Documentation of Unit 1 Project
In order to plan out my project for Unit 1, I first had to figure out what medium I would like to use for my project. I had three options to choose from: a poster, a tutorial video, or an elevator pitch. Of the three options, I decided to go with the tutorial video. I believed this would be the best course of action because the unit one topics seemed like they’d be a lot easier to teach compared to any topics that I have seen in future units. I chose to teach atoms and subatomic particles due to my familiarity with the topic. I looked through my notes to refresh a bit on some areas then began to record. It took me about three takes to come up with a product I was satisfied with. I'm not very experienced when it comes to recording myself or my voice so it was a bit of a challenge to be able to record the video all in one take so I have some cuts in my video but I dont think theyre distracting or jarring. I discussed atoms and isotopes thoroughly but without overexplanation, trying my best to make it seem like I was teaching a beginner to chemistry. After recording, I went into an editing software to polish up a few things, such as cleaning up transitions and adding notes. I also made sure to fact check my claims so that I wasn’t providing false information to the viewer. After being certain of my video's quality, I then finally uploaded it to youtube.
Reflection on Unit 1 Project
Upon finishing up the unit 1 project tutorial video, I found myself feeling a bit more confident in my ability to convey topics I am familiar with in a recorded environment. It was a bit daunting at first to record myself teaching, but I realized that even though I'm not amazing at it right now, teaching is a skill that can be improved with successive exposure. I believe this activity has improved my teaching skills, technology skills, and public speaking skills.