Lights, Camera, Action: Making Movies in the Classroom Lori Elliott SDE

What do you know about Digital Natives? Born with technology all around them. Born with technology all around them. Don’t remember a time without the internet or cell phones. Don’t remember a time without the internet or cell phones. Are used to the new www. Are used to the new www.

Our Students Spend 5-10,000 hours playing video games Spend 5-10,000 hours playing video games Watch 20,000 hours of tv Watch 20,000 hours of tv See 500,000 commercials See 500,000 commercials Spend less than 5,000 hours reading a book Spend less than 5,000 hours reading a book

Learning Is it work or play? Is it work or play? Learning feels like play when you have engagement. Engagement equals motivation. (Marc Prensky) Learning feels like play when you have engagement. Engagement equals motivation. (Marc Prensky)

Visual Learners Our students are mostly visual learners. Our students are mostly visual learners. They see graphics before text. They see graphics before text. The work at twitch speed. The work at twitch speed. Seeing is Learning to this generation. Seeing is Learning to this generation.

Why movies in the classroom? Involves all the students. Involves all the students. Motivating Motivating Engaging Engaging Great to share learning and memories. Great to share learning and memories. Works on literacy skills. Works on literacy skills.

What kind of movies can you make? Photo Slideshows Photo Slideshows Movies of Class Events Movies of Class Events Scripted Movies Scripted Movies Clay or Other Characters: Gallon Man Clay or Other Characters: Gallon Man

Process for Planning a Class or Group Movie Connect the project to curriculum. Connect the project to curriculum. Brainstorm a topic or theme. Brainstorm a topic or theme. StoryBoard the movie. StoryBoard the movie. Divide the work and distribute jobs. Divide the work and distribute jobs. Practice. Practice. Film. Film. Edit. Edit. Show. Show.

Skills Addressed in the Process Writing Process Writing Process Sequence Sequence Fluency Fluency Speaking and listening Speaking and listening Communication Skills Communication Skills

Photo Shows Picasa: Google Photo Story: m/windowsxp/using/digit alphotography/photostory /default.mspx m/windowsxp/using/digit alphotography/photostory /default.mspx m/windowsxp/using/digit alphotography/photostory /default.mspx

Picasa by Google Slideshow of photos. Slideshow of photos. Add to your blog or website. Add to your blog or website.

Photo Story

PowerPoint for Slideshows You can use the add narration to your slideshow. You can use the add narration to your slideshow. Look under your slideshow in the menu for record narration. Look under your slideshow in the menu for record narration. You can upload your powerpoint to slideshare.com or authorstream.com. You can upload your powerpoint to slideshare.com or authorstream.com. You can then download your presentation to an iPod or You Tube. It becomes a video. You can then download your presentation to an iPod or You Tube. It becomes a video.

Where to show your movies Blogs Blogs Teacher Tube Teacher Tube You Tube You Tube Slideshare Slideshare Teacher Website Teacher Website

Software Pinnacle: Provides a green screen to create your own backgrounds Pinnacle: Provides a green screen to create your own backgrounds iMovie iMovie

Movie Software

Great Teacher Sites! Beth Newingham Beth Newingham

Use of Digital Camera

Capture Learning in Movies Student created scripts. Student created scripts. Based on Book Read Based on Book Read Commercials for Books Commercials for Books Talk Shows Talk Shows Science Experiments Science Experiments Game Shows Game Shows Based on History or Famous American Based on History or Famous American How To’s How To’s

Memories First Day of School First Day of School End of Unit Celebrations End of Unit Celebrations What I want to Be When I Grow Up What I want to Be When I Grow Up Celebrate Grandparents Celebrate Grandparents Advice to Next Year’s Students Advice to Next Year’s Students

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