Embedded Task 2 - Assessment Item

This weeks embedded task was to discuss the benefits for the use of videos, images and audio recordings within the classroom environment and how it can enhance learning and gain the interests of the students.

The attached video was created using a program provided on apple products called iMovie. IMovie not only allows you to simply record audio and visual playback.  It enables users to add text and titles with selective placement, add background music or voice over functionality, as well as adding images or themes.  Editing is possible by enabling myself to deletes scenes and import scenes from different videos. The video can be uploaded from iMovie directly to YouTube.  Students can then embed the video from YouTube to their personal blog.  Whilst I have had limited experience creating my own personal videos, upon viewing and using my children’s Ipads I discovered that creating videos was a regular activity that my children engaged in from creating videos about our pets to commentaries on themselves playing online games.


iMovie, https://www.google.com.au/searchas_st=y&tbm=isch&hl=en&as_q=imovie&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&cr=&as_sitesearch=&safe=images&tbs=sur:f#imgrc=_&spf=200

Whilst there is no privacy settings in iMovie, You Tube contains various settings to limit public, private and unlisted viewing.  These features apply to sharing the URL, linking to the channel section, the video appearing in search results, channel posts and subscriber feeds.  The privacy settings are easy to use.  There is a functionality to link together multiple video’s that may have been created by different authors.

The instructions make it relatively easy to use in the creation stage, however some difficulties were experienced when trying to upload the video from the IMovie to You Tube.  Instead of simply uploading the video to You Tube, I needed to download a copy of the movie to my desktop.  From here, I logged into You Tube and directly upload the movie file.  It was from here I could embed the file into my personal blog.

The technology required to create this video was an IPAD and the IMovie application.  The technology required to share online includes an internet connection, an account with You Tube and access to Blogger.

Uploaded to You Tube, https://youtu.be/9V6vnZYhIeI

Even though can students can amend the privacy settings of the video recordings, they still have to abide by copyright laws.  For instance, both teachers and students need to ensure they are using the correct reference techniques when embedding videos and providing links to websites for educational purposes.  This includes giving credit to the copyright holder.

My second tool includes an audio recording I created using Audacity 2.1.0.  I downloaded this open source software from: http://audacit.sourceforge.net to my desktop computer.  It was here I created an audio recording in .WAV format.  I was required to download LAME encoder from the same website to convert the file from a .WAV to a .MP3 format.  I added a HTML gadget into my Bloggers main page using a Music Player from https://www.powr.io/tutorials/how-to-add-music-player-widget-to-your-blogger-site?app_slug=music-player&platform=blogger&platform_type=plugin.  The website provided quick and easy instructions on how to apply the music player to my blog.  The websites provides free limited access on a provision of logging into a Gmail account with the option of paying for premium services.  I logged into the website and uploaded my audio recordings.  This can be listened to pressing play on the media player gadget on the sidebar.




Audacity, 2017, http://audacit.sourceforge.net


SAMR

Substitution:
As previously described in my Reflection 4.3, the video could be used as a substitution for assignments. The audio recordings on the other hand, could be used as a replacement for notetaking, brainstorming ideas, personal journal or a reflection tool

Augmentation:
As previously described in my Reflection 4.3, the video could utilise additional features that are not available in traditional classroom assignments including the use of voice, text, graphs and the use of music.  With the added features of audio recorders such as Audacity, students will be able to crop sections, add effects, pause/rewind/fast forward.

Modification:
From a modification level as discussed in Reflection 4.3, video can be used to immerse students and add additional features that were not previously possible such as setting a scene in a real-world context and incorporating music to add emotional value.  Audio could be used in an outdoor setting to either listen to an audio recording or even record audio whilst out and about.  This is easy accessible given that most high school children have mobile phones that have an audio recording function.

Redefinition:
Following on my previous discussion in Reflection 4.3, video can be used to visually demonstrate a solution to a problem.  Industry professionals could be interviewed in a video recording to provide real world context.  Audio recordings could be used to record industry professionals.