Assessment One: Embedded Task Three - Reflection On The Practical Uses Of... Multimedia.

Embedded Task Three - Reflection On The Practical Uses of Media.

    A pictures worth a thousand words... and I have two of them! Or rather, I have a neat little collection of them from my trip to Japan, run through a free photo editor by the name of BeFunky. Pretty funky right? Ahem. Moving along.

    Introduced - or rather reintroduced - this week were the concepts of images, audio and video within the classroom. For I am a creative and sarcastic soul, my mind immediately jumped for the idea of involving videos within the classroom and curriculum. In my own school days - and university days, if we are to be honest - I adored the creative tasks in which I could create multimodal pieces.

    Videos are one simple piece of media that can blossom under the craftsmanship of a student. Ranging from threading images together under a musical beat to the entire process of writing, filming, editing and publishing a masterpiece of a short movie, the possibilities for the students' creative output is near endless.

    Videos are easily single authored for anyone with some time and creative - camera optional - however, it is also a multi-author platform with a little more time and planning. Privacy is also wide ranging, from having a simple home movie which no one but you, friends and family see to something posted world wide on YouTube.

    Editing your videos is a virtual playground of customization - with music, text, subtitles and transitions, you can make your video into a one of a kind masterpiece. Or adjust it to follow the style of one of your favourite directors. It's your time to shine!

    In the modern age of technology, filming is as easy as whipping out your phone, taking the footage and uploading it to an online editing suite. The proficiency lies here, in how well you can manipulate the editing software. Publish to YouTube and you're done!

    Of course, if you are attempting to look like Hollywood, you may need to hone your skills on some amateur videos first!

    An example of this type of technology at work is the assessment I've come across in the past. During high school, I took a Film and Television class and as typical for that type of class, we had to produce short scripts and films as a few of our assessment. In one, I had to create a short movie using the technique of surrealism. In university, we were tasked to create a short film in any chosen genre.
  
    After completing these sorts of assessment myself, I firmly believe they are of a MR quality on the SAMR scale. It challenges students to go above and beyond the average for the grade and with it you can set even more challenges: early finishers get to create a blooper reel and show both to the class etc.

    I am sure as I move throw this course, I'm going to reassess and add more to my list of video assessment and activities because I love them so.