Blogging with Brenda

While taking EDU 792, I learned so much new information about video production. This is not something I was expected, but it is incredibly appreciated. I'm excited to take away this knowledge from the classes I will teach and while working with my students. Image Source: GIFER One thing I will take away from this course is the importance of allowing students to create projects in non-traditional ways -- in this case, videos. There is a variety of videos that students can create when producing the information they have learned. From stop-motion animation, green screen videos, and creating a video on PowToon , they can take the knowledge they have learned from the class to a creative medium. Creating these videos not only encourages students to recap the course material, but students are also able to learn new skills related to technology. These videos should not be limited to art classes that are tailored to video production but should make their way into mainstream classes to allow...

What do you do when you have an entire week off from work and/or school? For me, spring break was a time to do very little. During the school year, I do far too much so over break I turned my brain off and opened my favorite apps, including Instagram.  Image Source: Personal Instagram Post On my personal Instagram, I very rarely post. I mainly share what I do in my Story, which is only available for 24 hours. On one's Instagram Story, one can see how many viewers for that post there were and who they were. I can't lie - I look to see who viewed my story. Reflecting on my last 25 posts on Instagram, they are either related to my dog, my boyfriend, a throwback picture, or a special moment. These go back to 2018, going to show how few posts I make. Below are two of my favorite pictures that I've posted recently. The first is from October 3, 2020. Aaron, my boyfriend, and I went to Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch. It was apparently National Boyfriend's Day, but my caption was ...