The purpose of this project is so show upcoming Pre-K students what we (their teacher and assistant teacher) expect from them, and how we expect them to act. Since it is their first time in school, they have no clue as to what to do, how to act, how to play correctly (unless they have siblings), share, or speak to one another. This video will give them a quick introduction on how and what we are going to expect from them. I think it will help to bring some reality to the upcoming student’s because they are getting to watch other student’s that are just like them.
During this video the only challenge I encountered was with the students. I had to film my own Pre-K students and have to tell them what to say and do. They would stumble on some words, or get shy when I raised the camera up, but overall they overcame their difficulties. I added some bloopers at the end of the video to show some of the messes I had while filming my students.
I learned so much while experimenting with MovieMaker. I really had a lot of fun while creating the video. I had the pleasure to work with four year olds and try to help them remember short and simple lines, and make sure their voices were audible. I didn’t realize that as soon as you put a camera in front of a four year old, that is normally wild/crazy/loud, suddenly clams up and won’t talk over a whisper. However, my students did a great job at helping me. They love that I need their help to complete my work at college. I found the article, Enter Here: Personal Narrative and Digital Storytelling to be a great read. It was informational, but the story behind it was very touching. I loved how the author’s students excelled and surprised themselves at their accomplishments. It’s great to hear/read success stories in children because they are put down so many times. The author stated that her students were selective about effects, and chose ones that drove the story farther as opposed to those that mimicked what might be seen in the films/TV. I found this to be so true while I was completing my video. I could see how one could easily get caught up in the effects/transitions, but lose the movies content. I struggled with choosing certain effects/transitions because I wanted them to add to my movie instead a take away from it, or clutter it too much. I learned a lot in this assignment, and hopefully will be able to use my video several times over in the future. My students can’t wait for me to bring it to the school so they can watch themselves.
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