PSA Reflection

Digital Storytelling PSA

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     At the start of the semester, when I heard that we would need to make a video PSA, I was very apprehensive. Now that it is all said and done, I really don't think that it was all that bad. It was actually quite fun and cool to use Movie Maker and to record our PSA. My partner, Casey, and I spent a fair amount of time completing this task. We met a couple of times to brainstorm ideas, come up with a plan, and then execute our plan. We decided that we would make a PSA on identity theft. Our goal was to design a PSA that would be geared towards elementary school children (around 5th grade). We showed our audience that people can get kidnapped online, just like they can get kidnapped on the street. In our PSA, there was a girl named Anne Brown, whose identity was stolen online. Thankfully, we were able to find a handful of our peers who were willing to volunteer as actors and actresses in our PSA; our actors and actresses each said the line, "I am Anne Brown." This was supposed to clue the audience in that Anne Brown's identity was stolen, because all of these people could not be Anne Brown. We then told our audience to never give our personal information online, such as your full name, telephone number, address, credit card numbers, or passwords. Overall, I think that our PSA turned out really nice. I hope that it gets the message we were trying to say across.

     As a future teacher, there are many ways that I can include video/PSA in my class. I could have my students make a video re-enactment of a historical event. My students could act out a book or play. I could also have my students make a short video about online safety, such as this PSA. I think that having students make a video of what they are learning about is a great way to reinforce information in a creative and unique way. I also think that group work is a great thing to encourage in school, so having students work in small groups to make a video would also be good at having students practice collaboration and team work. As a teacher, I think that I will include at least one project where my students will make a video of some sort to demonstrate their understanding of an event or idea.