Group+PSA

I think this turned out very well.media type="youtube" key="NFi4ekRzFP0" height="340" width="560" Creating the Public Service Announcement was challenging, mostly due to the fact that each member of our group lived in different cities. Only one of our members had a high quality video camera, I have a combination voice recorder, camera, and digital camera that produces very low quality video and sound. Mine has issues with the battery draining very quickly, and a low-quality microphone, so I left the video recording to my teammates. I really had no previous experience with video-taping or editing film together. This was an entirely new adventure for me, which I found very enjoyable.

I found the group setting helpful, because there was always someone else with a different understanding of the directions if I was unclear on what to do. It was also beneficial to have feedback from other team members before the final project was submitted. The experience will also help me think about the best way to incorporate such activities in the classroom. Unfortunately, I will be unable to implement group video creation at my current campus due to a lack of video cameras. Once the campus is more comfortable with the current level of technology available, I’m sure that video cameras will be added to the pool of educational technology resources.

I ended up with the role of communicator and go-between. The other members of the team had the technology, but were rarely online at the same time. There were also occasions where file transfers between their systems didn’t work. A large part of my role became transferring documents back and forth and helping maintain the communication lines and providing feedback. The group dynamic was very good for this assignment, we divided up the tasks and each person successfully completed their part. I do think that the in-person planning meeting at the beginning of the project was vital for the success of our project. The rest of the communication which was handled in IM and e-mail, worked well because of the ground work laid by the group. I think the larger the group, the more difficult coming to an agreement about responsibilities would become.