The objective was to create a stand-alone Professional Development (PD) presentation on a technology of our choice; we decided on Digital Storybook apps for the iPad.
Our group used Camtasia Studio to create individual portions of the presentation. Chris then used Camtasia to assemble and edit the final presentation, by piecing together the individual parts and then manipulating the volume levels so all sections were relatively the same volume level.
Group Assignments:
Introduction, iPad Overview, Conclusion: Hugh Potter
StoryKit Demo: Brian Jenks
StoryRobe Demo: Iman Zaatari
PuppetPals Demo: Chris Roche
I enjoyed learning Camtasia Studio, and benefited by its feature to save audio and image files separately, and ability to determine the duration and location of the images and special effects (separate audio, image and effects loops). Chris did have an issue with the video file conversion (files don't share very easily), but ended up saving to YouTube. Camtasia Studio is a powerful tool for PD, and one that I will continue to use going forward. Use of other video creation tools may have required extra time to create and assemble the final presentation, which may have resulted in our team missing the submission deadline.
Google Plus Hangout was also an integral part of our collaboration, as we held video conferences on the weekend, and used the text chat feature to converse at times when video/audio wasn't an option. Without this collaborative set of tools, our progress would have suffered.
Not much I would do differently, other than try and get an earlier start on the project. With team members located around the world (Michigan, Thailand and Saudi Arabia) early communication and determining direction are key to the success of a project such as this. I very much enjoyed working with Chris, Iman and Hugh, and thought we worked well together (and this is reflected in the quality of the product we produced).
Link to Final Group 4 Presentation: Digital StoryBook Apps for the iPad
Links to my related blogs on this group project: Part A - Group Brainstorm Session
Part B - Storyboard, Script and Collaborations
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