WEEK FIVE!

The final week has come and gone. It has been somewhat overwhelming I have to say. I tend to be one of those that needs immediate gratifications, the "Oh, I love that idea!" or the "that idea really stinks!" But this class has taught me to really look beyond that, be patient and really know how to take waht others produce and really have it mesh with yours. The ability to really use the things that I have intentions of putting in place week one of the 2009-10 school year with my 5th graders has been awesome. I don't have much down time to "play" during the school year. This actual project came quite easily for us, once we came up with a topic the frames just seemed to move. One member found quotes that would work, we filled out the shot sheet, worked on the videos themselves and editted. I was surprised at how easily it flowed and how each one of us had strengths that posed well with the group. We did have to rethink a few things do to constraints with AUP's and summer school students so we had to go with a different shot in our second frame then intended amnd we had to cut out one of the original quotes we wanted to use due to time and the initial length of the video but for the most part but we were able to stay the course of the overall process. While I found this class a wee bit of a struggle on two accounts, I enjoyed the process and the outcomes greatly! Two accounts being, the time of year and the time of year. Neither of which can be helped but seemed to be the hardest humps to overcome. Many things that would have been easy for me to access while at school or at least in school, I was not able to get to nad had to do some creative thinking to accomplish what I needed to get done. Many of the supplies I needed to complete some of the tasks were district hardware items that I do not have access to during the summer break. The hurdle was jumped and the race completed, it just may have been easier during the 9 month school year. The second was due to vacations, trips and holidays, mine included! Each one of us in my group had taken some time off for summer vacations or needed to finish the project before leaving on one, making it difficult to communicate. During the school year when we all are working would have course made this much easier, but another hurdle jumped and all was successful! I feel as though I have learned much from this class that will be easy to share to my students and to continue with in my personal life as well!