Our first rotation of AE is complete. During the last eighteen school days, I've successfully (I hope) taught students the basics of an iPad. We covered the case, photos, camera, Photo Booth, eClicker, and iMovie. iMovie, however, was the focus of our rotation. The students were really excited to travel around the building to take pictures and videos and then turn them in a masterpiece... sort of.
It's time to reflect on what I need to do better during Rotation #2. Here a brief run-down of what will change this rotation:
* Show students videos of poor camera work. (Enter the nausea-inducing video clip.) I won't put you in danger by showing you what I mean, but imagine watching a video that turns you in circles and shakes like a wet dog. I can't tell you the number of videos I could not watch because of shaky hands or unfocused shots.
* Give students LESS time to record and MORE time to edit. The results of this mistake is two-fold: 1) Videos did not have much structure or purpose, and 2) Some students wandered aimlessly and did not take useful videos.
* Start with a trailer. I briefly went over trailers, but it would have been more beneficial to have students completely understand a trailer before moving on to a project.
* Save more time for sharing videos!
* Open rotation with a different video clip! For your viewing pleasure, I've searched for a vintage clip of Steve Jobs introducing Apple's new innovation and ad campaign. For those of you who enjoy the writing of George Orwell, this one's for you!
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