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Final Assessment Reflection Answer Five Questions / 150 words each

Another six weeks went by and I had to start a new course. The difference is that now I am off for summer vacation and I will have much time on my hands to work on the multimedia and video class with much enjoyment. Well, the first day was great then I realized that it was a bit more than just play around with camera and video. I had not envisioned this class would include editing video, adding audio, or even transitions between video shots. I thought I would film family video and cut parts that were not appropriate such as people that get in the way and are not part of the family. Therefore, the actual course was not even what I thought it would be. So it is clear that my course envision did not align with the actual course outcomes. I have learned so much more than what I had anticipated. I especially learned transitions, adding voiceover to video, and creating video from still life photos. During the course of my career as a district technology specialist, I have mastered the art of editing video using a wide variety of multimedia programs. This creates a great relevance to my job at school. I can assure that each student will benefit from learning to create such video. As I worked through the class, I thought that the students would create a video that would demonstrate their ability to master simple technology skills that will be necessary to succeed in the 21st century. Students will be able to create high quality video presentations such as the PSA that we created. I also anticipate teachers and staff to become more at ease with creating their own video projects. Teachers will gain much more respect and compliments when they provide their students with multimedia and video opportunities. Teachers will show much relevance in their classroom to the real world life. Much of the learning will also include the teachers as well as the students. As hard as it might be to remember what I did not achieve, it is easy to remember what I did achieve. As I look back to the first week of class, I can remember that I learned how to scan family photos into Photo Story 3 to create a video with music and audio, on the other hand creating a video with short video clips, and at the end I also learned how to actually take video shots and put them all together to create a high quality video that gave a message to the general audience. Of course, you will create the video with much detailed techniques to assure clear, precise video production. Getting back to what I did not achieve, I started to think I didn’t learn how to compress the video to be able to upload, but then I did learn how to do it with help from other classmates. So, I will have to say that I did achieve all I anticipated and much more. I am proud to say that I did complete the course assignment and did so very successfully. I did come across many road bumps but I overcame them with the help of my team partners. We have worked together to collaborate and complete the PSA. We communicated via email, wiki, Google docs, and telephone. I did get to experience frustration, disappointment, and discouragement. I had some difficulty uploading the video into the wikispaces. The video was too large to fit, so I had to change the setting in the “Manage my wiki” section. I had to say for it to be less than 7MB. Finally, at the end I was able to pull through again with the help of my team partners. I feel confident that this course will be a great asset for the future implementation at the elementary school setting. Yet, I am sure that this is not all that I will learn, there is still a great amount of knowledge that I will learn to better prepare students for the technology age. It has been quite a challenge, but the job is done, now its time to be rewarded. I have learned much about myself. I learned that I can accomplish whatever I set up to do. Just the simple fact that I decided to get my Masters degree, I can say that it’s never too late to succeed in my career. For that matter, leadership is also important for me as an educator. I have great leadership skills which I will now incorporate with technology for a brighter and better future. I have also learned that technology has to be used correctly considering legal rights and licensing. I learned that you have to obtain the appropriate license such as creative commons in other to avoid any legal issues. Doing everything lawfully correct, I can assure myself that I will be able to provide my students with the most that they can grasp. For that same reason I have to maintain a positive attitude about everything that I do. I believe that I can accomplish whatever I want by having a set mind to get it done. I also believe that if I anticipate any problems I will overcome by asking. I realize that if I don’t know something, it’s ok to ask. As always remember that everything is possible if you believe it can be done.