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Imagining Cross-grade collaboration & digital publishing 1 Sunday, November 11, 12 AKA The Student Creative Jr

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Imagining

Cross-grade collaboration & digital publishing

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AKA The Student Creative Jr

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Matt Cauthron

Digital Arts Technology Academy,Cathedral City High School

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Pandora’s Box2010-11

Imagine: Unicorns & Trashcans

2011-12

The Legend of TahquitzComing 2012-13

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When I was in college... It’s an honor to have to opportunity to share this story of our little hometown collaborations.I hope that it offers some kind of inspiration for the types of tools you can use or ways that you can work together.

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and a little onDigital Publishing

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It’s an honor to have to opportunity to share these TWO wonderful projects

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Resource Page

http: / /b i t . ly /QrPxLY5Sunday, November 11, 12

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Fill Out a Card!

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Here’s the 1st video!

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The Big Idea

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This project was designed in the Challenge Based Learning format. I was lucky enough to be selected as 1 of 18 educators from across the country to work w/Karen Cator and the Apple Education team on the curriculum design side of the CBL framework.

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To provide a collaborative learning experience between elementary and high school students, emphasizing a

variety of art, technology, and 21st Century skills.

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Mentoring, creative expression, problem solving, tech, communication, presentation

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(and to create exposure for the high digital arts program)

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Honestly, this IS important!

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By the Korean artistYeondoo Jung

Inspiration: Wonderland

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It is very intriguing how truly pure the creative mind’s of young children are and how important it is to provide learning experiences that exercise their creativity.

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The Process

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It is more about the “Village” and the process vs. the product! About 100 Individuals!!!-working together collaboratively with a visual arts & technology focus was the foundation ***When I pitched it to my students they were VERY excited by the possibility of working with young students in the schools they attended.

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Pandora: By Di a sophomore with the guidance of Ex-Buena Vista Pictures VP, David Vogel

Story

Unicorns: As part of an all grade level wide writing contest for third graders

Tahquitz: Being written from multiple perspectives by GATE middle schoolers w/a visit to Tahquitz Canyon

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*The story was selected by Mr. David Vogel, ex-President of Buena Vista Pictures.I worked with Taylor for several weeks storyboarding and breaking down multiple versions of the story to accommodate the age group. I honestly lost track of how many versions we wrote... luckily we had access to Acrobat.com so typing could occur in ‘the Cloud.’

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After the story is revised, Di students visit Rio Vista 3rd graders to read the story & sketch the segments.

Collaboration

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These are their thinking faces

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PSUSD VPA Specialist returns to add color to the drawings Artwork

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Without the coordination & assistance of Louisa as the Visual & Performing Arts specialist, this project may not ever have gotten of the ground.

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Di students scan all the art, then shoot and edit their interpretations of it

Digital Artwork

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Not knowing who the models will be is half the fun. Unicorns required help from one of our VPs and Academy math teacher

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After digital artwork is created, Di students return to RV to present their work to the whole grade level.

Presentation

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Sometimes elementary students are the tuffest audience! I’ve had kids up speaking in public before, but this time it was interesting to see them more nervous then when speaking to adults.

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Di students make further edits to their work after presenting and in preparation for publishing

Revision

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Seeing and speaking about their work (to a tuff client) provided opportunity for reflection and revision

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As we’re working at RV we run a little auditionAudio

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Created in After Effects by advanced Di studentsVideo Intro

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Now this small piece becomes important as we build the iBook!

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Di students then compile the text & imagery for print, digital books, and video

Media

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Available in PRINT and iPad on Blurb.com and with NARRATION on issuu.com

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The Solution(s)

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1. Presenting their work at Rio Vista2. Sharing their work with a local AND global community3. Publishing their work for students and the world to see in a professional manner

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Blurb and issuu-Available in print, pdf, iBook, or online w/narration -Wanted to make sure that it was accessible for everyone as print = $$$

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Interactive and shareable iBooks for the iPad! JUMP TO IT!!!

