This is our final product for the Group Leadership Project.
Tools for information exchange & workflows in 1:1 iPad classrooms.
1) What tool did your group use to deliver the PD tutorial? Why?
We used a combination of tools to create this: iMovie, Audacity, Explain Everything, IShowU HD, Reflection, and Final Cut Pro. We used YouTube to deliver it to the audience. We decided that there were various tools that each group member was comfortable with or wanted to try out. We wanted to play to our strengths or seek out new challenges (in the case of new tools). For instance, I'm very strong with Audacity and iMovie, so I used those. Janet wanted to use the actual tool she was researching and demo'ing, ExplainEverything. Ultimately, Fredy used Final Cut Pro X to pull everything together because he is really proficient with that full-line video editing software package.
2) What did you learn during the development process of the final product?
I learned that a group of people in disparate locations using diverse tools can pull together a convincing project with a minimum of meeting time. We spent about 3 hours meeting in total over the course of a month, with the addition of a couple dozen emails in a flurry right near the end of the project. While it was difficult to get everyone in the (virtual) room, synchronous meetings using a solid video-conferencing application (Google Plus Hangouts, in this case) went a long way to facilitate the development of the project.
3) What would you do differently if you had to develop a similar product again?
I would set up certain parameters and guidelines about the format and other technical specifications. One thing that only came up at the end (after we'd all done our individual segments) is that had not agreed on an aspect ratio for the project. Some content was in widescreen 16:9, and other segments were in 4:3. Ultimatelty, Fredy was able to resolve these problems with some post-production trickery, but the final product does not look quite as fluid, visually, as it might have been otherwise.
You have done a wonderful job of mentioning the tools your group used to create the tutorial; however, there are two and 1/2 questions that need to be addressed in your blog post: 1) What tool did your group use to deliver the PD tutorial? Why?; 2) What did you learn during the development process of the final product?; and 3) What would you do differently if you had to develop a similar product again? I would highly recommend that you add the needed information to your post and resubmit this assignment for another round of review. Your tutorial is fabulous! I have received word that RKE teachers will have the equivalent of one full day of iPad PD in September. I'm looking forward to finding out what apps (if any) my district has purchased for use to use. Hoping Notability and Explain Everything are on the list.
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