Taryn Pizza Disability Studies in Art Education Reflection #8: December 3, 2012
This week in Arts2gether we were able to work with J and put together our music video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller. We had already uploaded all of the clips onto the computer and as a team selected which ones we were going to use for the final video. We all sat down at the back computer ready to work when J arrived. We had some technical difficulties trying to get the video clips into iMovie. J was very patient during this, although it was clear that all she wanted to do was watch the scenes we had filmed. We worked it out so that we had a laptop which was working on the iMovie and the computer up for the viewing of some of the clips. This way, J was happy that she was able to watch the scenes when there was waiting time.
While putting together the video I made sure to clear all artistic decisions with J. What sort of filter did she want the scenes to be in? In what order did she want them to go? What font did she want to use for the title? What did she want the video to be called? Although at points she seemed much more interested in leaving the technical work up to Amanda and I, we wanted to keep her as much involved as she wanted to be. About halfway through the video making process she was fully engrossed in reviewing the scenes but we were able to draw her back into working on what we were doing whenever a crucial decision needed to be made. After all, this is J’s creation and we want to make sure she is the primary decision maker.
We were all extremely excited to finish the video. We have been working very hard on this project and J has been excited about this idea since day one. The process of working with J and getting to know J has also been quite exciting. At first it was difficult to keep her on task. It seems though as we have gotten to know her we are able to figure out how to keep her focused while at the same time having fun. Putting her in charge of things certainly helps with that as well as being firm when we need to be. I think that J respects that and understands when she needs to focus or not do something. I realized after class last week that I have truly enjoyed getting to know J. Never having closely worked with a child with Down syndrome it has definitely been a learning experience. I say this because I treat J just as I would any other child. J is an intelligent, fun girl who is capable of much more than some people would probably give her credit for. I have learned a great deal from spending time with her.
Michelle Williams Arts-2-Gether Reflection Paper #8 December 11, 2012
For our last working class time together, A, T, Amy and I tried our best to finish everything. Both A and T worked well together, and were very attendant to getting the video done. I knew we would not be able to finish editing the entire thing together, but we were able to edit almost half of it in class. I made sure to ask A and T their opinions on the editing, such as asking them what music they liked. We made sure the order was correct in all of the shots, and A was very helpful doing this with me. Both A and T seemed to enjoy the editing process, especially T I noticed. I hope that we will be able to do more with this in the future with them possibly.
A and T were very conscious of our time we had left, which I really appreciated. They kept busy and focused on the task at hand in most situations. T really wanted to watch our videos, and kept asking, but A seemed to really realize the task at hand and helped me greatly. Besides editing, we also had to incorporate T’s story with A’s. This proved difficult due to our time limit, but we managed to squeeze it in. Unfortunately, we were not able to spend as much time working on it as we would have liked. Also, I recently found out T has difficulties reading and writing. This was evident in her cartoons. I really wish we had more time to address that aspect. Yet, maybe next semester we can continue making art work that involves writing, and we can address this issue more so.
As the weeks go on, I can see Audie getting more and more comfortable with Amy and I. I’m greatly looking forward to next semester. I think starting out with a familiar basis, we’ll be able to do more with the students. Instead of starting anew, I’ll already know something about his interests and past art work. Hopefully, we’ll be able to expand A’s drawings. While I am not against his enthusiasm about Raphael the cat, I think it would be interesting to expand it someway. Perhaps we can give a background about him, and this may even lead into new characters and story lines that differ from A’s usual series.
While I am very excited about our celebration, I am also a bit nervous too. I’m not sure how T and A will react to watching themselves act with all of the other students watching as well. Hopefully, everyone will find it funny and we can all enjoy the video. Also, I am finishing the editing, so I really hope it all meets to A and T’s approval.
Overall, I have greatly enjoyed my time working with A and T. It has taught me many things, such as patience, cooperation and collaboration with more than one student. But, it has also given me much more confidence and experience working with kids that may not be identified as “neurotypical”. I’ve realized how important trust and friendship are in a teacher-student relationship. At this point, I have tried to go about our time together as all of us on the same level, coming together to make art. I think of us as equals, and put away the instructor-student persona in order to create a secure and safe environment. Also, A and T have greatly enjoyed their time with us as well. I really hope I have encouraged both A and T to continue making art, because they are extremely talented, and it brings them both great joy and comfort.
