainstorming for a video is similar to writing a paper. You can not just start taping a scene, or just start writing the introduction to a paper. There must be a time set aside for putting ideas together and this is true for both processes. Editing is another technique that is similar for writing and making videos. There is always something that must be taken out or added to make the final project better.
I agree with Anderson’s advocacy for “low-bridge” technologies like the ones we are using for this project. In his article he made the point that these low-bridge new media technologies provide a sense of creativity that leads to motivation-and that motivation creates a challenge for the students. And this is all in the process of learning.
