Group10

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Team members:
 * Adele Hannagan - She did not contact us, thus did not participate in the project
 * Andrea Solymos: www.andreasolymos.yolasite.com
 * Aimee Turner

We should call our group AAA :) just after our names!

Our topic is: **Modernism in Literature**

Click here to look at our project: Group10 - Home Page

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All have fun? I hope so!

I was very keen to start working on this task. I emailed my team members, but they did not reply. For this reason I decided to make a template for our project including empty pages and the main structure. WikiSpaces was a completely unknown internet tool for me, so the painful first steps of creating the first page, finding out what 'tag' means and how to make use of it took some hours. I accidentally found how to make the automated page list that can serve as a navigator between the pages. I was a bit afraid of the task, because I could not imagine how WikiSpaces works. The instructions and samples were very useful. Now I see how wonderful tool it is to organize collaborative work. (Andrea)
 * 27 April**

I have chosen the topic and the task. Literature is one of the best units I am engaged with this semester and within literature modernism is my favorite theme. I have done my task 2 research on digital stories and videos, so the combination of the 2 fields that interests me so much was a perfect match in this task. WikiSpaces is very easy to work with. The editing options are simple and practical. It is excellent that we can look at others' progress and gain ideas from their work. Glossary among the projects is very inspiring. I though I had finished my work for today, but after checking out some colorful nice jobs I made more improvement on my work too. I added the photo about the topic. I feel this task is authentic and creative. My enthusiasm has just grown since I have started. I have chosen a writer and a piece to create a sample video. (Andrea)
 * 10 May**

Today I interviewed a high school English teacher to learn what grade deals with modernism in literature classes. Their school's curriculum has it in grade 12, but the teacher has the freedom to touch this era in grade 9 or upward if it serves the purpose of teaching or relevant to the class for some reason. Probably older students are more capable to grasp the content of the modernist paradigm.
 * 11 May**

Hello Aimee, have you found how to edit the pages? I left this page for our communication. Have you got Skype name? Mine is andrea.strating Probably Skype is the easiest way to communicate. I will be at home on Monday and Tuesday. We can progress a lot. But if you just write here that is very good too. I am so glad that you appeared! You can add your website's address beside your name on the top of the page. (Andrea)
 * 13 May**

Hi Andrea, I am starting to feel my way around the website and slowly finding things. My Skype name is daniel-aimee and I have added you to my contacts. I will try to contact you using Skype so we can work out what the next step with our group assignment is. Look forward to speaking to you soon. Aimee
 * 14 May**

I am so glad that we could make contact. I think I will put my second assignment up on the Resources page, because that is a direct research on this field. I had a good idea. We can give resource suggestions to students as well not only to teachers. It can be on the page you edit. I have no idea what books, anthologies or encyclopedia give information about modernism in literature, but I am sure you can find some easily and encourage the students to make their own research. Even they can put on their 'Presentation page' what resources they used or found good. Modernism in literature is the period 1890-1940 approx. There is an other area where we can cooperate very well. I would like to make a sample PhotoStory video. I will write the text and email it to you. If you could check my English and afterward record your reading that would be a great help. I would use it as a narration and just put the photos on the top of it with PhotoStory. Andrea P.S.: I have added the syllabus references and worked on the project plan. It may help you to imagine what instructions and help the students might need.

Hi Andrea, I have done the student part of the assignment and added a few resources for them. What are your thoughts on how it is looking??
 * 14 May**

I think making a sample PhotoStory would be awesome and am happy to check what you write! But is it ok in the photostory is basic? I haven't used it before and not too sure how I will go considering the time frame we have. Could we use Photostory instead of a powerpoint presentation?? Speak to you tomorrow morning? What time? Bye

Hi Aimee, Let's say 10 o'clock tomorrow. I love the work you have done! We can make narrated PowerPoint presentation. It is very cool and simple (simpler than PhotoStory). We will be able to accomplish it tomorrow. I can work on the PhotoStory sample on Thursday. (I work on Wednesday.) Cheers, Andrea

I have finished the example video. Some texts seem to be a bit long without new photos, but I am happy with the result. It took me 5 hours from writing narration, my poem, collecting material and movie making. Probably the technology lessons have to be doubled to finish and refine all the small bits if students would do this task, but in general 6 lessons plus the external period should be enough for a standard result. I love artistic work. Please, Aimee look at the example video and give me some feedback!
 * 15 May**

I have done the slideshow for the presentation.

I took a big breath and added three more images to the PhotoStory video. It meant new recording of the narration and I changed some subtitle too. I had to adjust the volume with Windows Movie Maker. I am getting good at broadcasting on YouTube. I have already 4 videos uploaded! I have never thought of being so productive in movie making :) I just love it. My friends told me that other universities has not been as strong in usage of technologies than Murdoch. It seems I have just found the right place for myself.
 * 17 May**

FINISHED!!! I narrated the PowerPoint presentation. Unfortunately PowerPoint does not offer automatically to convert the narrated version into a movie file. I had to use Debut Video Capture to record the running slide show with narration. It worked very well in the end. I chopped off the unnecessary parts with Windows Movie Maker and uploaded it to YouTube. My friends were very impressed and gave encouraging feedback.

This project utilized all my talent and interest. I did not have any discouraging moments. I am always happy when I can produce an artistic product. The referencing was the hardest bit, especially because the internet sources usually do not reference properly to their sources. At least now I have seen how big help if I reference my web products properly! This time I was much more accurate to check the valuation rubric whether my work matches all the criteria.