Week 5 Web Conference Reflection

I enjoyed the web conferences. A few that I tried to attend were not available, but I was able to get in three at least.  The first web conference I joined was a great help.  I learned you need 640x480 resolution to upload a video on YouTube.  We learned that Jing and Google Screencast are good choices to use for tutorial videos.  I had not heard of either program.  I later researched both and I like the programs.  In the second conference, we talked about submitting assignments for week 3.  We were told every member of our group must turn in the exact same documents to earn credit.  We must each turn in all documents.  I learned during that conference another component to Audacity has to be downloaded for the program to function correctly.  The component is LAME encoder.  Audacity will not work without it.  In the last conference I attended, I learned that you should always shoot too much video when creating a video or movie.  This trick will ensure you have enough video to use and enough to slice up if needed. 

I have learned a big lesson, overall, during this course.  This degree is teaching me the tools I need to collaborate and help others in the future.  The more I learn of different techniques and creative procedures, the more knowledgeable and helpful I will be to colleagues and students.  I learn so much listening to my classmates talk about their experiences with software and programs.  As soon as a classmate mentions a program I have not heard of, I immediately research and find out all I can about the topic.  I try to implement each new found program into a daily project.  I am keeping a journal of all the programs I am learning about for future use in my job setting.