Comments on: Mr. Winkle Goes to School: Movies for Professional Development http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289 Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mathew http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-425 Mathew Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:33:02 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-425 @Danny, Thank you for your kind words. Nothing on the computer is hard, it's just a question of how many hours a project takes to complete. I made this movie last year so I can't remember exactly how long it took but I'd estimate about 6-10 hours of work. I know Final Cut Pro so it wasn't hard for me but if you're starting from scratch and have never done this before you need to allow some time to get over the learning curve. @Danny,

Thank you for your kind words.

Nothing on the computer is hard, it’s just a question of how many hours a project takes to complete. I made this movie last year so I can’t remember exactly how long it took but I’d estimate about 6-10 hours of work. I know Final Cut Pro so it wasn’t hard for me but if you’re starting from scratch and have never done this before you need to allow some time to get over the learning curve.

]]> By: Danny Beard http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-424 Danny Beard Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:22:29 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-424 Great video Mathew. I'm really impressed with your video. It looks really professional and I can see how it would be a great presentation aid. I really need to get myself a Mac :). I know you said you got some help, but how hard was it for you to put this together on a scale from 1 to 10? Great video Mathew. I’m really impressed with your video. It looks really professional and I can see how it would be a great presentation aid. I really need to get myself a Mac :) . I know you said you got some help, but how hard was it for you to put this together on a scale from 1 to 10?

]]> By: Estrella http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-411 Estrella Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:43:40 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-411 Congratulations on the video! I would like to ask for your permission to translate it into Spanish so that I can share it with the teachers of the region of Extremadura in Spain through a blog I am the webmaster of. Greetings from Spain Congratulations on the video! I would like to ask for your permission to translate it into Spanish so that I can share it with the teachers of the region of Extremadura in Spain through a blog I am the webmaster of.

Greetings from Spain

]]> By: Momindant http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-412 Momindant Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:00:49 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-412 I agree that it's the after-school activities that best prepare students to enter the real world, but when schools try to coopt this type of experience, usually by requiring community service or a senior project, they spoil the soup. It becomes another series of notebook checks, another meaningless power point, another checklist-laden activity to be endured. I think self-paced learning, using technology for instruction and teachers as coaches, is the answer for basic curriculum. The amount of actual classroom time needs to vary by subject, too, and we really need to look at our graduation requirements. We should also think about dropping our one-size-fits-all curriculum, because it doesn't fit anyone well. I agree that it’s the after-school activities that best prepare students to enter the real world, but when schools try to coopt this type of experience, usually by requiring community service or a senior project, they spoil the soup. It becomes another series of notebook checks, another meaningless power point, another checklist-laden activity to be endured.

I think self-paced learning, using technology for instruction and teachers as coaches, is the answer for basic curriculum. The amount of actual classroom time needs to vary by subject, too, and we really need to look at our graduation requirements. We should also think about dropping our one-size-fits-all curriculum, because it doesn’t fit anyone well.

]]> By: Mathew http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-413 Mathew Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:51:55 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-413 Thank you everyone for your kind words. @Bill, in regards to Motion vs. Flash. Motion is a much easier program to learn. It's not necessarily obvious where everything is but once you know where to find things it's very simple to enter settings. Flash isn't as a intuitive. If given a choice, I would use flash only if I needed audience to interact with movie (for example, on mouse over x happens). Thank you everyone for your kind words.

@Bill, in regards to Motion vs. Flash. Motion is a much easier program to learn. It’s not necessarily obvious where everything is but once you know where to find things it’s very simple to enter settings. Flash isn’t as a intuitive. If given a choice, I would use flash only if I needed audience to interact with movie (for example, on mouse over x happens).

]]> By: Bill Farren http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-417 Bill Farren Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:12:13 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-417 Nice job, Mathew. I think your vid will help start a lot of conversations. It's amazing how video has the power to do that. How did you like using Motion? (I haven't tried it yet.) How would you compare it to Flash, for example? Nice job, Mathew. I think your vid will help start a lot of conversations. It’s amazing how video has the power to do that.
How did you like using Motion? (I haven’t tried it yet.) How would you compare it to Flash, for example?

]]> By: Ken Pendergrass http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-415 Ken Pendergrass Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:10:55 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-415 Mathew- Bravo! Adding another log to the fire for me with my teachers and professional development... Mathew-

Bravo! Adding another log to the fire for me with my teachers and professional development…

]]> By: Clay Burrell http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-414 Clay Burrell Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:10:34 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-414 <blockquote><em>...It’s nice to see high production and design values in another educator-created movie...</em></blockquote>

…It’s nice to see high production and design values in another educator-created movie…

]]> By: Elona Hartjes http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-418 Elona Hartjes Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:06:36 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-418 Mathew, Today when I finally got around to reading my March Issue of Educational Leadership I was struck by the fact that your video dovetails nicely with Marc Prensky's article- Turning on the lights. He says that "it's their( students) after school education, not their school education, that's preparing our kids for their 21st-century lives- and they know it." I guess what we want, Mathew, is for educators to realize this and change things. Educators need to venture out of their comfort zone. Great video. Mathew,
Today when I finally got around to reading my March Issue of Educational Leadership I was struck by the fact that your video dovetails nicely with Marc Prensky’s article- Turning on the lights. He says that “it’s their( students) after school education, not their school education, that’s preparing our kids for their 21st-century lives- and they know it.” I guess what we want, Mathew, is for educators to realize this and change things. Educators need to venture out of their comfort zone. Great video.

]]> By: Mathew http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=289&cpage=1#comment-416 Mathew Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:54:41 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=289#comment-416 @Steven Thanks for your comment. I don't find it to be a downer. I think it's just a reality that some people like to reflect and change while others prefer to continue doing the same thing forever. I also think school districts sometimes exacerbate this by seemingly arbitrarily changing things that seem to be working. However, in terms of technology, I also prefer to refocus and rather than thinking of it as something new we need to do, thinking of it as something we can use to augment and engage students with our existing curriculums. @Steven Thanks for your comment. I don’t find it to be a downer. I think it’s just a reality that some people like to reflect and change while others prefer to continue doing the same thing forever. I also think school districts sometimes exacerbate this by seemingly arbitrarily changing things that seem to be working.

However, in terms of technology, I also prefer to refocus and rather than thinking of it as something new we need to do, thinking of it as something we can use to augment and engage students with our existing curriculums.

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