Friday, May 10, 2024

PSA: Animal Testing (a digital story task)

Hello guys!

I am back with a different task. My friend Elifgül Güven (click here to see her blog!) and I prepared a PSA video about animal testing. It is an ongoing issue and informing people about it might save the lives of many animals.

Creating the PSA was not that challenging. Elif and I split the preparation and did our best. She prepared the video using CapCut and I wrote the script. Then we added our voices to the video. I used ClipChamp to add the voiceover. It was a bit hard because I could not figure out the way to see the video and record my voice at the same time. Thus, I struggled to match the timings and did many retakes. However, the site was easy to use and I was satisfied with the result at the end.

Using digital stories in the classroom may have many benefits. It is a whole new experience and making students create one can help their learning. They might be interested in it as well. Instead of giving homework in the traditional way, we can get students to create something new with technology. However, creating a digital story is not that easy and we should be aware of the challenges students might face.

In addition, we don’t have to make students create one to learn something. We can use our own digital stories in the classroom to teach! I think students may enjoy this as well!

Until we meet again, take care of yourself!

Click here to see our PSA video.

References for the script of the video:

Cosmetics. Cruelty Free International. (2023). https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/make-change/cosmetics

Animals in cosmetics testing. Humane Society International (HSI). (2023, April 23). https://hsi.org.au/animal-welfare/animals-in-cosmetics-testing/

Animal Testing Facts and Statistics. PETA. (2024, April 2). https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/animals-used-experimentation-factsheets/animal-experiments-overview/

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