Will Richardson

Speaker, consultant, writer, learner, parent

Test of Mojiti

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Attention: This is just a test…and it doesn’t seem to be going to well, in fact. I’m playing with Mojiti, the site that lets you annotate videos with all sorts of cool stuff, including, um…video. (What a concept.) Anyway, when you click play below, you’ll hopefully see Karl Fisch‘s “Did You Know?” video and eventually see me talking over it. Seems there are two of me at some point, so when you hear the second audio kick in, just restart the video and it should work from that point. Take a look:

Let me know what you think of the tool, and, if you actually managed to see and hear the video, what you think of the idea…

Comments

  3. Bud Hunt says

    Creepy fish-eye camera finger pointing works for me. “Are your kids doing that?” is a catchy slogan, too. Couple it with “We have the technology,” and I think you’ve got a winner. Put it together, Will.

  4. Mrs. Durff says

    Never heard the music, just you and did hear two of you about 1/2 way through when a small pop-in window of you appeared, so I pushed stop and there was just one. I like your ideas and I pray my kids are doing that…isn’t this a cool tool? Any suggestions for our 7th grade commercials project? I would like them to advertise 7th grade classes. 6th grade will listen to their creations on the next to last school day in that longggg study hall.

  5. Cheryl Lykowski says

    Will,
    It worked well for me after I stopped it and started it again.I’m sure just a tech bug to work out. The possibities on how to use this are endless. I like the catchy phrase of “Are your kids doing that?” It made me think about what I’m doing with my students. Nice job.

  6. Diane Hammond says

    I’m using Firefox (2.0.0.3). I didn’t hear any music and when you appeared in the small window, the audio track doubled (out of sync). I really like the idea of incorporating the conversation into the video. Like Bud, I like the phrase “Are your kids doing that?”, but I think it has more power than a “catchy slogan”. Unclick the layers of the picture that contain top-down imposed standards, parental expectations, and administration expectations and you’ll uncover the background, the layer where teacher expectations and beliefs live. What all teachers really want to accomplish is what they think is best for “their kids”. Ingraining the question “Are your kids doing that?” encourages teachers to look closer at their own “background layer”.

  7. Bill Campbell says

    Using IE7 (on Windows Vista), I experienced behaviour similar to what Cheryl L. and Mrs. D. described. However, your “Mojiti mashup” worked well after I stopped and started it a couple of times.

  9. Karl Fisch says

    Well, first, that was one awesome source video you used. Whoever created that must be brilliant!

    I think something like this has lots of potential. I would think that for most videos, however, embedding another video inside probably wouldn’t work. It worked pretty well for Did You Know? because it was simple and text-based with a music background, but I would think most videos (assuming we’re talking videos already made by somebody else) would have audio that you would want/need the audience to hear. I could see using some of Mojiti’s text and flash tools more often than the video or audio. I also need to think more about how you could use links and RSS with this.

    I think the biggest problem I see – assuming they get the tech glitches worked out – is the inability to repost your Mojiti-ed video back to a video sharing site. While being able to embed it on your own site or email a link is nice, if you’re really looking for wide exposure I would think you would need it placed back on a site like YouTube.

    I also really liked the “Are your kids doing that?” phrase. I sent the link on to the XPLANE folks, maybe we can incorporate that into Did You Know – The Sequel.

    As far as there being two of you, I think that’s actually an excellent idea – maybe even “most excellent” . . .

  10. Andrew Pass says

    Will, I’m not sure why but I had the same problem as Steve. Half way through you cut out and the music came back. Now I know that a lot of kids wish that there teachers would just be sounded out by music, but I was enjoying listening to you. Where have you gone?

  11. David James says

    Will, I subscribed to your blog several months ago and have read it daily since. I have been inspired by your work and even tried several of the tools you suggested in the classroom. This is the first time I have gathered the courage to leave a comment.

    The video came through loud and clear for me (once a stopped and restarted it). I enjoyed revisiting the original video. I had a hard time focusing on one video or the other and am afraid that students would be the same way. Of course, I can control the video and go back for the parts that I missed.

    I am curious how this can be used in the classroom or to promote 21st century skills to parents; asking them if their kids can do this…