I chose to record a video of how to use Libby App, which I might use as a resource for a new class I am teaching next school year. I want my students to use Libby App to have access to ebooks and audiobooks from our public library. I used my iPad to record myself walking through downloading the app, searching for our public library, adding my library card information, and did a brief demonstration on searching for digital resources. I had never used my iPad to record my screen, but I think that was helpful because my students will have access to iPads for this class. I had to figure out how to turn on the microphone so I could record myself speaking, but I was able to figure that out after a quick Google search.  Even though it took me several takes before I was happy with the recording, it was pretty simple.

I decided to try Kapwing to edit my recording because I wanted to play around with adding text and arrows to my video. Using Kapwing was pretty intuitive, except when I was trying to figure out how to time how long my text and arrows appeared in my recording. But after looking around, I found a timing button that allowed me to easily set up how long each arrow and text set appeared in the video. My biggest issue with Kapwing is in trying to create a shareable link on my Google Drive. I was able to create the link, but it doesn’t simply open up in a new tab or window, like some of my classmates’ links. The only way someone can view my recording is if they download the recording. I tried to figure out a way around this, but I have not had any luck.

I checked out Zoom, which I didn’t use during virtual instruction this past school year.  We used Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, so I had a lot of practice sharing my screen and recording myself and creating instructional videos using BBCU . Since Zoom is similar to BBCU, I was able to quickly figure out how to share my screen. I found a feature that allows Zoom to mirror what is shown on an iPhone or iPad. I tried to set it up, but I wasn’t able to find Zoom on my iPhone in order to set up the screen mirroring. If I could figure out how to screen share with my iPad, that would come in handy if I wanted to record something that I can’t access on my school issued laptop.

I looked at Animoto and it reminded me of Adobe Spark.  I played around with one of the narrative templates to see how I could create a book report using that template. I tried to use some of the stock photos available on Animoto, but you need to have the professional account package in order to have access to them. I would need to first work with my students to give them information and time to learn about and play around with using images and videos from Creative Commons before I introduce them to using a platform like Animoto. That being said, I could see myself using this if I ever needed to introduce a book (or maybe a genre) to a class.