Note Card Confessions- The Story of Saul to Paul
I'm sure most people have seen note card confession videos on Facebook, Youtube, and other social media sites by now. These note card confessions tell stories like you would expect; people's confessions to actions they have done. As a teacher, I have to think; these note card stories can be very powerful. How can I implement something with this kind of emotional value into my classroom?
I am studying to be a music teacher, but I would also love to work in church setting someday. With this passion in mind, I may be teaching Sunday School classes or even teaching in a Christian school. The project I worked on would be great for these settings. What I had to do was think of a story that I could use as a confession. There is not much better of an example than Saul who persecuted the church. I wrote my story from the perspective of Saul after his life had been changed on the road to Damascus and his name had been changed to Paul. Form this perspective, Paul looks back on his actions and explains the wrongdoings he participated in. However, instead of taking a negative approach, I finished the story with the positive side of Saul's journey; his encounter with Christ where he was re-named Paul and become a great disciple for Christ.
If I were teaching a unit in Sunday school on Paul, this would be a great video to start the class with! It would be an interesting hook for students and give them a basic synopsis of what they will be learning. Not only does it tell them the story of Paul, but it also has elements of how the story will apply to their life towards the end.
Now that I have discussed the purpose behind the video, let me talk a bit about the process. First I had to pick a story. Like I said above, the story of Paul is a great one to tell for a confession. Keep in mind with these videos, since they are confession based, be ready to hear some deep and emotional stories. These videos can be a great way for students to express themselves while not talking. After I had a story, I had to write out cards that I could flip. These cards should be no more than eight words per card so that you can get to the point quickly and efficiently.
Creating the video is really not that hard of a process. I used the iMovie app to create the video you see below. You do not have to feel restricted to using the iMovie app, especially if you are not a Mac person. There are many apps out there that will allow you to make this kind of video. Since I am a Mac user, I decided to use the iMovie app since it is easy to use. I recorded my project directly on the iMovie app. Once I had the video, I could make a new project and add the film into it.
Adding the music is not as difficult of a task as it may sound. What I did was find a piece that closely matched the length of my video and added into iMovie from my iTunes library. (Mac makes it easy to do this). Once I had my music added to the video, I was able to take out the sound form my film by separating audio and video in the iMovie app. Once I did this, I could delete the audio so that only the music could be heard. My piece ended up being a little longer than my video. To solve this problem, I simply added a title slide before and after to extend my video the extra 11 seconds it needed.
This video took me less than 45 minutes to put together. It is certainly a quick way for teachers to put together exciting lesson material for their students. Considering the time, it is also a excellent project to have students work on. This kind of video is a great way for them to express themselves and make something professionally that they can share with many people. Teachers, consider implementing this kind of project into your classroom! For an idea of what to do, check out my video, "Saul to Paul" below.
I am studying to be a music teacher, but I would also love to work in church setting someday. With this passion in mind, I may be teaching Sunday School classes or even teaching in a Christian school. The project I worked on would be great for these settings. What I had to do was think of a story that I could use as a confession. There is not much better of an example than Saul who persecuted the church. I wrote my story from the perspective of Saul after his life had been changed on the road to Damascus and his name had been changed to Paul. Form this perspective, Paul looks back on his actions and explains the wrongdoings he participated in. However, instead of taking a negative approach, I finished the story with the positive side of Saul's journey; his encounter with Christ where he was re-named Paul and become a great disciple for Christ.
If I were teaching a unit in Sunday school on Paul, this would be a great video to start the class with! It would be an interesting hook for students and give them a basic synopsis of what they will be learning. Not only does it tell them the story of Paul, but it also has elements of how the story will apply to their life towards the end.
Now that I have discussed the purpose behind the video, let me talk a bit about the process. First I had to pick a story. Like I said above, the story of Paul is a great one to tell for a confession. Keep in mind with these videos, since they are confession based, be ready to hear some deep and emotional stories. These videos can be a great way for students to express themselves while not talking. After I had a story, I had to write out cards that I could flip. These cards should be no more than eight words per card so that you can get to the point quickly and efficiently.
Creating the video is really not that hard of a process. I used the iMovie app to create the video you see below. You do not have to feel restricted to using the iMovie app, especially if you are not a Mac person. There are many apps out there that will allow you to make this kind of video. Since I am a Mac user, I decided to use the iMovie app since it is easy to use. I recorded my project directly on the iMovie app. Once I had the video, I could make a new project and add the film into it.
Adding the music is not as difficult of a task as it may sound. What I did was find a piece that closely matched the length of my video and added into iMovie from my iTunes library. (Mac makes it easy to do this). Once I had my music added to the video, I was able to take out the sound form my film by separating audio and video in the iMovie app. Once I did this, I could delete the audio so that only the music could be heard. My piece ended up being a little longer than my video. To solve this problem, I simply added a title slide before and after to extend my video the extra 11 seconds it needed.
This video took me less than 45 minutes to put together. It is certainly a quick way for teachers to put together exciting lesson material for their students. Considering the time, it is also a excellent project to have students work on. This kind of video is a great way for them to express themselves and make something professionally that they can share with many people. Teachers, consider implementing this kind of project into your classroom! For an idea of what to do, check out my video, "Saul to Paul" below.