Geometry

=Hypotenuse= An example of an anticipatory video for a discussion of the Pythagorean theorem for right trianglesmedia type="custom" key="10053655" This short video was created with MovieMaker, PowerPoint (any slideshow or draw package can be used), Screencast-O-Matic Images were from Flickr found under the creative commons - attribution area. Hardware: PC with Windows 7, Flip camcorder, headphones and microphone. Estimated total time to create (10 hours): Duration of entire process one week from concept to completion, including time required to select photos, find music, and learn how to navigate in MovieMaker. __Reflection posted 11/25/12 (1.5 years after video creation)__: There are several changes that I would make to the video based on what I have learned from being in the classroom for my practicums. The first thing that I would do is speed up the credits at the beginning and the pictures at the end. This video is not a theatrical production, it is a teaching tool and needs to move faster or else it becomes boring. I would change the pictures as follows: (1) put picture and credit on the same page to save time, (2) have each photo on the screen for no more than 2 seconds, and (3) add other non-obvious occupations that use math, like game designers or stunt designers or "myth-buster", people to which this generation can better relate. The uploaded version also needs to be at a better resolution because some of the equation graphics are not visible (division line is lost on law of cosines, TV cabinet measurement is not visible on practical example). Two things that I still like about the production is that use of "tools" to describe the concepts and the practical example. Math is just a learning of how to pick and use the right "tools" for problem solving. Fitting a TV into a cabinet brings geometry to a truly practical problem that anyone may experience.
 * draft outline / storyboard.......................................................................................................................................... 1 hr
 * music selection (royalty free from [|mp3jackpot.com]...............................................................................................0.5 hrs
 * video clip ...............................................................................................................................................................0.5 hrs
 * scripting, creating PowerPoint figures, text, and animation, recording segments in Screencast-O-Matic, uploading into MovieMaker, editing and re-recording, finalizing script, insert photos from Flickr, add in credits attributions and music...............3 hrs
 * compile in MovieMaker (while learning software)......................................................................................................1 hr
 * upload to YouTube (dependent on number of attempts and connection speed; could be as little as 30 min)......... 4 hrs

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