Digital Storytelling Reflection

The most enjoyable part of this process was the interaction with my group members while creating it. We had a lot of fun locating images to put into the movie, deciding on a script, and convincing each other to try and perform the role. We laughed a great deal and it did not feel like we were doing actual work. The most difficult parts were technical issues (not being able to find the record button or separating audio) and we usually had to seek out help to resolve these issues. Even though the three of us had a little experience with iMovie, we still had to learn new things to be able to create our project. We even learned how to record audio in garage band and import it into iMovie prior to learning the shortcut to make the audio record button visible. 

This project would be great when trying to promote library evens or services to the community. We could make the video and have it published to the library page, email the link out to subscribing members of our newsletter, and try to have teachers play the videos for students/parents during orientations or weekly announcements. This project provides a great opportunity to teach kids not only how to produce media content but also what they are allowed to put within their content and how copyright laws work. They can have fun making the videos but also learn how to locate images, music, and other material that are licensed under creative commons. Within the library this medium can also be used to create book reviews that might help promote reading among other students.