This Week’s Contents

This week my classmates and I began creating a newsletter about WBL. In the newsletter we included pages such as What is Work-Based Learning?, The Importance of Safety in the Classroom and Workplace, How to Apply for an Entry-Level Job, Proper Interview Techniques, The Importance of a Resume, Why Make a Portfolio for College or Job Applications?, Digital Footprint, and our individual Student Description.

I was in charge or creating the Digital Footprint page. This page includes information about social media, a YouTube channel, a blog, a personal website, and QR codes. This topic was easiest for me because not only have I already made a blog post regarding online footprints, but also because I understand the importance of how a person should present their self on the internet.

A cover page was also built and is the opening of our newsletter. In the student description we were all made to answer questions such as “who are you?”, “what career do you wish to pursue?”, and “how will you achieve your career goals?” It is a very brief outline of each student and it includes a head shot to go with the descriptions. I am very excited to see how the whole thing turns out!

Overview of This Week

          This week my classmates and I worked on our YouTube intro videos.  We created scripts that would help us organize our thoughts while filming. The plan was to do multiple takes to get used to the camera, develop a fluent and smooth transitioning voice, and make it look as good as possible.

        I was in a group of three people.  One would hold the camera, another would be in front of the camera, and another would hold up notes for the person being filmed.  In order to make the person being filmed look as good as possible we would hold their notes as close to the camera as possible without getting the paper in the shot.  This would ensure that they wouldn’t look away from the lens. 

        I personally found this assignment to be excruciating, even though I did enjoy myself.  I am not only camera shy but have major stage fright in general.  I knew this assignment would be fun, but I dreaded my specific involvement.  The video I created included footage of stuttering, uncontrollable nervous laughing, lack of powerful voice projections, and the inability to remember my script without looking at it.  After working on it for some time, I did get more comfortable and my voice became more conversational.