If you’re in the Los Angeles area, please join me this summer for one of two movie making classes I’m teaching using iMovie ’09 and Final Cut Express. Both classes are two day “boot camps” that are both about learning to use the particular software programs AND learning some basic concepts of filmmaking such as …
Category: Digital Storytelling
Digital Video in the classroom
Copyright for Teachers: Persistent Myths
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV. My thinking has been shaped by a number of sources, mostly notably the Barely Legal Radio Podcast. Our Rights Fair Use allows us to use portions of copyrighted work for educational purposes in our classrooms. I’m of the belief that you can …
Video in the Classroom Carnival #4
Video in the Classroom Carnival #4 comes a month early. There were just too many good tips and examples to hold off another month. Video Production Examples from the Trenches Mr. Moses’s middle schoolers’ productions. I particularly enjoyed The Clumsy Ninja for its dry sense of humor and well thought out shot selection. Los Angeles …
So Long Teachertube
So Long Teachertube I’ve been a loyal user of Teachertube for the last 2+ years. I’ve been hosting the movies from Video in the Classroom on their site. Unfortunately, I have received several complaints over the past year about the movies not playing all the way through and/or not playing at all. The first time …
iMovie ’09: Curriculum in Action
Here are handouts and resources for the iMovie ’09 class at LACOE. This post is a work in progess. I will add additional resources as I find them. Technical Resources 12 Page Handout (iMovie Basics by Luis Perez) Apple Free Tutorials (Short How To Movies) for iMovie ’09 Additional Apple Free Tutorials How to Export …
Video in the Classroom Carnival #3
Frank Guttler lets us into his planning for his class at Poly High in A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words and reports on his journey to Doha to see How Flat the World Is. Christina shares her classroom holiday movies. Joe Brennan presents the best resources for Making Movies on the Web: Bob Sprankle …
How to Get Started Making Class Movies
About once a month I get the question from web site visitors who’ve seen my class movies, “How do I get started making movies in the classroom?” This is a difficult question to answer because I really want to say, “Just Do It!” but I know people want more. Here’s my advice. Start With a …
Royalty Free Images Part 2
Here’s a followup to my earlier list of royalty free images. Additions by Janice Stearns…creative commons licensed…all require attribution: Long list from Terry Roberts OpenPhoto Free Image Database NASA Images Royalty Free Clip Art Additional royalty free image list by Larry Ferlazzo and royalty free music/sound effects list by Larry Ferlazzo And my original list …
Video in the Classroom Carnival #2
It’s time for the irregularly scheduled Video in the Classroom Carnival featuring posts about intergrating video production and digital storytelling in the classroom. Please submit your own articles to the next carnival here. Production How to create clay animation movies by Kevin Hodgson. Dan Meyer wants students to stop relying on musical soundtracks to convey …
How I Plan
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on How to Plan a Technology Lesson, today I break down how I planned my students’ movies, We See Animals Hiding. Unit Theme: Look Again State Standards: While this unit is about animal camouflage, the standard for California is more general, having to with animals and plants ability to …