Why dealing with historical debates, vocab police, and juggling tasks led me to delete a growing YouTube channel, and how AI can offer a better path forward.
Oh, @Nancy G. Carver, this is MARVELOUS! The AI tools are one thing, but YOU had me here for the project combining a grandparent and their grandkid. Throwing in new media as a learning experience for both of you makes it all the more interesting.
I also love how you've started with historical facts, yet ensured that you've got angles that will excite these kids now. At the end of the day, that is what matters. Sure, you could click a button and get kids excited with pirate costumes purchased off the web, but this makes it much more real and personal.
Ilol. I do enjoy finding ways to catch the kids’ interest. I’m not sure how many facts they will retain, but that isn’t quite the point. I want them to catch the curiosity bug. When they grow up, maybe they want to dig back into Grandma’s stash of famhist stuff.
That's exactly right. It's like this phrase, “People won't remember what you told them. But they will remember how you made them feel,” I need to think about a corollary to that for family history, and especially the pairing of grandparents and grandchildren.
As you may have seen over at Projectkin, I'm all about encouraging families to share their stories in any form that works for them. I'd love to build out a project recipe that describes this kind of video creation project. Let me know if that'd be interesting to you. This post is probably the best one to describe what I mean: projectkin.substack.com/p/story-magic-reframing-family-history. In that Recipes section you'll see the variety I've done with family historians from all around the community. If you think that might be interesting, reach out. You can also just explore my calendar at projectkin.org/calendar and lets talk it through!
I will look it over. Visiting grandkids now. I’ll ask Mr Learner’s Permit for some input on which video projects he has enjoyed or found most impactful.
So glad you shared your experience with your first YouTube channel in this post. I've also deleted videos when the comments were emotional and status-seeking. It's like some sort of vampiric energy drain.
Your tying in of how to use the various Deep Research tools is so helpful. The right tool for the research is key and seeing your examples makes it super clear.
I deleted so many! lol. Or if I remember, there is an option to just hide the comments - make them invisible. There was also a lot of really fun conversation about Mayflower references in books and old movies. Now that I liked a lot.
Oh, @Nancy G. Carver, this is MARVELOUS! The AI tools are one thing, but YOU had me here for the project combining a grandparent and their grandkid. Throwing in new media as a learning experience for both of you makes it all the more interesting.
I also love how you've started with historical facts, yet ensured that you've got angles that will excite these kids now. At the end of the day, that is what matters. Sure, you could click a button and get kids excited with pirate costumes purchased off the web, but this makes it much more real and personal.
Brilliant, really.
Ilol. I do enjoy finding ways to catch the kids’ interest. I’m not sure how many facts they will retain, but that isn’t quite the point. I want them to catch the curiosity bug. When they grow up, maybe they want to dig back into Grandma’s stash of famhist stuff.
That's exactly right. It's like this phrase, “People won't remember what you told them. But they will remember how you made them feel,” I need to think about a corollary to that for family history, and especially the pairing of grandparents and grandchildren.
As you may have seen over at Projectkin, I'm all about encouraging families to share their stories in any form that works for them. I'd love to build out a project recipe that describes this kind of video creation project. Let me know if that'd be interesting to you. This post is probably the best one to describe what I mean: projectkin.substack.com/p/story-magic-reframing-family-history. In that Recipes section you'll see the variety I've done with family historians from all around the community. If you think that might be interesting, reach out. You can also just explore my calendar at projectkin.org/calendar and lets talk it through!
I will look it over. Visiting grandkids now. I’ll ask Mr Learner’s Permit for some input on which video projects he has enjoyed or found most impactful.
I already trust Mr. Learners Permit. He’s a wise man. 🥹
So glad you shared your experience with your first YouTube channel in this post. I've also deleted videos when the comments were emotional and status-seeking. It's like some sort of vampiric energy drain.
Your tying in of how to use the various Deep Research tools is so helpful. The right tool for the research is key and seeing your examples makes it super clear.
I deleted so many! lol. Or if I remember, there is an option to just hide the comments - make them invisible. There was also a lot of really fun conversation about Mayflower references in books and old movies. Now that I liked a lot.