I admit I was nervous about creating this video. I won’t even mention how many times I had to start over for a variety of reasons! My original plan was to do a screen share of a children’s e-book. I would be seen reading from an inset in the corner. I tried to this with both Zoom and Loom. With Loom specifically, there wasn’t a countdown and since I wasn’t able to see the control bar, I struggled knowing if I had actually started recoding. When I wanted to stop it took a few seconds, where the viewer saw me fumbling, to figure out how to end my recording. Previously I have tried Flipgrid and Screencastify, both have a countdown so you know when to begin talking. I hadn’t even realized how helpful this was. When I tried Zoom, there was also too much navigating and the video simply wasn’t smooth. It could simply be that the e-book and video combination was not a good idea, rather than the tools being challenging . I finally took a QuickTime video on my Mac, uploaded it to Animoto, and added a few edits from their site.
I think these video tools could be very beneficial in school libraries specifically during the pandemic. Video gives librarians another way to connect with students during distance learning. It could be reading a book aloud, working with classroom teachers to connect what students are currently studying with how they can gather information using the school library’s online resources, or even doing a simple craft like making a bookmark. This whole process was challenging and my video is far from perfect! I learned a lot, but have a long way to go to perfect my video making skills.
June 26, 2020 at 1:32 pm
I am so glad to hear someone else doesn’t like recording videos either. I admire those teachers that do, but I hate it. I didn’t do a story because I was worried about the whole copyright thing. Are we allowed to share read aloud of others books? I think you did a great job!
June 27, 2020 at 5:58 pm
I am a long way to go to get a perfect video. During Virtual Learning, the only time I have to do a video is when I have to explain something and it is easier to record than to write down in a document. To record, I like Zoom because I can share my screen.
June 27, 2020 at 9:42 pm
It’s nice to know that others struggled with recording videos this week – it was so much harder than I’d assumed and took hours longer than my finished product looks like I spent on it! As with everything else, I’m sure familiarity with these video tools will create comfort.
-Gray
June 29, 2020 at 6:25 pm
Those visual cues are so helpful, but I also always find myself talking to mini-me whenever I can see my own image on the screen! Whether it’s a video chat or when I was playing around with Loom, I was looking at myself when I was talking. I think it’s probably related to making eye contact when we communicate with others, but it still makes me chuckle!