In the summer of 2018, I had the privilege of traveling with a group of amazing educators from across North Carolina to Belize. We were participating in a program called the Educators of Excellence Institute which is offered by the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. The video below is just a small sample of the beautiful wildlife and landscapes the country has to offer. If you ever get the chance to visit, make sure you visit The Belize Zoo. A few of the images were taken of the wonderful animal exhibits found there.
The video was created using Camtasia, which is a screen recorder and video editor. I have used it intermittently over the past few years mainly to do screen recordings and integrate it with PowerPoint. Being in education during a pandemic has caused a greater need for learning skills required to reach students through distance education. This project allowed me the opportunity to do more than just screen recordings. I experimented with additional features such as slide transitions, adding audio tracks, and pan and zoom. I also incorporated graphics from using Canva into the video. I have learned a lot more of the basic editing tools that I had not used previously, and feel more comfortable with basic video editing and creating. I am excited to explore more of the features that are in Camtasia, such as hot spots and posting interactive videos on WordPress.