Using Video Text in the Classroom

 Using Video Text

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How to use Video Text in the Classroom

    Technology is booming in the classroom at all grade levels in education, and it will not slow down! Using Video Text at school can be an engaging task or assignment for your students. If you are unfamiliar with video text, it is a short video clip conveying a message. When introducing video text to a class, it is best to start with a simple challenge of creating a video text, for example, a video text about a nursery rhyme, so that everyone can understand the process (Hicks, 2017) Students then gather images online on their given topic of discussion and proceeded to the next steps of drafting, revising, and editing, and then publish. In Crafting Digital Writing by Troy Hicks, he states, "Writers should focus on the main idea of telling stories, making an argument, or providing information"(Hicks, 2013, p. 114). When crafting a digital text, "Writing the script for the main body of the documentary in a voice that is both analytical and narrative; the issue must have a story behind it (Hicks, 2013, p.123).  Digital storytelling is a creator narration with images, music, sound, and video footage; sometimes, adding these details is a way to engage students in digital writing (Hicks, 2013).

How I used Video Text in my Introduction Video

    In my master's program, I created an Introduction video about myself. At that time, I did not know much about video text. Now that I know how to use video text in my creations, I can revise my video and make the necessary changes. First, I reviewed my original video and noted everything I needed to add and remove. Then, I made a script for the message I wanted to convey; I used the draft, revising, and editing process. A creator of video text should imagine their ideas visually and writing (Hicks,2013). Next, I decided on the program I wanted to edit my video. Then, I edited my video, adjusting timing and transition. Lastly, I published my finished product on my blog so readers can see my resubmission video. While making my video, I focused on the main idea of providing information and not straying away from that topic.  This video differs from my original video because I clearly convey and organize my points throughout the video. I did not shift off the main focus for the video, just as  I did in the original video. 

References 

Troy, H. (2013). Crafting digital writing: composing texts across media and genres. Heinemann.

Kristen Hawley Turner, & Hicks, T. (2017). Argument in the real world: teaching adolescents to read and write digital texts. Heinemann.

Norton, L. (2023, August 2). How to Send Video in a Text Message | SimpleTexting. SMS Marketing & Text Marketing Services – Try It for Free. https://simpletexting.com/blog/how-to-send-video-via-text/

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Social Media Arguments

 Arguments In Social Media

 (IconicBestiary, 2020)

    If you are an educator and scrolling through social media, you might find a funny meme that someone created about times they were in school or a person's opinion about education. In this blog, I will analyze a post and the comments posted under it. On the social media platform "X," also known as the former Twitter. An X user posted his opinion about the opportunities students need more at school. For example, "To read and write about something that interests them," "To create what they love, not what they're told," "To solve a problem that's not from a math worksheet," and "To articulate their thinking instead of taking a quiz or test." Several users reposted and agreed, but one other user quoted and argued that students need balance and that people should consider the purpose of a lesson/task; she states that student voice and choice are required to foster engagement. The user then asked, "What other opportunities can you think of that school systems need?

     According to the text Argument in the Real World by Troy Hicks, readers, and writers should be MINDFUL in social media spaces (Hicks,2017). On the table of Being a Mindful Reader and Writer of Social Media Arguments, being a reader of this post, I can identify some components of being MINDFUL.

M- Monitoring: I can identify the purpose of reading this message. The author is expressing his opinions on what opportunities a student may need in school.

I- Identifying(the claim): The post's claim is also evident. The user claims that students need opportunities to be more creative in school.

N-Note(evidence): This post does not provide any evidence to support his claims. He did not use images, quotes, or statistics to make his statements factual. 

D-Determine(mindset): The creator's post made me feel differently because I agree with some of his claims on his post. I do believe students should have more creative freedom in some of the tasks they have to do 

F-Facts: The creator of this post presents opinions, and they did not present any evidence behind the post. 

U-Understand (counter-argument): This post could be confrontational because some readers may not agree with his opinions on what schools need more. For example, another user quoted the tweet and stated that schools must be balanced. People should consider the lesson's purpose or task and constantly ask why.

L—Leverage(my response): If I had engaged with this post, I would have shown facts against claims to support my reasoning for posting the message. 

   To create a compelling argument, "An author must think about the question and plan their approach to constructing a message. Then, they must write the text featured in the media. The author should build the argument by cementing and elaborating on the purpose and how they communicate their message effectively. Then, the author must create the object"(Lawrence, 2022, pg.36).

     If a creator starts an argument on social media, they should understand what they are trying to achieve and not get off track. They should also have evidence to support their claim. You will also need logic, facts, and sense to win an argument. Asking the opposing person to provide facts can help you win an argument(Vivian, 2015). " Providing facts that prove the statement or explaining their feelings behind an opinion. By making them think more about it, they’ll often see that they are wrong without you needing to prove that they were wrong"(Vivian, 2015).

References

Lawrence, D. (2022). Digital writing : a guide to writing for social media and the web. Broadview Press.

Kristen Hawley Turner, & Hicks, T. (2017). Argument in the real world : teaching adolescents to read and write digital texts. Heinemann.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ZhiYuanTan91. (2015). How To Win Every Argument On Social Media – The Art Of Arguing. Seopressor.com. https://seopressor.com/blog/win-social-media-argument-the-art-of-arguing/

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