As I realized this week that I had finished the video, poster, and executive summary I breathed a huge sigh of relief. It might actually all get done! I still need to make the presentation video and finish up some of the pages on my website, but it all seems much more doable now. While becoming a better teacher was obviously the main reason I decided to get a masters I have gained something else, unexpected from this program. I learned that I can figure out how to do things that seem intimidating or beyond my skill set. Before I started this program I would have never thought I could make and edit a video, or write a research paper, or design a logo, or create a website! But looking back on this year I realized that with some frustration and an ample amount of google searches starting with, "How do I..." I can figure out how to do a lot more than I thought possible. This not only gives me increased confidence in my profession, but in my general life as well.
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Luckily, there was not a whole lot that I needed to change about my video this week. I had some awkward spots where the screen was black for too long, but those problems are pretty easy to fix on WeVideo. One good tip I did pick up from my cousin, who is a video editor, was to never have a still image. He told me that most of the time still images in a video will be zooming in or out very slightly. This gives the video a sense of movement, but it needs to be so slight that the viewer hardly notices it. I added this effect to my video and it really did help it to all come together.
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