Oh, my gosh, this was fun! I kinda feel guilty, when I have so much to do; it doesn’t seem right to take 4 hours out to play with movie-making when I have grades that have to be completely inputted before I go to bed tonight, and, true to my inability to surpass the immediate needs of the day, I’ve barely started. (Yes, they’re recorded on paper… I know it’s archaic, but my BFF’s daughter records them for me, making her money and me very easy inputting. I know I have to go to direct input soon. Aaaanyway…)
I know I was supposed to push myself on this assignment, but I’m going to admit I was, well, surprised to find out I didn’t have to very much. The transitions and title slides were generally a breeze. More surprising, I didn’t have much trouble importing the videos from most of the various drives and CD’s the kids gave me. It would probably be a little easier to have them be more consistent, and there were a couple—a mini-videocassette?!?!?—that didn’t match technologically, but overall I figured things out. And I saved everything to my desktop, and, unless Tricia’s lying to me about how easy it is, I’m going to take half an hour Wednesday or Thursday and put them in a Voicethread. That way I can have them access them at home and make comments. It won’t havae the slides and soundtrack, though, so I’m still going to spend the fifteen minutes in class to show them the movie.
I know it’s not part of this assignment to reflect on MY assignment, but I want to record how pleased I am with the interviews. They demonstrated a thorough understanding not only of the epic, but of the cultural ramifications of such a myth in a society. And they struggled with the concept, too—making their success in overcoming the challenge a richly sweet reward for me. I like this strategy!
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