This week's entry will be a little brief because unfortunately I had to leave early to make my court appearance for a silly traffic violation (which ended up going really well, phew!) Anyway, I had to leave class at 3:45, so I only got to work with N*** for about 15 minutes. Since it was our last time meeting before our celebration, and we still had some filming left to do (which made us a little nervous) we decided to split up our tasks. I knew that the filming only needed N*** and one of us there, so the other one could stay in and start editing what we had already filmed at that point. Since I knew how to use iMovie and Susan wasn't as sure of how to, we decided that it made sense for her and N*** to go film, while I put all the clips from the flipcamera onto the computer and start editing. Susan and I asked N*** if he was okay with this because we knew he had a certain vision for how the movie would be put together. He understood that we were really crunched for time, and since he didn't really have the access/ability to edit the movie on his own time, he was totally okay with us doing the editing that day and then on our own time before our celebration. Unfortunately, 15 minutes goes by really quickly, so not much editing got done before I had to leave. I was a little upset that we couldn't use our last day together for working like we thought we would throughout the semester, because that meant Susan and I had to edit it together on our own time. Luckily, this took a lot less time than we anticipated, and it was really exciting to see the whole thing come together! I think N*** is going to be really pleased with how it comes out and we are really excited to see the reactions from our class and the other arts2gether students! Looking back at my whole experience working with N***, I definitely don't have much to complain about and I really learned a lot about working with a high school student in a one-on-one setting. The only thing I would say is that I don't feel like I got much experience working with students who have disabilities... because after that first week, I almost forgot completely that N*** even had a disability. I really enjoyed working with him because of his passion for art and different kinds of art making, and his dedication specifically to our movie. Part of me does wish that I left this experience with a little more knowledge about what it's like to work with students with disabilities, but I do not regret asking to work with him whatsoever. I just wonder what kind of experience I missed out on in comparison to someone like Sara and Cam who worked with M*** or even Taryn and Amanda working with J***. Overall though I really enjoyed working with N*** and I hope he had a good experience too!
Fredia could not be here this week, and so it was just our student and I. He was a little late today, so I made a to do list of everything I needed to get done. When he arrived, we got to work uploading all of our footage onto the computer from the mac lab. It was nice being able to have a laptop there between us, looking and working on the same screen. However, uploading the video took FOREVER, and unfortunately, that was the only thing we were able to accomplish. It was a nice introspective day, though, as we just had time to talk and laugh. We talked about him, and what is new in his life. It was a nice intimate conversation. He expressed to me his sadness in not being able to drive. His twin brother is learning now as they are 16, and he will not be able to because of his epilepsy. I shared that my brother also has epilepsy, but he grew out of his seizures. It was nice to be able to relate on this subject, and it was a nice glimpse into an uncommon disability. We also shared some poetry we both love, looking them up online and reciting them for each other. Then, we looked at some of his favorite comediennes on youtube as our footage was loading onto the computer. It was really kind of a waste day, but it was a lot of fun. I am excited to put the movie together and be able to give it to our student. I think he will really appreciate it and see himself in a new way, as intelligent, talented, and just like everyone else.
This Arts2Gether session was a bit of a time crunch. It was our last working day since next time will be a celebration and showing our movies to the rest of the class. We had hoped to use our last working day as an editing day so we could include N in the process and put it together the way he wants it. Unfortunately we just didn't have time to do it this way. I explained to N that this was our last working day and we only had time to either film or edit. Both things end up taking way longer than you think they will so we could only pick one. N really wanted to get a few last shots done to complete his movie. Jenn and I decided to split up so we could try to get both done. She stayed in the class room to work on editing since she's more familiar with iMovie than I am and I went with N to go get those last scenes filmed. Jenn had to leave early this session for traffic court, which unfortunately meant that not much editing was able to be done. Luckily, N and I did get all the scenes filmed that he really wanted to get done and the filming went really well. Though at first I was leery about filming because of time constraints, I'm really happy that we did it because we were able to fully realize all of N's ideas for his movie and we got some really amazing footage. Jenn and I took time outside of class to do all the editing and put N's movie together. Obviously we weren't able to get all of his input and had to take some creative license while still keeping his opinions in mind. I think the video turned out amazing and am really proud of it. I hope N likes it and approves of how we put it together. Though he said it was fine that we edited it without him, I know he's very particular about how he wants things so I'm a little nervous that he won't like how we put it together. The one thing I've really been working on this semester is time management. I have gotten a lot better at estimating how long things will take and what time frames to give myself. Due to circumstances out of my control, like Hurricane Sandy and N needing to take some sick days, we got less time to work with N as we needed to complete the project in class. Besides those issues, it was an amazing experience and I'm very happy I got to be a part of it. It felt really good to help N complete this project and make something that he has been wanting to make for a while. We got to create things the way he envisioned them and I'm really excited to show it off to the rest of the class. I'm very proud of the project and got a lot out of the experience. I hope N feels the same way, at the very least I know he had a lot of fun making it with Jenn and I.
