REFLECTION

When I was still in the classroom, I would often use Google Slides to create interactive learning experiences for my students. For the screencast, I decided to make a quick tutorial that would show k-12 teachers how Slides can be used in interactive ways. Specifically, I demonstrated how to make a simple drag and drop activity, but the real star of the show (other than me, of course) was master slides/theme builder, which makes building these interactions so much easier.

I planned the screencast in advance using a detailed storyboard with script. In hindsight, I feel I might have been a little too detailed in this process as I had difficulty meeting the time requirements and doing and saying all of the things I had planned. As a result, my initial screencast was twice as long as it should be, and I spent a good deal of time in the editing phase.

The screencast was captured using Screencast-O-Matic and some audio was recorded using Adobe Audition to replace more lengthy content. Editing was completed using Adobe Premiere Pro. Although I experienced several hiccups at the beginning of the recording and editing phase, I was satisfied with the end product and learned a lot about what should and should not be included in the planning stages. 

I satisfied the third graduate program objective by embedding technologies and techniques to create learning content and media to a wide audience. I also fulfill AECT Standard 1 (Content Knowledge) by demonstrating how learners can utilize Google Slides to create interactive learning experiences.