Gibbs’ Reflective Learning Cycle
Description: On October 25th, 2022 our class had the opportunity to go to Marysville Elementary School and create stop motion videos with grade 3 students!
I was paired up with Jennie and we worked with three students. Once we were in our group, we got started on our stop motion. We used the Zing Studio 1.0 app to capture all the photos and create the video. The students each had “desk pets” which are little stuffed animals that we used as our characters. We were also lucky enough to have access to a plant and some other little props to utilize. Before we began setting up and recording, we created a plan. The students established who the characters were, where it was taking place, and what the theme was. Our video took place in the jungle and the characters were swimming, fishing, and sitting by a fire throughout.
The group of students Jennie and I worked with were amazing! They were super supportive of each other and were successful in taking turns!
Feelings: At the start of this, I was very nervous as I had little experience with the Zing app and was not sure how well my students would do working together and using an iPad. Once we got started though, my feelings changed. Being able to work with such an amazing group of students made the experience so much easier. I ended up enjoying myself and all I was thinking about was how great our video was going to turn out!
Evaluation: This experience was great overall. My highlights were watching my students work so well together and enjoy themselves, the actual creation process, and seeing the final product! The only “bad” thing I can think of was my nerves at the beginning and soon went away!
Conclusion and Action Plan: If I got this opportunity again, I would love some more time. My group was able to create two short videos in the hour we had, but If we had even more time I would have liked to have been able to add our own voices and better-fitting music. Another thing I would do is attempt it on my own, working with a group of students without another person’s help to see how I would do then!
Our Stop Motion Video
Here is the first stop-motion video we created. Scan the code to watch. Hope you enjoy!
jthompson
Hi Claire,
I really enjoyed working with you and the amazing students in our group. I can relate to your nervousness, I was pretty nervous as well. Like you, once the students got going I felt at ease. The students were so fun to work with because they were not afraid to take chances or make mistakes. I found them great at collaborating together to problem solve any issues that came up.
This blog post is great, I like that you have included colourful headlines and links to the to the zing app. Your layout is easy to follow and flows well for the reader!
Great Post!
Jennie