Turning Curriculum into Action!

Turning Curriculum into Action! Turning Curriculum into Action! Julie Mildrew Resources can be found at:

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or to the present are likely to miss the future. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

So what is in our children’s future? Continued outsourcing of jobs Continued automation of jobs Knowledge doubling exponentially and in increasingly shorter periods of time Jobs/technologies of the future that have not yet been invented Thomas Friedmann, “The World is Flat”

Shift Happens

Blooms taxonomy

Teachers must be the experts at teaching and learning, not the repositories of vast quantities of information. Our job is to help kids process (analyze and evaluate) information, remix (synthesize) it, and present it in new ways. 21 st Century teaching must embrace huge paradigm shifts…

New ways Using VIDEO along with other 21st century teaching tools is a great way to... Engage Students

WHY VIDEO ? Express deeper understanding of content All types of students get a chance to use 21st century skills. Increases motivation and creativity. Can apply to many different curriculum areas.

What do you need? digital camera video camera microphone tripod imovie camera support

Free tools on the web

Training Resources AFI Screen nation - Audio, video, shot composition: Izzy Video - Podcasts "how to" videos: "how to" videos: You Tube and Teacher Tube

Converters Free Converters: Media converter Vixy.net Zamzar

PICTURES The Stock exchng – Library of Congress – Pics4Learning Little Explorers - Don’t Forget Flickr!

Music /Sound effects Sound America Find sounds Freeplay music.com Creative commans.org pacdv.com/sounds Sounddog.com Garage Band Discovery Education

What kind of projects work best? Parent communication Public Service Announcement Interviews News DeskGame ShowsStorytelling State ProjectsSocial StudiesSLE School EventsGraduation VideoCommercials

The day you were born

Basic Steps Visual Grammar Basic Steps Visual Grammar Brainstorm Prewriting Story board Outline Shooting Rough outline/writing Editing Re-write Review Assessment

Script Development pre-writing Who, What, Where, and Why What is the best way to tell your story? Good time to talk about copyright material. What resources will you need? Write the script.

Story board is the outline Organize your thoughts Illustrations displayed in sequence Drawings do not have to be perfect Events as the camera would see them Visual grammar What kind of shot?

Rule of Thirds

Story Board

Editing is the Re-write What software should you use for video editing? MAC i-movie Final Cut Express Final Cut Pro PC Movie maker Pinnacle Studio Corel VideoStudio Adobe® Premiere Elements Adobe®Premiere Pro

Review/Rubric Project Goals:Course content and standards AFI

i-movie 9

iMovie6 HD - iEasy

Audio edit

Free and Quick Digital storytelling and Movie making Animoto Voice Thread Educational versions available for both Slide share