My next steps in producing my capstone video are cleaning up and refining everything to try to make it as crisp as possible.
      Getting the opportunity to create so many drafts allowed us to take our time so now that we are at the end we know exactly what we want to use, say and do as far as editing. I learned a new way to improve each week on my draft largely in part to do with the amazing feedback I received.
      Through my process I did struggle with purchasing software but the more I continued to work on my drafts and get encouragement and suggestions in class I am happy with what I came up with Adobe Spark.
         I think one of the best parts was letting our students be apart of the video. No matter the age group we all have the kids still love helping their teacher.
    

     I must be very honest, this assignment was certainly a difficult process. I came across a few obstacles this week when trying to put together my video. To start I had a very challenging time with my downloading videos to my district laptop that I have been using through this program. It's honestly old and outdated and I feel like its going to go out on me soon. So because of that I had to use my home computer that I never use so it had nothing I needed saved on it. Then with my school site being closed I wasn't able to get the footage I wanted of my classroom and my students.
     What I did finally come up with for my rough cut it a draft that needs a lot of work. Because I am using Adobe Spark my video still has a presentation approach instead of a feel of a movie or film which I believe it is supposed to have. I am strongly considering purchasing a more sophisticated tool and just plugging in the ideas I already have to make something I am more happy with.
     Moving forward I would like to get some feedback from my cohort members on the editing tools they used and if they plan on using them and some tips if I do decide to go in that direction.
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I actually had fun coming up with ideas for my storyboard. I felt like I was a movie director creating a movie. The things that I visualized actually came to me at random parts of the day. I would jot down ideas while I was cooking or watching cartoons with my daughter. 
Because I’m an Android user, and it was free, Adobe Spark is the application I decided to go with. My goal however was to try new things that I haven’t done on previous presentations.
One of the problems I came across was how to figure out how to incorporate B-Roll in my video. This is where I think a more sophisticated movie editing application might come into place. I do plan on doing more exploring and editing so I can have a final product that I am happy with.  

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     Prior to  last semester I didn't even know what transliteracy was but giving a name and a definition to what I want to be and what I want my students to become is reassuring.  Every teacher and parent knows that no two children are alike therefore sometimes it takes multiple ways to get the message across to them. The same thing applies when it comes to teaching curriculum in the classroom. With some students I can just explain with my words, others might need me to do an example on the board, some might need me to find a video clip with animations or use manipulatives to form and shape what they need to learn, either way doing it one way and expecting all 24 of them to get it is not going to happen.
     I've also come to realize this pattern when it comes to assessments as well. Some of my brightest students are not successful on Unit tests. When it comes to state and district assessments there is no way around it, they have to take them but my own classroom assessments give me a better representation of what they truly know because I can test them according to their transliteracy strengths. Many of my classroom assessments I use for report card information come from partner/group or whole class work and discussions with my essay writers and pencil/paper kiddos find just as engaging. If I know certain kids can draw or create a poster to convey their thoughts and thinking process I implement that as much as possible for them. If I have a group that are super chatty, video recording themselves telling me what or how learned would be ideal for them.