This week we focus on videos. I chose to make my video about public art in Birmingham, Michigan. Here in Berkley, we don't have a lot of public art. Birmingham, however, has many pieces throughout the city. Because of its reputation for being "snooty" and exclusive with expensive houses, boutique shopping, gated communities, and fancy cars, many people don't think to visit Birmingham just to walk around. The video I created shows images of the various public works within a walking distance from the downtown area. To create the video, I used iMovie and took photos on a Canon SLR camera. The movie was shared to youtube so it can be viewed by students in and out of school.
Evaluate a Video
For this project, I found a series of videos where the video creators take the viewer on a "Snapchat tour" of the various public art locations on the University of Michigan campus. It's a combination of video and photos with the typical Snapchat text and graphics added on. This appealed to me because so many young people are using Snapchat. It's an easy technology to use: take a picture or video and add it to "My Story." Then you can go into My Story and download the entire compilation (Snapchat does the compiling for you) and upload it to youtube. You can also share the pictures and videos with your friends along the way. The text option is a great option for noting the title of the work and the artist if you don't include the plaque information.
Thanks for using snapchat for your video evaluation. I think students will certainly be able to relate seeing as most of our students are using it. I would like to see how someone could implement it into the classroom and have a track record of it being beneficial to student learning.
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