Adobe Spark Video

Developed by Adobe Systems, Adobe Spark is free and design for free communication especially a solution for creating and sharing stunning visual stories. At the time, we focus on the video one combining motion graphics, audio recording, music, text, and also photos. This is the part of Adobe Systems that suite of design and storytelling apps.

Even its tool has many benefits that already mentioned, besides there are also some drawbacks that we should share. The common problem that I had, when made my video, is about the recording section.

As a windows user, I was quite surprised that the Adobe Spark Video is only available for Apple user and I just knew that when I had the initiative to download this tool so I don't need to use much quota. Well, when I was trying to download, surprisingly, I couldn't do that because I'm a windows user.

The second problem is the recording section. When I tried to record my voice into the slides, I couldn't hear my voice at all even though I already wore headsets. The next day when I asked my friends, most of them have the same problem. And this was the uncomfortable moment because it's my midterm assignment and I was afraid that I couldn't make it.

Fortunately, my friend has an iPad so I could continue my video progress from that tool and I can submit it to a right time and this link below is my Adobe Spark Video.

https://spark.adobe.com/video/scn1Wo9yzO57s

Hopefully, you can enjoy ;)

Not stop from there, I will share with you all how to make an outstanding storytelling apps especially for the beginners.

1. First thing first, you need to open the Adobe Spark Video by clicking here or perhaps by copy paste this link spark.adobe.com through your google engine.

2. Next step is you'll see this homepage

  and somehow, you need to register yourself before you see this page

3. After that, you click the + symbol as the red box below

4. And the next one, you'll find this

  You may skip this and go straight to the video maker

5. And here we go, you can start your work of art immediately by clicking the red box below

6. You can click the "OK, I'm Ready" statement to start your work.

7. This is your virtual paperwork.

  There's a + symbol in case you want to put either videos or photos to your slide. And also after you add things that you need, you can give an extra text to make them clear.

  On the left side, you see a fullscreen, split-screen etc. and in my opinion, they are some optional slide that you'd like to use on your slides soon.

  And what's the function of the red box below the slide-work? It's for the arrangement of slides for your video soon.You can switch whatever slides that you'd like to exchange either delete or duplicate.

 And the left box there's a play symbol that you can click when you want to see how your virtual storytelling is.

  On the top right, there is a box that represents some feature for your video later. There are layout (as the previous picture above), music (on that picture) to make your storytelling more interesting yet fun and theme (as the below picture)

8. Never forget to record your voice into slides on the screen by click and hold the red button in the middle of your virtual paper art.

9. Last but not least, if you already finished doing your incredible video, you may play the whole slides and check one more time if it needs a finishing touch. Also, click share at the bottom of your virtual canvas to share your masterpiece.

That's all my sharing things for people out there who want to learn the basic thing about Adobe Spark Video. Trust me, it was difficult but soon if you already knew all the tools inside, it will blow your mind and you want to do it over and over again ;)

Hottie Potatoes

Looks so yummy when you see the title, doesn't it? But, this blog wouldn't tell neither potatoes nor food and even better, it's all about online quizzes and polls. And this time, I prefer to use hotpotatoes as my first quiz trial.

In this precious time, I'd like to share my experience while I'm using hotpotatoes as well. Genuinely, the first time I knew this app felt like confused but also curious. "It's an app created by the Research and Development team at the University of Victoria". With showing us the slides at the board, my lecturer, Ms. Priska, also leading us how to use the tool properly. 

These are steps how to download through your laptop

1. Click this if you want to go straight to the hotpotatoes website, or you can open this link through your google (hotpot.uvic.ca)

   2. Then, you’ll see this page shows into your laptop

   3. Choose one of the download options. If you’re a windows user you can click the first dot like this picture below.

   4. After you've downloaded the app, make sure that follow all steps structured and well.

   5. The next step that you should do is open the tools through your desktop and it will look like this

 You might wonder why 'JCloze' is colored blue. It's because in this blog, I'd like to share how to make my own 'JCloze'.

    6. After you clicked 'JCloze' potato, you'll see this new table.

    7. Make sure that you've already prepared what kind of question that you'd like to put into Hotpotatoes

    8. For the example, I already put some sentences through the box. If you want to gap word(s), you should block them and then click a "gap" little box under the sentences.

     9. After you click it, the next one will appear like this. And you able to put some clues into it and make everything clears.

   10.  Before you post your JCloze to the net, so much better if you set up the setting to make your Quiz more interesting. Look at the red circle below and go click through it.

   11. Soon, you'll see these tables and also you can edit them to make your Quiz is prettier.

This one, it uses for changing your feedback while the users are using your Quiz

Also, this one is for changing your checkbox title

And this one is the most interesting because you can play the colors to make your Quiz looks better

Never forget to edit this one because you have to set a timer trough your Quiz to improve the users' adrenalin 

In this box, you only need to set the minimum size for gab boxes (just to make your Hotpotatoes look tidier and well-structured)

In my opinion, you don't have to change anything in this box. Just let it be.

Last but not least, this is the most important box. You have to give the interesting title for your tool and make sure you fill the instruction clearly yet rapidly.

      12. After you finish them all, click OK.

            Almost forgot, you really recommended to put in some pictures into your Quiz

      13. The last step is to keep your fix Quiz trough your computer

Firstly, click the symbol which looks like a spider web (red-circled)

Next step, you'll see another box and it's time to save your app

And then, if you already save it, this box will be shown up into your laptop and click as the red-squared below

Voila! You've made your own Quiz, good people! Congratulation.

If you still unsure with the design, perhaps you can go back to the quiz and do some editing.

Well, that's a quite long steps but I'm pretty sure you'll like it that tools soon.

Actually, I've made 2 Quizes and kindly I want to share with you all:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxUINzbu9IrMazctWkEwcG5Gd0U

open that link and naturally you'll see my JCloze and JCross!

Enjoy and thanks for reading ;)