Recently, I’ve learned a lot about filming video. I
converted one of our bedrooms to a studio with a green screen like weather
reporters use on television. I also communicate with people through the camera
on my computer with web-based programs like Skype.
The online class I teach uses Webex. This program allows
everyone to be on video, audio through their computer or on the telephone. It
allows me to use PowerPoint slides and even monitor if the students are paying
attention. If they click on another screen, for example to look at their email,
it flashes a red circle to alert me. Then I can call on them by name and ask
them a question. I can tell more about whether they are paying attention online
than in class!
Video has made communicating more fun. When people are live
on video, there is much greater potential for bloopers. Ellen DeGeneres
narrowed down her top five favorite web videos of 2013:
At the Klamath Falls Children’s Museum kids can play in a sound
and multi-media exhibit. Today’s gift was a donation the Children’s Museum so
they can continue to help children learn how to make their own multimedia
productions. One day these kids may be lucky enough to have their video or blooper
clip appear on the Ellen DeGeneres show.
In Giving,
Robin
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