Month: October 2019

Fun with iMovie

Thanks to Rich McCue, our class got a chance to play around in the world of video/audio editing, and screen capturing. Rich manages the University of Victoria Libraries Digital Scholarship Commons, which I hope to explore more as it offers workshops and advice on how to use digital tools.

Video editing with iMovie

What can you use it for?
Interviews
Trip recap
YouTube tutorials
Class inquire project
Music videos

Check out this 6 minute iMovie tutorial here.

Below are a couple samples of what I created in iMovie, adding in titles, audio, backgrounds and transitions. Here is a link to Rich’s intro workshop we worked from.

Audio editing with Audacity

What can you use it for?
Art project
Podcasting
Music recording (GarageBand)

Rich was kind enough to pass on some easy-to-follow instructions on podcast recording and editing with Audacity, which I unfortunately ran out of time for in class. Here is the link to Rich’s google doc for future reference.

Screen capture with screencastify

Here is the link to Rich’s google doc on Screencasting for future reference.

What can it be used for?
Screenshot videos for tutorials
Screen or audio recording

How social media connects a movement.

Last week we attended the Global Climate Strike. We had been talking at home about why this is an important day for us and how it affects our daily lives. I am in awe of the millions in the world who have embraced the message of the remarkable 16-year-old Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) and how, with thanks to social media, the Climate Strike movement has grown over the past year.

We made our signs and headed down to the Legislature in Victoria to march in solidarity with all those demanding our politicians and business leaders act faster to make legislation, policy and support innovation that will shrink carbon emission and stop the extraction of the earth’s resources.

So, we strike!

The vibe was amazing, the chants, signs, smiles.

It was inspiring to see bus after bus (standing-room only) coming downtown, people on bikes, pedestrians and carpools happening.

This past weekend, a teacher recommended Our House is One Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet by Jeanette Winter. Just published by Simon & Schuster, this picture book explains Greta’s path on becoming a leading voice on climate action.