Use task-appropriate tools to synthesize knowledge, create and modify solutions, and evaluate results in a way that supports the work of individuals and groups in problem-solving situations.

Teamwork is vital in today's corporate world. Rarely does anyone succeed alone, even with the advances in technology available today. Communication and cooperation are required for the synergy that all effective teams use to create products far above the capabilities of the individual members. Teamwork can be uplifting or frustrating, but it's always important.

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Indicators: Standard II, Standard III, 7.6s, 7.8s, 7.9s, 7.10s, 7.11s, 7.24s, 7.41s, 8.14s, 8.15s, 8.16s, 8.29s, 8.34s, 8.35s, 9.2s, 9.3s, 9.8s, 9.11s, 9.12s, 9.15s, 9.16s, 9.26s, 9.28s, 9.29s, 9.31s, 9.33s, 9.35s, 9.39s, 9.43s, 10.2s, 10.4s, 10.7s, 10.14s, 10.17s, 10.18s, 10.21s, 10.22s, 10.25s, 10.26s, 10.29s, 10.30s, 10.33s, 10.35s, 10.36s, 10.39s, 10.41s, 11.7s, 11.39s

Artifact #3

Descriptors: Video Technology, Mood Piece

Title: "Surprise! You Get to Experience Our Mood!"

Course: 105 Video Technology

Date Created: March 26, 2003

Source: Video clips from internet, MP3 clip from internet, home video clips, web software

Media: Adobe Premiere, Internet, web authoring software, and Adobe Photoshop

Description: In this group assignment from the Video Technology course, we were to create a one-minute clip with sound that would create a mood. Viewers are supposed to be able to determine the mood of the piece by its content rather than by title. Each member of the group took one of the three roles necessary to produce this clip: producer/editor, storyboard/script artist, and sound editor. Each member was also to contribute a video clip that would support the mood we chose. After getting each submission, the storyboard/script artist arranged the scenes. It was then sent to the producer/editor who put all the video clips together according to the storyboard/script. The sound editor was responsible for the sound effects or in this case, the MP3 clip. The producer/editor then added the sound track and produced the video in a windows media streaming video format.

Rationale: This artifact is an excellent activity in which teamwork is required to create a final product. In the real world, students will operate in team situations far more frequently than locked away in a cubicle somewhere. Success of the individual is often predicated on success of the team, and there is no better place to begin to inculcate that concept than in the classroom.

Implications for future: The concept of teamwork is (or should be) relevant in all academic areas, because of its prevalence in the "real world." Students learn that, sometimes, in order for a product to be completed, they need to learn to depend on others as well as be depended upon.

Reviewer's Comments: This is too funny! I needed a laugh about now. Super job with the various clips supporting the mood of surprise! The audio was great at supporting the mood and going along with the clips. My husband happened to walk by as the yorkie blew up and had to stop and watch too! . . . Good work!

Reviewer's Name: Candy Key

Title: TATC student

Date Reviewed: March 25, 2003