Week 3 Project: Digital Storytelling with Mobile Devices Challenge

Devices and Apps used by the team:

John (Lead Writer): iPhone 5s, Dropbox, Facebook, Google Drive, Fade In, Skype

Paula (Audio Engineer): iPad, Google Drive, Galaxy S3, Dropbox, Garageband, Skype

Jennifer (Video Editor): Samsung Galaxy S5, Photostory, Google Drive, Skype

My main roles on the team were copy editor and audio engineer. I went through John's script and tweaked it to make the narration flow a little better. Then I used the Garageband app on my IPad to record the narration, add sound effects and music, and compile it all into an audio file. I uploaded the file into our team Google Drive. I also contributed ideas and feedback during our brainstorming sessions. What surprised me most about this project was how easy it was to record and edit the audio files on my IPad. I've never really used my mobile devices for anything like this because I always thought it would be too difficult. Although using was slightly limiting, it really didn't cause any real issues for me. I'm proud of the fact all three of us were able to work together so well and that we all did a good job on our respective roles. I feel good about the finished product that we came up with. There are a couple of minor issues, but, all in all, I think we did well. This project was challenging for me because I've never had to do something like this on a mobile device. Finding an app and learning how to use it in the confines of mobile technology turned out to be not as difficult as I'd feared, but it still represented a hurdle I had to get over. I feel much better about working on my mobile devices now.