Week 2 Reflection: Creating a Podcast for a Video Editing Software

In week 2 we had to learn the basics using a video editing software suite.  We had the option of using different types of software as long as the file extensions were usable.  I chose Windows Movie Maker 2.6.  I have never worked in this program and didn’t realize that I had an earlier version of Windows Movie Maker on my computer.  I went to YouTube to view a tutorial on how to use the program and what features the program offered.  Once I found my video and began to experiment with the features, I figured out some of the basic operations.  I really had fun working with this software.  It was very user friendly.  The part I had the most difficulty working with was how to save the video so that it could be uploaded to YouTube.   I haven’t given up on Windows Movie Maker yet.  My group partners have had success with their projects using the same program, so I know it’s just a minor issue, hopefully.  Overall this week has been slightly stressful trying to complete this assignment but I like having the freedom to create.  The podcast portion of this week assignment was very simple.  For some reason I thought it would be much more difficult to complete.  We used two programs to complete the assignment.  The only problem I can see with students doing a podcast will be finding a place quiet enough to record.  Both types of projects would be very beneficial to students because the finished product would be relevant and authentic.