Vlogging for Assessment and Reflection

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VLOGGING
for Assessment and Reﬂection

@amyburvall

Saturday, February 8, 14

amyburvall.com

open community
http://bit.ly/1mbRd6p
thats a “one”


“video” + “blog”


aka “v-log”


Entered MerriamWebster Dictionary in
2009

aka “v-log”


Famous Vlogger: Charlie McDonnell


Famous Vloggers: The Vlog Brothers


Famous Vlogger: Ryan Higa
(in a Draw my Life vlog)


Famous Vlogger: Vi Hart


Why Should Students Vlog?


natural; part of
“confessional
culture”


easy; cheap; fun

natural; part of
“confessional
culture”


personal;
allows for
student voice

easy; cheap; fun

natural; part of
“confessional
culture”


personal;
allows for
student voice

easy; cheap; fun

natural; part of
“confessional
culture”


practice
new
literacies

personal;
allows for
student voice

easy; cheap; fun

natural; part of
“confessional
culture”


less stressful
for some

practice
new
literacies

personal;
allows for
student voice

easy; cheap; fun

dynamic; can
be augmented

natural; part of
“confessional
culture”


less stressful
for some

practice
new
literacies

personal;
allows for
student voice

easy; cheap; fun

dynamic; can
be augmented

natural; part of
“confessional
culture”


less stressful
for some

practice
new
literacies

hard to
plagiarize

but wait, there’s more...


vlogs facilitate...



asy sharing



ffective
communication



xplaning



xploring
issues



xcitement
for learning


mpowerment


When to Vlog?


When to Vlog?
during activity


When to Vlog?
during activity
brieﬂy after


When to Vlog?
during activity

after a long time

brieﬂy after


Decide...


scripted
impromptu


thoughtful there’s more...
but wait,
spontaneous


talkingwait, there’s artisitic
but head
more...


knowledge there’s opinion
but wait,
more...


instructive there’s more...
but wait,
reﬂective


*Dewey: Learn by REFLECTION


CRITICAL REFLECTION

analyze


contextualize

imagine &
speculate

THEMATIC QUESTIONS
pose &
probe


open-ended

perspectives
& examples

UNIT QUESTION(S)


EXPLORING ISSUES/CONTROVERSIES


FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
(post-video assignment)


SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT


INSPIRE CHANGE

(10 Ideas to Rethink Education)


EVALUATE TOOLS
(& practice language)


CREATIVE: SPEEDSKETCHING


CREATIVE: NOTECARDS


CREATIVE: AUGMENTED

Using Mozilla’s Popcornmaker


AUGMENTED: #showyourwork


GET MOBILE
(students used phones to interview)


GET BOLD
(shy students often blossom)


GET PERSONAL
(“like we’re sitting at Starbucks”)


IT’S OK TO GET SILLY
(learning should be fun)


VLOGS for PD FEEDBACK


VLOGS for SHARING ACTIVITIES


VLOGS for THINKING OUT LOUD
@dkuropatwa “While Walking” series


VLOGS for ARCHIVING EVENTS
(make it interactive with a VOXBOX)


VLOGS for PARENT NIGHT

(mashup of student ﬁnal reﬂections)


document event/process


crowdsourced reﬂection


assessment of knowledge


opinion piece


1st day/last day interview


What’s Your Big Takeaway?


I Used to Think...Now I Think


Get Into a Character


Hook for Frontloading
(KWL)


#showyourwork


ART: play museum guide


SCIENCE: vlog through an experiment


MATH: tour guide for math in the real world


LIT: oral poetry reading/ analysis


LIT: oral poetry reading/ analysis
LANGUAGE: vlog in target language


OOLS


YPES


YPES
talking head


YPES
talking head


RSA animate

YPES
talking head


RSA animate
Common Craft

YPES
talking head
stopmotion


RSA animate
Common Craft

YPES
talking head
stopmotion


RSA animate
Common Craft
screen capture

IPS & TRICKS
vlog from anywhere - upload later


IPS & TRICKS
plan well - know your views
(but not overprepared)


IPS & TRICKS
relax and get comfy


IPS & TRICKS
get close; use eye contact


IPS & TRICKS
use headsets or record in car or
bathroom (anywhere quiet)


IPS & TRICKS
keep background uncluttered
- try monotone wall


IPS & TRICKS
test lighting (avoid backlight)


IPS & TRICKS
check posture - and wear shirt!


IPS & TRICKS
try black and white


IPS & TRICKS
use jumpcuts - stop & resume


IPS & TRICKS
keep under 10 min (4-5 = sweet)


GOING BEYOND...


When Students Vlog on Their Own


Set Up Your Own...

21


The VOXBOX Ed21 Project
IDEA!

IDEA!

G+,YouTube,
&Twitter
@VoxBoxED21



(“dotbox” from Venezuela EVAC2013)


Set Up Your Own...
and Get Vlogging


Question of the Week


VLOGS for GRATITUDE

(My daughter’s Thank You card to her teacher)


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Your Turn...
1. What was your “big takeaway”?
2. How could you use this in class?

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