Last week, Michelle, A, T, and I did the rest of our editing for our video. We showed both students the some processes of editing with i-movie. A and T were really interested in the editing. We demonstrated how to slow down certain clips, use voice-audio, and how to order the video. It was really fun to do the voice over because we collaborated on an accent all together. It was a nice juxtaposition to the drawings in the video. As well, Michelle showed T how to use her camera. This way, she was able to take photographs of her drawings for the movie.
All four of us are very excited to show the class our video. We poured our creativity and energy into the movie. I hope this will be shown to the viewers. The video is also very comical. We had such a wonderful time putting the video together. T was so happy with our process and product, as well as the connection we shared together. I agree. I am so happy that I had this opportunity with the students. I am also happy with the students I was paired up. Michelle and I got to work with not only one student, but two. This was a nice dynamic that was set up. Not only was there engagement between student and teachers, but also there were relationships that emerged and formed between students. I remember a line that T said. “I am really sad that this is ending; I loved being here.” These students have touched my life. As well, I gained experience with a student with Asperger’s. When I am a teacher in my own classroom, I will be able to understand students with this specific disability better. That is how I learn. I will miss both A and T!
I thought working with M would be really great today, however he was not having a good day. Today he was particularly stubborn and unwilling to cooperate. When we went for a walk today M was excited however he wanted to control where we went, although this is always the case today Cameron and I had particular destinations in mind. We wanted to show M the new candy machine that has recently been put outside the student union building. We thought he would be interested in its large size and mechanical pieces however he could not have been bothered. After we went inside the student union. I think M really enjoyed walking around and seeing many students his own age, as well as faculty. He got very angry when we had to leave to meet Alice at the library and ended up being late. When Alice was not there we ran into Michelle who worked with M last semester. She told us very interesting information about M and gave us great ideas for working with him. When we came back to the classroom, Cameron and I wanted to edit videos and watch all of the footage M has filmed this semester however M ran into the hallway and shut himself in a locker. It was like pulling teeth to get him out of there. When I finally got him out of the locker, M was still acting up. He was even ruder to Cameron then usual. He never is that fond of him because he is a male and M prefers females however today he would not even acknowledge Cameron. When Cameron had to leave at the end of class, I was just finally able to get M onto the commuter after over an hour of asking him to do so. Then his mother came in and he didn’t want to leave with her either. I think M was just having a bad day.
We tried to put our pictures together to make it into a video but we were having a really hard time. Technology just wasn't working with us. We found that technologies we thought we knew were updated and now seemed foreign to us. We struggled with that most of the day but we also tried to think of adding voice overs on certain parts of the movie which we didn't end up doing. Hannah seemed to be really impressed with our movie and asked us to put it up on you tube so she could show her teachers and friends. I was very happy to hear her say that especially at a time when we were having such difficulty. We didn't get as much done as I was hoping. By the end of the day we still didn't have the video put together so we saved it on my flash drive that got corrupted. Luck for us Ashley still had the photos saved on her camera. So we weren't at a total loss. We decided we could come in early next time to put the video together which ended up taking us a long time. We finally got it together and it still wouldn't work. It was such a bummer. I hope Hannah wasn't too upset. We plan on finishing the video and sending it to her later on. Yeah so that was our day.
The end of the semester celebration was very inspiring for me. Our video was very successful and we were all proud of it. J had seen parts of it so we were eager for her to see the whole thing together complete with the music. Everything timed very well and it was nice to see her so proud and so excited to show people what she had created. Watching every students present their work was a nice thing because everyone was so proud and energetic. After J showed her work, we returned to her seats and I guess she realized it was over. She kept turning to us grabbing our hands and saying how much she’d miss us. She asked me multiple times if I was going to be here next semester and if she’d see me next Tuesday. I was happy that she was so connected with the project and us. This is a common characteristic of the disability, to be easily connected and overly affectionate. However I do think that there was a level of connection since we did have such a good time in making the video project. Overall, it was a great experience.
