Notecard Confessions
I thought this week's assignment was so cool and creative! We had to create a "notecard confession" video. I chose to do mine over the life of Anne Frank. I chose this topic because I think it's a story any child in school should hear. The time period of the Holocaust and all the Anne Frank went through, should not be over looked. It is such a large part in our world's history and Anne Frank's story in particular, is essential in understanding what life was like... even though it only scratches the surface. There is no way anyone can fully feel the extent of what she and her family went through. I wanted to chose a topic that I could use in my classroom when I become a teacher. I can use this video when teaching my students about the Holocaust.
I thought this process went fairly smoothly. I first decided on the topic, and then became researching more information on Anne Frank. I looked at a timeline, watched a video, and read entries from her diary to piece together my story. Once I gathered enough information, I used the planning sheet attached to Canvas to brainstorm what I was going to write on each card. After I wrote my entire story, I wrote it out on notecards. I then chose a piece of music and lastly, recorded. The actual process itself wasn't too difficult, it can definitely be done by my students in Elementary School. What was difficult, was figuring out what to say and how to say it. It took me a while to piece it all together. But I think it turned out pretty good.
This project is something that could be widely used in any classroom. You can literally make a video like this for any subject. During the process of researching my topic, I learned a lot of new information I didn't know before, which would be the entire point of using this in a classroom. If every student chose a different topic and then they all shared it with the class, the students will learn something from so many different topics. This is something I will definitely consider assigning in my future classroom and hopefully I'll be able to use the video I put together when teaching this topic to my class.
I thought this process went fairly smoothly. I first decided on the topic, and then became researching more information on Anne Frank. I looked at a timeline, watched a video, and read entries from her diary to piece together my story. Once I gathered enough information, I used the planning sheet attached to Canvas to brainstorm what I was going to write on each card. After I wrote my entire story, I wrote it out on notecards. I then chose a piece of music and lastly, recorded. The actual process itself wasn't too difficult, it can definitely be done by my students in Elementary School. What was difficult, was figuring out what to say and how to say it. It took me a while to piece it all together. But I think it turned out pretty good.
This project is something that could be widely used in any classroom. You can literally make a video like this for any subject. During the process of researching my topic, I learned a lot of new information I didn't know before, which would be the entire point of using this in a classroom. If every student chose a different topic and then they all shared it with the class, the students will learn something from so many different topics. This is something I will definitely consider assigning in my future classroom and hopefully I'll be able to use the video I put together when teaching this topic to my class.