The use of video in education has been around for a long time, but it is just in recent years that it has become simple for classroom teachers and children to create and edit their own educational videos. The Apple Learning Interchange gives multiple examples of using educational video for teaching content standards.
Lets take a look at the requirements for your iMovie project. Remember that your late pass can NOT be used for iMovie. Participation, yes that means attendance, will impact your team's progress and your grade.
For your iMovie project, you will be working in small groups to create an original story about your subject area. To prepare for this activity we will spend 20 minutes discussing this activity. Take a look at examples of digital stories from previous semesters to gets your brains churning about your own ideas. To help you get started I have provided you with some handouts to help you write a brief story that relates to your subject and grade level.
For additional examples of digital stories look at the links below
University of Houston
The Center for Digital Storytelling
The other half of our class time will be spent working in your teams to decide on a digital story. Then handouts in class should help you with the process. You will receive a storyboard form and a worksheet that must be turned in with your iMovie project. I will also handout the film that some of you will use to capture your movie.
We will not meet on Friday. Friday has been set aside so that you can meet to capture your "film." Remember to make sure you have charged your camera before you actually start filming. It can take 3 hours or more to charge the camera.
For Monday's class:
1. Bring your tape or media of at least 8 minutes of raw footage for your story. (record at least each scene twice, just in case a problem occurs).
2. Bring any music or still images that you want to use in your story. (It might need to be in a iTunes format, be prepared just in case.)
