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iMovie in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Enhancing Curriculum Through Media and Technology Matt Fincher & Katie Martin iSummit 2012 Session #3
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iMovie in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom:
Enhancing Curriculum Through Media and Technology
Matt Fincher & Katie MartiniSummit 2012
Session #3
Order of SessionIntro: Why We Like iMovie
Impact on Our Classrooms
Steps of Implementing a Project and Problems Along the Way
What Can iMovie Do for Your Classroom?
Create a Sample iMovie
Q & A (Feel free to ask questions along the way, too!)
Why We Like iMovie Pt. 1Students Telling Stories
Why We Like iMovie Pt. 2Students Efforts to Persuade/Role-
Play
Why We Like iMovie Pt. 3Changing the Traditional Oral/Written Report
Impact on GACS ClassroomsStudents develop research, writing, and creative skills in a collaborative environment
Engagement with the social studies in a History Channel/YouTube era
Encourages storytelling, reporting, role playing, etc.
Applicable across curricula and at multiple age levels
Implementation Pt. 1: Instructions
Clarity, Clarity, Clarity!
Written and Oral
Additional Classtime for Most Significant Items
Reliance on Student Intuition For Learning Technology
Should Students Appear on Screen?
Implementation Pt. 2: Mechanisms for Evaluation
Combination of rubric and evaluation sheet for us
Rubistar is AWESOME!
Publish digitally for student and parent viewing
Problems We Experienced
Giving Appropriate Credit to Sources --> New Schoolwide Plagiarism Policy
Division of Labor within Groups
Student Cramming --> Need for Multiple Deadlines
The Finished Product
How Can You Use iMovie in Your Classroom?
Think-Pair-Share
Large Group Discussion
Create Your Own iMoviePick a Topic You Enjoy Studying
Write a Paragraph About It, Thinking of Words/Expressions that Would Go Well with Images
Find Images--Use Safari for Easier Importing to iPhoto
Put Images in Correct Order According to Script
Record Voiceover
Short Experiments: Do Within iMovie as Pictures Change
Actual Projects: Record in QuickTime or Garage Band, send to iTunes, adjust images to fit appropriate amount of time
Adjust Images to Fit with Desired Length of Time on Screen
Add Text to Images if Desired
Add Music from iTunes or Sound Effects
Play Your Creation!
Citations for Images/Videos Used
Amherst College. “Political Science Image.” JPEG File. Web. 9 July 2012.
Apple Corporation. “iMovie Icon.” PNG File. Web. 9 July 2012.
Arnold, Brittany, Katie Giacobbe, and Kalif Raymond, dirs. Obama ad. 2012.
Chapple, Jared, Payton Polhill, and Nick Toomey, dirs. The Battle of Iwo Jima. 2011.
Cox, Allison, and Catherine Floyd, dirs. John D. Rockefeller. 2011.
Education-Resources. “image004.” GIF File. Web. 9 July 2012.
Embry, Parker, Brandon Jhin, and Vishal Patel, dirs. Romney--Project. 2012.
Greater Atlanta Christian School. “GACS Logo.” JPEG File. Web. 9 July 2012.
Greater Atlanta Christian School. “Photo4593.” CSS File. Web. 9 July 2012
Miller, John. “050818_notextbooks_hmed1p.photoblog500.” JPEG File. Web. 9 July 2012.
Nikkell, Kelvin. “pulling-hair-out2.” JPEG File. Web. 9 July 2012.
North Central Texas College. “Psych head.” GIF File. Web 8 July 2012.
The History Channel. “history-id.” JPEG File. Web. 8 July 2012.
The Western Tradition. “economics.” JPEG File. Web. 8 July 2012.
Q & A Time
Think of a question after the session or want a digital copy of one of our files?
Contact [email protected] or [email protected]
