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Starting Spark Video – #4

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I was very excited to start Spark Video. Once I started it I realized it was easier than I excpected. I used an organizer which really helped. I planned out everything on the organizer. I planned out the photo I would put, the text on the screen and what I would say. Eventually I started the slides on Spark Video. I would just do what my organizer said and it was looking pretty good. I used my interview to answer some questions that would put on my Spark Video. On Spark Video I tried to not make it too complicated because it was my first time using it.

I was so excited about finishing my Spark Video. I hope it turns out great. I am really anxious to see what my final product will look like.

 

 

Questions and Changes – #1

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    In my class we do an immigration unit and you need to interview someone that experienced being an immigrant. You have to ask that person 10-15 questions about their immigration experience. Next, you use something called Spark Video and you make a 3-5 minute video.

 

   At first, I chose my grandma who was giving me information about my great grandma. My grandma wasn’t an immigrant, but I thought because she knows about my great grandma’s immigration experience I could interview her. Turns out I could not interview my grandma because she never actually experienced being an immigrant. So I had to figure another immigrant. I remember that my Aunt Ali is an immigrant from Canada. My aunt was only 6 when she immigrated, but her father remembers the experience more vividly. So I decided to interview my aunt’s dad.

Here is a link to my interview questions

These are my 10-15 questions that my immigrant will answer. I’m excited to see how he responds to these questions. I can’t wait for the interview.

   

Blog post #1- Choosing Teams

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In 5th grade we do a Rube Goldberg project. A Rube Goldberg is a machine with steps to achieve a simple task. In the Rube Goldberg project you had a choice to work anywhere from 1 to 4 people in our group. First, we had to choose a group. It was a tough decision, but after a day we figured it out. My group was Chase, Connor, Reece, and I. I was very excited to work with them because we have worked together before and we work well together. I chose to not work solo because if I worked with a group we would have more ideas.

After we figured out our teams we had to find out when to work on it, and where we would keep our work for the entire time of our project.  We decided to work at Connor’s house because he had the most materials. But it was hard for us to find out a common time to meet. Reece, Chase, and I had a similar schedule, while Connor had a very different schedule. So Recce, Chase, and I worked together and Connor worked solo. We decided to work on Mondays and Fridays and were excited to start building and planning.