Paper Slide Reflection

I loved doing the paper slide videos! It was a great way to integrate technology and "old fashioned" pen and paper. I loved that Google Docs allowed Tiffany and I to collaborate on our script. It was definitely a challenge to then take our script and cut it down to simple slides with few words on it, but this would be a great exercise for students in knowing how much should be written versus how much should be spoken. Our creativity was tapped into by deciding what to write/speak and then again when we decided to add color and pictures to our slides. It was fun to videotape ourselves; so much so that I think it could be a project students would look forward to rather than dread. It gave us accountability for what we were creating. The only downside I could see does not even involve the project process, just the lack of schools who have access to video equipment. Most schools, mine included, do not have iPod Touches to allow students to use to film themselves. If we had one, I could videotape the students but I think that takes away from their feeling of responsibility over their project and it would be hard for me to get around to each group in a timely manner. Maybe in the future videotaping technology will become more readily available in schools. If that happens, doing Paper Slides will definitely be something that I would love to utilize.