1. Making Movies in a Class Period Ben Smith and Jared Mader www.edtechinnovators.com Red Lion Area School District Tuesday, October 7, 2008

2. 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

3. What is Digital Storytelling? Telling a story - Communication Use of text, color, animations, graphics, photos, and video to communicate information that is personally important.

4. A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words

5. The Use of Pictures Words Audio Only - Telling the Story Pictures and Words - Visual Only Pictures, Words, and Music Pictures, Words, and Narration Video Video with Narration Overlay

6. How to Start Use the Writing Process Pick a Topic Use a Storyboard Pictures First Story First Storyboards Templates for Software Plain Paper Post Its

7. Working on the Project What is the Purpose? Informational Entertainment Who is the Audience? What details need to be included? What types of Digital Materials will you use? Audio Still Images Video Where can you get the Digital Materials?

8. Other Ways to Get Images Internet Google Images Wiki Drawing and Scanner Computer Drawing Video from United Streaming

9. Software Possibilities Word PowerPoint Excel Inspiration iPhoto iMovie / MovieMaker Audacity and Audio

10. Tips and Tricks Record Audio Downsize Photos Screen Capture Import Files to iMovie

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Preparing the Technology Establish a file architecture for each project Helps to organize all video components

15. Capturing and Importing the Video Connect camera via Firewire or USB

16. Import additional media Add Pictures, Audio or VoiceOver

17. Post Production Exporting - Where will it be viewed? Powerpoint Word Inspiration Website

18. Assignment Create a movie file, interviewing a participant about technology use in their school district. Export the file as a Quicktime or WMV file, ready for the web

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