Course+Reflection

Before this class started, I had a vision of learning about all sorts of multimedia. The course is called Multimedia Video Technology. I planned to learn all about different cameras and how to use them. I expected to learn about different shots and how to put together the videos just like we did in class. I feel that I did achieve those outcomes for the most part. I wished however, that more emphasis was put on the different cameras and choosing one that works for what you want to be recording. If I went into a store to buy a camera for recording a "video", I would not know which one to buy and how to use it. There was not enough emphasis on the basics of using the cameras. I now though, have a great idea of how to edit and put together videos that I have recorded and have used off of the internet that have already been posted.

I can use what I have achieved in this class, Multimedia Video Technology, in several ways. I can use what I have learned in my everyday 2nd grade classroom by teaching my students about video editing and copyright issues. I can use it by sharing with other teachers that have not be exposed to video technology software and I can use it in the future for a different job by doing video edits and putting together videos for professional development or for any other purpose that comes my way. I feel comfortable using wiki, blogs, and now I have ventured into teacher tube and have actually posted videos to it. I would have never known exactly how or what to do with that. I feel that what I have learned is very relevent to what I do now and could very possibly be relevant to the work I will be doing in the future because technology is growing and the need for understanding how to use it is rising.

Like I said before, I would have loved to learn more about the cameras and the lenses and how to use them. I have never really used a camera even though the simple ones are pretty self explanatory. If you were really interested in making quality videos, it would be hard to pick one out of the many that are produced. This information was not offered during this particular course and was more geared towards the editing and audio perspective after you have already recorded your video. I feel that extended research on my part could probably alleviate the problem of not knowing exactly which camera does what and what they are beneficial for doing. Even though I didn't learn about this particular subject like I expected, the course was in fact very helpful and will be very helpful in my present and future professions.

I feel I was very successful at completing the course assignments. I did not have any trouble getting the work done. The only trouble that I ran into was trying to get group members via online. It was so difficult gathering them up and keeping in touch. I had trouble getting some to return my emails. The one group member that I ended up working with was great. Working with more than 1 seemed ridiculously hard. My group member and I spoke via email, and telephone. We worked closely when delegating the jobs for our video and let each other know how they were doing during the project. My group member participated well, just like team members should. When working with more than 1 or 2 though, it gets extremely complicated. It was VERY difficult trying to even gather them up.

From this course, I learned that I am patient with working with multimedia video. I learned that its not near as hard as it seems to be. I learned that it comes pretty natural to shoot video and most editing software just takes some playing with to get know, understand and use. I learned that working in teams online is very difficult, especially in groups that are bigger than 2 or 3. I learned that when there is a job to be done, even a really big one like what was expected from this class, I am willing, able and ready to jump in on the task to get it done. I enjoy working with technology even though there are some hang ups once in a while. I learned that when I just try something new, maybe its not as bad as I think its going to be and I should give more credit to myself about utilizing what I am learning.