1. Project Based Learning Video Production (No Matter the Content Area) By: Sandra McCoy Created for TeachMeet BGISD July 19, 2012

2. “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

3. Who Said These Quotes Albert Einstein 1879-1955 E – Engagement M – Management of Time C – Connect to Others C – Collaboration This Acronym was created by Brian Coleman

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5. Why you should incorporate video projects? Empowers the students and teachers Allows for student and teacher creativity Students now have access to a variety of video devices: cell phones, iPads, webcams, built in cameras on computers, digital still cameras, and video cameras to record their own video. Once videos have been created they can be used to teach current and future classes.

6. Allow students to become Producers instead of Consumers of content

7. Ideas for Projects Autobiographies Commercials Decade Projects Demonstrations Documentaries (Historical Events) How To Videos Interviews Informational News Stories Presentations Public Service Announcements Recruitment Videos Skits Video Biographies Video Business Plan Video Dictionaries

8. TIPS for Successful Video Projects 1. Clear Objectives 2. Plan Before Filming & Editing 3. Create Rubrics for Grading 4. Publish the Projects

9. Before you assign a project Learn the basics – but students catch on quickly and usually will teach each other Learn how to import video Learn how to do basic editing Learn about what resources are available for students at school and at home Video cameras Computer or other electronic devices Software and online resources Plan/create your project and materials

10. Evaluation Set parameters to guide your students Give time constraints – i.e. PSA-30 sec., Most videos are short - normally 2 or 3 minutes Due date Required Content Create your own rubric (look at existing rubrics to act as a guide but create your own) Develop criteria to be graded Determine the weights of each criteria Develop your scale Share the Rubric with students before you start the project

11. 4 Ps of Production Plan Produce Post Production Publish

12. Planning Have a specific objective and be very precise. Goals-Objectives-Target Audience START with the END in mind. Provide an example if possible. Provide time for brainstorming, research, and writing a script.

13. Production Decide whether students will be given time at school to produce or whether they are to produce outside of class. Do students need a specific location? i.e. Science lab, quite location to conduct & videotape interviews or demonstrations Can students use animation instead of a video camera?

14. Post Production - Editing Movie Maker (For Windows) PhotoStory 3 (for Windows) iMovie (for Macs) Animoto (web based) YouTube Video Editor (web based) Xtranormal & GoAnimate (web based animation) Adobe Premiere (Windows & Mac), Final Cut Others: Magisto, Voki, Scoop It, etc.

15. Publish - Share Post online (School Tube, You Tube, Class Webpage) Save on a Flash Drive or CD to allow the video to be transferred to the teacher’s computer Save as a playable DVD Save final project to the server

16. File Conversion Resources www.onlinevideoconverter.com Advantage – Downloads within a few minutes, supports YouTube, Vimeo and Break.com. Disadvantage – Pop up ads www.zamzar.com Disadvantages Wait to receive an e-mail link to download file and must download w/in 24 hours of receiving e-mail Size limit of 100 MB Free online file conversion programs allow you to convert file format that students may bring in to ones that you can view allows you to copy an URL from YouTube to download videos and change to different formats (video or audio).

17. Online Tutorials Windows Movie Maker tutorials - http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/27/video-101-editing-sound- and-music-with-windows-live-movie-maker

18. 21 st Century Skills Collaboration Cooperation Communication Creativity Problem Solving Self-Direction & Social Responsibility Technology Fluency https://cais21stcentury.wikispaces.com/List+of+21st+Century+Skills

19. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, un-learn and relearn.” Those who can un-learn and relearn are the leaders for tomorrow.” Alvin Toffler