Making Movies in a Class Period Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Tuesday, July 1, 2008
1.Technology Operations and Concepts 2.Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences 3.Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum 4.Assessment and Evaluation 5.Productivity and Professional Practice 6.Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
Movie Uses Record Lectures - Videocasting Record Demonstrations Provide Instructions Lab Reports Special Projects Desktop Videos Slow Motion Replays Edit unitedstreaming movies
Equipment / Media Needed Video - Camcorder Firewire or USB iSight Camera Cables Media - DV, 8 mm, HardDrive, DVD Apps iMovie, MovieMaker, Jumpcut (Web 2.0 app) Digital Camera - Still Images Cables / Card Reader Digital Cards and Lingo - SD, Memory Stick Microphone (Built in or External) Hard Drive Space - Possibly External Drive 1 hour = 13 GB / 1 minute = 200 MB Tripod Production Media DVDs / CDs
Budget Digital Camcorder = $250 / Free Digital Camera = $150 / Free Microphone - $30 / Free External Hard Drive = $100 Tripod - Donation up to $30 Tapes, Media Cards, Readers = $100 Look for Mini-Grants around $500 for 1 station
Ways to Start Teacher Projects 1 Student records a lab Video Lab Report Give students prior notice for possible props Make use of storyboards
Planning the Project How much time will be devoted to the project Live Recording vs Tape Recording Live Audio vs Narrating Later How to handle the editing instructions How to handle technical instruction Camera Operation How much information to give students Web Video Directions How will the videos be shared
Video Capture Techniques Shot Length Camera Angle Lighting Need to Pan / Zoom Consider background of footage Camera Directions
Editing Sort and Trim Clips Put in Titles Place Transitions Add Audio / Narration Export Formats
Post Production Exporting - Where will it be viewed? Powerpoint Word Inspiration iWeb - Easily post videos onlineonline Student Photo Releases
Assessment Scoring Rubrics Curricular objectives must have been met
Assignment Create a movie file, interviewing a participant about technology use in their school district. Export the file as a Quicktime file, ready for the web
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