Taryn Pizza
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Reflection #8: December 3, 2012
This week in Arts2gether we were able to work with J and put together our music video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller. We had already uploaded all of the clips onto the computer and as a team selected which ones we were going to use for the final video. We all sat down at the back computer ready to work when J arrived. We had some technical difficulties trying to get the video clips into iMovie. J was very patient during this, although it was clear that all she wanted to do was watch the scenes we had filmed. We worked it out so that we had a laptop which was working on the iMovie and the computer up for the viewing of some of the clips. This way, J was happy that she was able to watch the scenes when there was waiting time.
While putting together the video I made sure to clear all artistic decisions with J. What sort of filter did she want the scenes to be in? In what order did she want them to go? What font did she want to use for the title? What did she want the video to be called? Although at points she seemed much more interested in leaving the technical work up to Amanda and I, we wanted to keep her as much involved as she wanted to be. About halfway through the video making process she was fully engrossed in reviewing the scenes but we were able to draw her back into working on what we were doing whenever a crucial decision needed to be made. After all, this is J’s creation and we want to make sure she is the primary decision maker.
We were all extremely excited to finish the video. We have been working very hard on this project and J has been excited about this idea since day one. The process of working with J and getting to know J has also been quite exciting. At first it was difficult to keep her on task. It seems though as we have gotten to know her we are able to figure out how to keep her focused while at the same time having fun. Putting her in charge of things certainly helps with that as well as being firm when we need to be. I think that J respects that and understands when she needs to focus or not do something. I realized after class last week that I have truly enjoyed getting to know J. Never having closely worked with a child with Down syndrome it has definitely been a learning experience. I say this because I treat J just as I would any other child. J is an intelligent, fun girl who is capable of much more than some people would probably give her credit for. I have learned a great deal from spending time with her.
Michelle Williams
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Reflection Paper #8
December 11, 2012
For our last working class time together, A, T, Amy and I tried our best to finish everything. Both A and T worked well together, and were very attendant to getting the video done. I knew we would not be able to finish editing the entire thing together, but we were able to edit almost half of it in class. I made sure to ask A and T their opinions on the editing, such as asking them what music they liked. We made sure the order was correct in all of the shots, and A was very helpful doing this with me. Both A and T seemed to enjoy the editing process, especially T I noticed. I hope that we will be able to do more with this in the future with them possibly.
A and T were very conscious of our time we had left, which I really appreciated. They kept busy and focused on the task at hand in most situations. T really wanted to watch our videos, and kept asking, but A seemed to really realize the task at hand and helped me greatly. Besides editing, we also had to incorporate T’s story with A’s. This proved difficult due to our time limit, but we managed to squeeze it in. Unfortunately, we were not able to spend as much time working on it as we would have liked. Also, I recently found out T has difficulties reading and writing. This was evident in her cartoons. I really wish we had more time to address that aspect. Yet, maybe next semester we can continue making art work that involves writing, and we can address this issue more so.
As the weeks go on, I can see Audie getting more and more comfortable with Amy and I. I’m greatly looking forward to next semester. I think starting out with a familiar basis, we’ll be able to do more with the students. Instead of starting anew, I’ll already know something about his interests and past art work. Hopefully, we’ll be able to expand A’s drawings. While I am not against his enthusiasm about Raphael the cat, I think it would be interesting to expand it someway. Perhaps we can give a background about him, and this may even lead into new characters and story lines that differ from A’s usual series.
While I am very excited about our celebration, I am also a bit nervous too. I’m not sure how T and A will react to watching themselves act with all of the other students watching as well. Hopefully, everyone will find it funny and we can all enjoy the video. Also, I am finishing the editing, so I really hope it all meets to A and T’s approval.
Overall, I have greatly enjoyed my time working with A and T. It has taught me many things, such as patience, cooperation and collaboration with more than one student. But, it has also given me much more confidence and experience working with kids that may not be identified as “neurotypical”. I’ve realized how important trust and friendship are in a teacher-student relationship. At this point, I have tried to go about our time together as all of us on the same level, coming together to make art. I think of us as equals, and put away the instructor-student persona in order to create a secure and safe environment. Also, A and T have greatly enjoyed their time with us as well. I really hope I have encouraged both A and T to continue making art, because they are extremely talented, and it brings them both great joy and comfort.
