Multimedia Project

For my multimedia project I used an idea like Jered's and used Google Drawing as a coaching tool. One of the reasons that I got into teaching was so I could coach, so this was a very practical application for me. I used Screenr to capture my work.

I really liked using Google Drawing for drawing up plays a lot actually. Initially, I was a little apprehensive because I didn't think that it would work very smoothly. I have used football software to draw up plays in the past, but Google Drawing compared to it very nicely. Plus, Google Drawing is free whereas the football software costs hundreds of dollars. I used Drawing to draw up a basic defensive play, Even Sara Xchange versus a Wide set. You don't see it in the video, but Drawing very easily drew formations up. I also really like how it will provide lines on the screen so you can line everything up straight. With Drawing I was able to do everything that I need and I'm sure I could have done a lot more with it. It would definitely be worth exploring more to find other applications that can be applied to coaching. I love how you could easily share it with members of your team through Google Docs. This way players and coaches could access their playbooks at any time and access it easily online.

Initially, I had planned on using Screen Toaster to capture and publish my work. When I went to use it though, the site was down so I used Screenr instead. One thing that I didn't like about Screenr was that I had to create a Twitter account in order to use it. It was one inconvenience of the product. Screenr was however extremely easy to use. I simply hit record and then expanded the box to encompass everything that I wanted to capture. I do like how with Screenr you can capture only what you want whereas with Screen Toaster it captures your entire screen.

Here is the link as well.