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PSA Reflection From our first attempt to communicate digitally it was necessary to create a wiki designed specifically to the public service announcement. We stated will asking each member of the group to contribute ideas and suggestions for our PSA topic. Each member our of group contributed wonderful ideas that varied from subject areas. Each member then researched the given topics and voted on a topic that would best fit our group. We decided on the importance of yielding to emergency vehicles. The wiki page that was created for our group was our major form of communication throughout the entire project. We did email one another through our personal email accounts when it pertained to particular questions concerning specific roles. I can honestly admit that the thought of completing a group project (digitally) with individuals I may never actually see was somewhat discouraging for me. I consider myself very talkative and group orientated, and just the idea of having to express not only my visions for the PSA, but combine them with other member seemed almost impossible. I was shocked by how well our group was able not only able to created an amazing public service announcement, but learn from another. We used movie maker as our program from creating our video. We did take the advice from readings and decided to get more footage then needed. This helped with the editing stages and publishing of the video. I think with a more equipped camera my footage that I contributed to my group could have been improved. This improvement would have brightened my scenes and allowed the recorder of voice to be clearer. This was a learning experience and I have taken so many skills and advice from my group members.

by: Marisol Peralez
 * Week 2 **
 * Individual Video Project Blog **
 * "How the Game has changed" **

I decided to use the software Windows Movie Maker since I am familiar with the program and have used it before. The only time I have created a video was for my sister-in-laws birthday. I used images only and created somewhat of a power point. This project could have been easily created through power point. On this particular project I was only exploring different software programs that my computer included. I was happy that I had attempted to use this software prior to starting assignment #1 for week 2. Being somewhat familiar with a program gave me the upper hand, and confidence I needed in creating a video. Coming up with ideas for the assignment was challenging for me. I did communicate and plan with a partner on particular ideas and formatting for the video. I had originally decided on using the topic of traveling to California as the major goal for the video. After deciding on a topic, I then searched for videos that would support the goal of the assignment. I was not successful in finding video clips that would catch my particular audience. Through collaboration with family members and friends I used my memory box to decide on my new found topic. I thought particular commercials that have caught my eye and persuaded me in some exacting way. My husband usually has me stop whatever I am doing in order to watch a sports commercial that he calls,”awesome”. This happens on a weekly basis. I decided to use sports as my direction for my video. Movie maker meet all my needs and I was very impressed by the outcome of my final video. I was able to create and split clips for the video. This was a challenge and skill I had never used before. The video is “awesome” and I can honestly say that I am proud of my final project. If I could edit one aspect of the video, I would have changed the ending crediting by changing the effects.

Week 1
 * Hand over Hand... **

Written and Directed By: Marisol Peralez My experiences from creating my first personal digital story… I used the article written my Joe Lambert, “Digital Storytelling Cookbook” as a foundation for creating my story. After interview several of my classmates and viewing the beginning stages of there production, it reminded me of my own story. Although I was somewhat overwhelmed by the project and experienced a memory overload with stories that I considered using, whichever direction I would decide to go, I kept in mind that I was the editor and director. As, the editor I wanted to use a story that would catch the hearts and minds of those who viewed it. The majority of classmates went in the direction of memorial moments in which they remembered a lost pet, grandma or any family member that meant a lot to them. I too have a memorial story about my father but, this personal story was not one I was ready to share. I then decided to review my picture folders I had previously saved on my computer. Each folder of pictures was from a different event or activity that I not only experienced in my life but felt it was important enough to take pictures at. The accomplishment story was the direction I decided to go in creating my digital story. What was the defining moment in this event? I decided to use images from my student teaching experience as the defining moment for my story. This particular experience was the foundation of my career and gave meaning to my decision in becoming a special education teacher. I downloaded Microsoft Photo Story 3 onto my computer and uploaded various pictures from that semester. Once the pictures were uploaded I rearranged in a particular order that would allow me to write a script. The script was easy to write considering I used a defining moment that changed my outlook on my ability to become an amazing teacher. The story I wrote was mine and came straight from the heart. The program was user friendly and the editing for the project was well defined on each page. The only implication I encounter was the size of the video and how it would be uploaded onto various websites. After several attempts of reformatting the file, I was successful in publishing my first personal digital story. I used both teacher tube and my personal wiki to display my video titled “Hand over Hand”.