Additional activity ideas for Competency 1.
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Instead of using a camera to record a video of yourself, you could use a cartoon. Create an avatar in something like Voki that looks like you and have your virtual self introduce you.
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If you need something more visual to explain your class, why not add some animation into the video? A site like Wideo could be used to add that something extra to your video introduction. Make sure to have at least a clip or image of yourself in the animation.
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If you have a lot of visual stuff to explain with your intro, but don’t want to look into animations, try adding an audio voice over to a Slideshare presentation. Be sure to have a few pictures of yourself in the slides for students to see you.
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Do you have a bit more complex intro that may contain several short videos and some graphics to explain in between? Try using Slideshare with some YouTube videos embedded in some of the slides.
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Turn your videos into animated GIFs and use those to add some presence in random places throughout your content. Tools like Giphy can be used to turn videos into GIFs, or GIFMaker.me can be used to add sounds to a series of animated images.