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9/12/2016

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Mr. Hughes is a great friend of mine who teaches computer science at North Haven High- He's been a close friend since we were in elementary school. 

While we teach different courses to different age groups- We share these computer lab rules. In fact, these rules are almost standard rules no matter what computer lab you enter from elementary school to college. 

The video was made on Windows Movie Maker (which we have installed on all of our computers! OR you could download the program- free for windows computers) The audio was recorded on Audacity (http://www.audacityteam.org/). Though, you could simply use Movie Maker itself. I also used Photoshop (which we also have on our computers) to manipulate some of the photos (pssst I don't have a pack of wild dogs in the computer lab) 

If you want to take a behind the scenes tour of the video check out our google folder here

The video was really fun to shoot once we had a plan! I always start my ideas with paper and pencil because I'm an old man... Then we used a google doc to write our script and organize photos/videos so we could collaborate. 

A few hours of work and we finished it up!

*Advice* for all of you readers out there- Always do the visual media first (Photos+video) THEN do audio. I got this tip from doing a Powtoon presentation (which I highly recommend to anyone out there) and it's helped my story telling exponentially.

Enjoy!

*Tip #2* When you have to write an essay for school- ask if you can make a video instead - Do some research online- There are a lot of convincing arguments and it's much more fun :D 
5 Comments
Sharon Mossy link
9/27/2016 03:49:49 pm

I always get a kick out of the projects you and Dan do, and this is no exception. I love the quirkiness of the video and I think your students will find it quite funny to watch. Great job making it a collaborative process too!

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Anna Porto link
9/27/2016 04:14:54 pm

How much fun would it be to have to watch kids videos instead of reading their essays, right? I know my son in 4th grade is soooo done with writing about every single holiday, vacation or athlete. If I asked him to produce a video about the topic he would be on board! I liked how you tested the collaborative format of making a video. Definitely a great idea and a great product!

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Dana Murphy
9/27/2016 04:24:37 pm

Let's face it...no one likes to listen to the rules! This was a great way to explain the rules to your students. It was informative and entertaining at the same time! Great idea to collaborative with Dan too!

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Alessa
9/27/2016 04:42:36 pm

Love the way that you made this funny and interesting for the kids. This will definitely keep their attention and is much more entertaining than a powerpoint. You and Dan are so creative and I'm sure you keep your students on their toes!

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Greg Twohill
9/27/2016 05:16:02 pm

Great video. Love the humor. Kids will definitely find it funny. Keep up the good work.

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