Jennifer Nicholas
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This week's entry will be a little brief because unfortunately I had to leave early to make my court appearance for a silly traffic violation (which ended up going really well, phew!) Anyway, I had to leave class at 3:45, so I only got to work with N*** for about 15 minutes. Since it was our last time meeting before our celebration, and we still had some filming left to do (which made us a little nervous) we decided to split up our tasks. I knew that the filming only needed N*** and one of us there, so the other one could stay in and start editing what we had already filmed at that point.
Since I knew how to use iMovie and Susan wasn't as sure of how to, we decided that it made sense for her and N*** to go film, while I put all the clips from the flipcamera onto the computer and start editing. Susan and I asked N*** if he was okay with this because we knew he had a certain vision for how the movie would be put together. He understood that we were really crunched for time, and since he didn't really have the access/ability to edit the movie on his own time, he was totally okay with us doing the editing that day and then on our own time before our celebration.
Unfortunately, 15 minutes goes by really quickly, so not much editing got done before I had to leave. I was a little upset that we couldn't use our last day together for working like we thought we would throughout the semester, because that meant Susan and I had to edit it together on our own time. Luckily, this took a lot less time than we anticipated, and it was really exciting to see the whole thing come together! I think N*** is going to be really pleased with how it comes out and we are really excited to see the reactions from our class and the other arts2gether students!
Looking back at my whole experience working with N***, I definitely don't have much to complain about and I really learned a lot about working with a high school student in a one-on-one setting. The only thing I would say is that I don't feel like I got much experience working with students who have disabilities... because after that first week, I almost forgot completely that N*** even had a disability. I really enjoyed working with him because of his passion for art and different kinds of art making, and his dedication specifically to our movie. Part of me does wish that I left this experience with a little more knowledge about what it's like to work with students with disabilities, but I do not regret asking to work with him whatsoever. I just wonder what kind of experience I missed out on in comparison to someone like Sara and Cam who worked with M*** or even Taryn and Amanda working with J***. Overall though I really enjoyed working with N*** and I hope he had a good experience too!
Fredia could not be here this week, and so it was just our student and I. He was a little late today, so I made a to do list of everything I needed to get done. When he arrived, we got to work uploading all of our footage onto the computer from the mac lab. It was nice being able to have a laptop there between us, looking and working on the same screen. However, uploading the video took FOREVER, and unfortunately, that was the only thing we were able to accomplish. It was a nice introspective day, though, as we just had time to talk and laugh.
ReplyDeleteWe talked about him, and what is new in his life. It was a nice intimate conversation. He expressed to me his sadness in not being able to drive. His twin brother is learning now as they are 16, and he will not be able to because of his epilepsy. I shared that my brother also has epilepsy, but he grew out of his seizures. It was nice to be able to relate on this subject, and it was a nice glimpse into an uncommon disability. We also shared some poetry we both love, looking them up online and reciting them for each other. Then, we looked at some of his favorite comediennes on youtube as our footage was loading onto the computer. It was really kind of a waste day, but it was a lot of fun.
I am excited to put the movie together and be able to give it to our student. I think he will really appreciate it and see himself in a new way, as intelligent, talented, and just like everyone else.
This Arts2Gether session was a bit of a time crunch. It was our last working day since next time will be a celebration and showing our movies to the rest of the class. We had hoped to use our last working day as an editing day so we could include N in the process and put it together the way he wants it. Unfortunately we just didn't have time to do it this way. I explained to N that this was our last working day and we only had time to either film or edit. Both things end up taking way longer than you think they will so we could only pick one. N really wanted to get a few last shots done to complete his movie. Jenn and I decided to split up so we could try to get both done. She stayed in the class room to work on editing since she's more familiar with iMovie than I am and I went with N to go get those last scenes filmed. Jenn had to leave early this session for traffic court, which unfortunately meant that not much editing was able to be done. Luckily, N and I did get all the scenes filmed that he really wanted to get done and the filming went really well. Though at first I was leery about filming because of time constraints, I'm really happy that we did it because we were able to fully realize all of N's ideas for his movie and we got some really amazing footage. Jenn and I took time outside of class to do all the editing and put N's movie together. Obviously we weren't able to get all of his input and had to take some creative license while still keeping his opinions in mind. I think the video turned out amazing and am really proud of it. I hope N likes it and approves of how we put it together. Though he said it was fine that we edited it without him, I know he's very particular about how he wants things so I'm a little nervous that he won't like how we put it together. The one thing I've really been working on this semester is time management. I have gotten a lot better at estimating how long things will take and what time frames to give myself. Due to circumstances out of my control, like Hurricane Sandy and N needing to take some sick days, we got less time to work with N as we needed to complete the project in class. Besides those issues, it was an amazing experience and I'm very happy I got to be a part of it. It felt really good to help N complete this project and make something that he has been wanting to make for a while. We got to create things the way he envisioned them and I'm really excited to show it off to the rest of the class. I'm very proud of the project and got a lot out of the experience. I hope N feels the same way, at the very least I know he had a lot of fun making it with Jenn and I.
