Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Classroom Video Project Scenario

Hypothetical Classroom Video Assignment Check List:
Content Area: Language Arts; Art
Project: 1 Minute Video Teaching a "How to" Demonstration/scenario
Age Level: 4-6 grade

Preparation:
  • Getting permission from the school to use approximately 10 video cameras and microphones
  • Getting permission to use the computer lab (ensuring that Movie Maker 2.6 is installed on the computers)
  • Knowing how to use Movie Maker 2.6 and Audacity properly and subsequently to explain the program to the students
  • 5-7 parent volunteers to help supervise the students--teaching the parents how to use Movie Maker, Audacity, Royalty Free Music, and the cameras as well
  • Typing a List of Rules for handling the video cameras and microphones
  • Typing a List of Guidelines/Tips for filming
  • Typing a paper for the students and parents explaining the video assignment requirements and its overall purpose
  • Writing a Parent invitation to the culminating "Movie Day"
Into and Through:
  • Dividing the students into groups of 3
  • Creating You Tube accounts for each student
  • Creating Royalty Free Music accounts
  • Explaining how to use Movie Maker 2.6 and Audacity
  • Teaching the rules of using the cameras and microphones
  • Teaching good tips to follow while filming
  • Brainstorming "How to" topics that could be "taught" using the camera and filmed in 1-1.5 minutes
    • Examples: How to...
      • Make a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich
      • Sign your name in sign language
      • Brain your hair
      • Arm wrestle
      • Tell a joke without laughing
      • Use the Internet to find information about a research topic
      • Jump rope
      • Do a hand stand...
  • Filming the videos under parent/teacher supervision
Beyond:
  • Uploading the video to the computer and then to Movie Maker 2.6
  • Designing the video, such as adding music, dialogue, captions, credits, and transitions
  • Uploading the finished video to You Tube
  • Scheduling a special movie day to watch the finished products, complete with drinks and popcorn

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