I feel like the brainstorming process was one of the highlights of our project. We wanted to choose a topic that we were able to research on and find things to support our PSA. When we were brainstorming, it was like an omg moment, yeah that’s a good idea because we all just kept coming up with new ideas so it was fun to just talk our project out first. We all agreed to do research and find all the articles at home on our own time as it was easier for us to work on the actual project when we were in class together and just share our findings. We also had to figure out who had the best Canva skill, which was Julie so she animated a slide with the bird. Lia was also able to get Canva Premium by using a free trial so it gave us more access to Canva.

I learned the effect lights have on birds and their migration. I did not think about it until I googled lights out projects and they were the main thing popping up. Before I used to think about lights out like just saving energy for the environment. Not once did I think of birds. We also found a lot of organizations that focus on this topic and even volunteer opportunities.

I do believe a public service announcement is better than an essay. Essays are sometimes too long and wordy so people do not read them because it may bore them. However, with the PSA we were able to add animations, effects, and pictures to make sure we keep the audience’s attention throughout the whole slide show. People are more likely to remember our PSA if they enjoyed it or if it just had colors and pictures. I think this is an example of show and not tell because, through our animation of the bird, we were able to show the effect of light on birds instead of just telling the audience that.

My favorite part was how we all just had new ideas and we all just came together to create our slide. Throughout the day, someone would just text that they have a new idea and it was just fun because, at a random 1:31 pm, someone would have thought of something new. My least favorite part was trying to find time out of class where everyone was free. We all had such different schedules so it was hard to find time to meet out of class, we fixed this problem by just deciding to do independent research when we were not together.

I don’t know if I have anything for improvement except maybe the time of the PSA. It’s hard to get so much information in just 30 seconds, but I also understand the time constraints.