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Last week, Michelle, A, T, and I did the rest of our editing for our video. We showed both students the some processes of editing with i-movie. A and T were really interested in the editing. We demonstrated how to slow down certain clips, use voice-audio, and how to order the video. It was really fun to do the voice over because we collaborated on an accent all together. It was a nice juxtaposition to the drawings in the video. As well, Michelle showed T how to use her camera. This way, she was able to take photographs of her drawings for the movie.
All four of us are very excited to show the class our video. We poured our creativity and energy into the movie. I hope this will be shown to the viewers. The video is also very comical. We had such a wonderful time putting the video together. T was so happy with our process and product, as well as the connection we shared together. I agree. I am so happy that I had this opportunity with the students. I am also happy with the students I was paired up. Michelle and I got to work with not only one student, but two. This was a nice dynamic that was set up. Not only was there engagement between student and teachers, but also there were relationships that emerged and formed between students. I remember a line that T said. “I am really sad that this is ending; I loved being here.” These students have touched my life. As well, I gained experience with a student with Asperger’s. When I am a teacher in my own classroom, I will be able to understand students with this specific disability better. That is how I learn. I will miss both A and T!
I thought working with M would be really great today, however he was not having a good day. Today he was particularly stubborn and unwilling to cooperate. When we went for a walk today M was excited however he wanted to control where we went, although this is always the case today Cameron and I had particular destinations in mind. We wanted to show M the new candy machine that has recently been put outside the student union building. We thought he would be interested in its large size and mechanical pieces however he could not have been bothered.
ReplyDeleteAfter we went inside the student union. I think M really enjoyed walking around and seeing many students his own age, as well as faculty. He got very angry when we had to leave to meet Alice at the library and ended up being late. When Alice was not there we ran into Michelle who worked with M last semester. She told us very interesting information about M and gave us great ideas for working with him. When we came back to the classroom, Cameron and I wanted to edit videos and watch all of the footage M has filmed this semester however M ran into the hallway and shut himself in a locker. It was like pulling teeth to get him out of there.
When I finally got him out of the locker, M was still acting up. He was even ruder to Cameron then usual. He never is that fond of him because he is a male and M prefers females however today he would not even acknowledge Cameron. When Cameron had to leave at the end of class, I was just finally able to get M onto the commuter after over an hour of asking him to do so. Then his mother came in and he didn’t want to leave with her either. I think M was just having a bad day.
We tried to put our pictures together to make it into a video but we were having a really hard time. Technology just wasn't working with us. We found that technologies we thought we knew were updated and now seemed foreign to us. We struggled with that most of the day but we also tried to think of adding voice overs on certain parts of the movie which we didn't end up doing. Hannah seemed to be really impressed with our movie and asked us to put it up on you tube so she could show her teachers and friends. I was very happy to hear her say that especially at a time when we were having such difficulty. We didn't get as much done as I was hoping. By the end of the day we still didn't have the video put together so we saved it on my flash drive that got corrupted. Luck for us Ashley still had the photos saved on her camera. So we weren't at a total loss. We decided we could come in early next time to put the video together which ended up taking us a long time. We finally got it together and it still wouldn't work. It was such a bummer. I hope Hannah wasn't too upset. We plan on finishing the video and sending it to her later on. Yeah so that was our day.
ReplyDeleteThe end of the semester celebration was very inspiring for me. Our video was very successful and we were all proud of it. J had seen parts of it so we were eager for her to see the whole thing together complete with the music. Everything timed very well and it was nice to see her so proud and so excited to show people what she had created. Watching every students present their work was a nice thing because everyone was so proud and energetic. After J showed her work, we returned to her seats and I guess she realized it was over. She kept turning to us grabbing our hands and saying how much she’d miss us. She asked me multiple times if I was going to be here next semester and if she’d see me next Tuesday. I was happy that she was so connected with the project and us. This is a common characteristic of the disability, to be easily connected and overly affectionate. However I do think that there was a level of connection since we did have such a good time in making the video project. Overall, it was a great experience.
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