I am stubborn.
Once I get an idea into my head, I’m bound and determined to find a way to do it.
Such was the case with the vocabulary words that I wanted to introduce to my students.
Not too long ago, my fellow reading teachers discovered a wonderful site called VocabAhead. There are tons of videos.
The only problem is that the word list is limited, in my not-so-humble opinion.
But, this site got my wheels turning…especially more so when intense Google searches failed to turn up any videos for the words I’d selected.
So, I talked to Rooster about my dilemma, and we thought that if I created a PowerPoint, I might be able to convert it into a movie. I wasn’t looking for anything super fancy…no animation…at least not at this point in time. Remember that I’m an overachiever, so it’s possible that I could stretch myself in the future.
I found a video that showed me how to do what I wanted to do…
I simply followed the steps outlined, and VOILA! I had my own, customized video!
I even did the voice-overs! I just love iMovie! In fact, I love my Mac!
I used the instructions on this post, which I’d written a few weeks ago, to save my video. You never know if the school system’s network administrators are going to block out YouTube from being accessible.
The entire project took about an hour.
I’m psyched! Now, I have a template for future videos. I’m excited because my students are going to get exactly what they need…specially designed just for them!
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