Adobe Spark video was not my favorite tool initially because I didn’t feel it was the right fit for a tutorial. Once I moved past the parameters of the assignment and got deep into the tool, I found a simple Web 2.0 tool perfect for a wide range of grade levels. Adobe Spark video was extremely easy to use once the correct settings and plugins were loaded. I did find that frustrating and I can see a student or teacher losing interests from the start if the experience were to begin with a troubleshoot session. The tool has very few frills which is perfect for students to use. I find my middle school students tend to be distracted by large menus of features and lack the depth in content because they have spent so much time with the bells and whistles. Recording and inserting images was intuitive and I can see teachers and students having little trouble making a highly visual and engaging project, in little time. At first I was disappointed in the text feature and lack of formatting tools. Then I reflected on the purpose and need for Adobe Spark video for a student and realized the writing, editing, and speaking process could be highlighted through the script writing and not assessed in the visual text. You don’t need visual text if the script and spoken word are high quality. We talk of beautiful work in expedition products but in this case, the beautiful work can look and sound like a student's thinking and learning, in their own voice. The hook are the stunning images presented but the display of learning is in the narration by the students.
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