Murder Mystery Dinner – A Tableau
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Final Project!
What is henna? How do you do henna? If you are curious, check it out!
Reflections! Matthew and Alison
I had a great experience in the class! I really loved working with Matt and being able to lend a guiding hand throughout the activities. We produced many pieces of work that I am glad to say I am proud. I am so proud of Matt for working through this class. He was always a joy. He is thoughtful and intelligent and always excited and ready to go. I have seen an increase in his confidence in his work, and certainly his typing! (haha) I have learned about so many different types of technology and their applications into the classroom that I plan on taking with me. I hope Matt is able to reflect upon these projects and use some of the literacy applications, like writing scripts and using scenes to create a feeling, like he did in the final project, in his classes in the years to come. I had a great time working with you Matt! Keep up the enthusiasm and thoughtful work, I know it will get you far! I can’t wait to read one of your books someday! 🙂
-Alison Sagliocca
Reflection on the class: (likes, dislikes, were goals accomplished? what will you take with you?)
Q: What was the best part of this final project?
A: I’d say filming and acting was pretty fun, but the whole thing was really cool!
Q: What was the hardest part of the final project?
A: Definetlly the editing. It was stressful when part of the project was deleted and it didn’t load, but it was all worth it in the end.
Q:Which segment or “tape” was your favorite?
A: It’s hard to choose between the Star Wars audition and “Human Safari”. They were both great, and so were the rest!
Q:If you could actually meet one of the characters from the video, who would it be?
A: Wow, that’s a tough question, but I’ve gotta say Luke Vader from the Star Wars tape. He’s a nerd like me , but so much dorkier!
Q: Finally, was the best part of the whole Vassar Reading Project?
A: Another toughie! I can’t decide on a favorite, but the whole thing was really cool. I had a lot of fun and it’s been great going through this. Thanks for having this awesome project! Â Â -Matthew
Chiara’s Final Project
So, for these past few I have worked with Yoona and from her I have earned a couple of things:
I learned how to put the ñ in a sentence, how to copy and paste on a Mac, and most importantly of all, how to perfect a project, and reach full potential.
Yoona has taught me how to not only give my all in my projects, but how to expect the most from myself.
Thanks.
Final Movie: Yu-Oh-NO!
Reflection
Working together with Hanna has been an enriching experience. We covered many projects about various intriguing topics. We started off the program with doing a PSA on abortion. On this subject that I had no personal feelings to, I began to see both point of views regarding the controversy. For the following projects, we were able to craftily use the technology provided. Both of us being fairly new to the usage of the programs, we took it step by step to learn it together. Hanna made her project more interesting by brining in her own materials that had significant meanings to her. The whole class was able to learn the process of making a torta sandwich and doing a henna tattoo!
While working on these projects, we were also able to incorporate some literacy learning. Having a strong foundation in literacy already, Hanna was able to grow and develop her further interest in literacy. The combination of both technological use and literacy development surely made this program insightful. I hope Hanna continues on with her pursuit of her dream!
Reflection: Nazayar and Nghiem
Nazayar: He liked the whole thing–the technology, the assignments, the whole program! He disliked how long it took to edit the videos and put them all together.
Nghiem: I really enjoyed my time with Nazayar. We have had lots of ups and downs. My knowledge of the Yu-Gi-Oh universe has increased exponentially thanks to Nazayar. I’ve also learned that he’s an amazing artist and seen his drawing skills improved over the course of the digital storytelling program. He creates his own pictures for all his stories and they are a blast to read. It was pretty difficult working with video editing software like Final Cut Pro though. We struggled a lot with the process, but ultimately we worked together to finish numerous movies.
SOCIAL Media: The Selfie Generation
Here is our Powerpoint file!
By Stephanie  and Aaliyah!
Reflections from the semester
–Eunice–
For the first few weeks of the semester, I unfortunately did not have a consistent partner in the program– that is, until Taylor came along! I first met Taylor right after spring break, when she came to our Adolescent Literacy class for the first time. We have done a number of projects, such as a Power Point on how to draw a face, a video based on the poem, “Homework, I Love You”, and a how-to video on the grossest sandwich ever. It has been a lot of fun to learn with Taylor on the art of crafting a story– as it truly is a different process for everyone. I feel as I learned equally from Taylor as she did from me. I have further enjoyed learning about Taylor and Meghan’s ambitious graphic novel project. It has been really inspiring to be with and learn from two high school students who are just so passionate about their own creative project. I am really glad I was able to be a part of their creative production process as they complete the prologue of the graphic novel for their final project! Watch out world, Taylor and Meghan’s graphic novel is coming to a bookstore near you!
–Taylor–
During the Digital Storytelling Program here at Vassar, I have learned and experienced new ways of writing and telling stories. I was not aware that some of the things we did classified into proper writing, like the “how to” portion of the program. For example, I did a “How to Draw a Face” tutorial on Microsoft Power Point. Also, you never think about the effort that goes into different stores, like comics. What interested me in this program was one of the ideas for the final project, the graphic novel. During this program I have come to realize that all comic book writers have to think out a plot and dialogue to go with it, like writing a standard story except with pictures. Writing requires a lot of thinking over and coming up with new ideas with other people. I got to have a hands-on experience with my partner, Eunice. We got to exchange thoughts and ideas with each other while working on different projects. Overall, I really enjoyed this program and hope to do it again!