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Video shared on Vimeo and entered into contests...Wait! But thats not all folks!

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With Unicorns we also involved local Coachella Valley artists...

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all coming together as a multi-age gallery show!

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Awards

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These honors can be used by all students on their resumes for college and scholarships!

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Reflections

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I would really like to find further opportunities to establish a peer system for projects like this to continue in Cathedral City schools or PSUSD.

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“It was really fun working on Pandora’s Box because I like Greek mythology. It was fun working with the high school students, too.”

- Fayth Clayton, Rio Vista 4th Grader

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FUNLikes Greek MythologyWorking with others

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“I enjoyed getting to use my imagination and turning it into a story about helping the environment.”

- Karaina Perkins, Rio Vista 3rd Grader

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ImaginationHelping the environment

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“I felt great pride seeing my daughter's written work come to life through the use of media and artwork. This whole story has expanded way beyond my wildest expectations and created a memorable experience of a lifetime for my daughter.”

- Lisa Perkins, Mother of the author

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ImaginationHelping the environment

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“I had to practice really hard and make my voice sound interesting. It was fun working with the high school students because I had never done that before.”

- Brooke Civitarese, Rio Vista 3rd Grader

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Practicing audio recordingWorking with others

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“The experience with the 3rd graders at Rio vista was interesting. Communication was majorly important, listening to the kids and providing input for their sketches, while explaining to them what they needed to draw was challenging. My word was "Fear" and explaining what the word meant to them and how to draw it out on paper took a lot of thinking and brainstorming. It was fun listening to the kids and all their amazingly creative ideas.”

-Kimberlyn Gonzalez, DATA Di Junior

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CommunicationListeningExplainingConceptualizingThinking

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“Pandora’s Box was an awesome collaboration. My favorite part was when we went back to Rio Vista and presented our digital work in the order of the story. I loved how excited all the children got when we showed them the final product. I felt accomplished.”

- Jasmine Mikulak, DATA Di Senior

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Presenting creativityAccomplishment

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“Both projects were a great experience. I got to work with a diverse group to bring stories to life and think deeply about ways to collaborate with kids while using our imaginations.

They were priceless experiences that provided a whole new perspective on how other people read and view stories.”

- Alvaro Jimenez, DATA Di Junior

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ThinkingCollaboratingStoryimagination

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"My students were so excited about teaming with the high school students for this project. They asked me everyday when they were coming back to share their pictures. My class discussed the types of jobs that someone who had these technical skills might aspire to in the future. It was a great time of collaboration and mentoring!"

-Joel Bible, Rio Vista 3rd Grade Teacher

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“The cross age collaboration is a brilliant teaching strategy in that it effectively benefits all parties involved. The elementary students are able to learn from their high school mentors, both in technique and with strategy for  approaching the project.  The high school students in turn, greatly increase in maturity and poise as they coach and advise the younger students.  They also have the privilege of seeing their work interpreted by professional artists, which is a career path many of them are heading towards.  The adult professionals so enjoy the opportunity to revisit their artistic past, and bring their current sophistication and experience to bear on the project.The fact of the matter is that all three groups of artists are producing artwork that is equally as valuable and viable…all that is different is their unique perspectives on the same piece of literature, and how they manifest that perspective into various mediums.”

-Louisa Castrodale, PSUSD Visual & Performing Arts Specialist

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So, What’s Next?

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I would really like to find further opportunities to establish a peer system for projects like this to continue in Cathedral City schools or PSUSD.

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The Legend of Tahquitz

Tying local Agua Caliente culture to the Student Creative global collab, MyThology

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Local cultural myth tied into our Student Creative global collaboration, MyThology

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Don’t let me forget!

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Digital PublishingPrintpdf

HTMLePub, eReader

iBook / iBookstoreMobile apps

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We are certainly on the cusp of a huge revolution in the book industry. Good and badMost important to keep in mind is how your audience is going to view it!

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My Resource Page

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