Student’s mobile productions

I have done three workshops with students and I must say that I am quite satisfied with the results.

First, they did not have any difficulty to understand the proposed activity. To use mobile phones to do reportage about their school seemed natural and familiar, as if I had asked them to write a text or other familiar school activity.

The first idea was always about the use of camera or videos. These were the features used to produce the reportage. Some also added some sound records.

The script was a useful tool. They all mentioned that it was important to take the script with them. It would help them to record all the intended situations and not forget anything important.

The videos produced are more than simple recording of the school building and surroundings; they all have an explicit concern to reflect upon on some school issues, for instance school safety.

To manage the recorded files in each mobile phone was an easy task for them. Bluetooth seems to be an everyday tool they use for exchange of photos, music and videos; that is why they are quite familiar with it.

They suggested that it would be possible to have a better result if they could edit their videos and photos on a computer.
Their enthusiasm and ability to produce the reportage gave me the confidence that there is a real possibility to use mobile phones in curricular activities.

Snapshots of videos produced by students with their mobile phones: student's shadows while recording a video and student demonstrating school’s lack of security