Lights,Lights, Action,Action,

Camera!Camera!Making a Video LabMaking a Video Lab

Barbara De SantisNJSTA-October 2008

Where are you? Where are you? ► To infinity and beyondTo infinity and beyond ► HighwayHighway

► Paved roadPaved road ► Dirt roadDirt road

How could your students How could your students use a video?use a video?

The first movieThe first movie

Voicethread Voicethread (digital camera)(digital camera)

Photostory- Mystery ClassPhotostory- Mystery Class

The Snakemen ComethThe Snakemen Cometh(animoto )(animoto )

88thth grade sample grade sample

Today’s planToday’s plan►WhyWhy►RequirementsRequirements►HowHow

Why?Why?

Missing Missing Student/ReinforcementStudent/Reinforcement

AssessmentAssessment

Technology Literacy Technology Literacy StandardsStandards

The day I became a The day I became a digital convert…digital convert…

135 views135 views

Technical RequirementsTechnical Requirements

FreeFree Have/BorrowHave/Borrow

Digital CameraDigital CameraMovie Maker Movie Maker Software Software

(WMM / Imovie or (WMM / Imovie or Photostory)Photostory)

AnimotoAnimoto

VoicethreadVoicethread

Teacher tubeTeacher tube

Blog/web siteBlog/web site

File File conversion (if conversion (if needed)needed)

Human RequirementsHuman RequirementsHaveHave NeedNeed

PatiencePatiencePracticePracticeTimeTimeEnergyEnergyStudent Student PermissionPermission

Check with Check with your your districtdistrict

The ProceduresThe Procedures

Production RolesProduction Roles

►CameraCamera►Opener/closerOpener/closer►Demonstrator(s)Demonstrator(s)►VoiceVoice►DirectorDirector

The Director’s CutThe Director’s Cut

If you have photos

Animoto Voicethread Photostory

If you have videos

Movie (edit)

Voicethread Just upload

ProductProduct ProsPros ConsConsAllAll Easy to Easy to

use/shareuse/shareFreeFree

VoicethreadVoicethread Comment Comment typestypesWWW basedWWW based

AnimotoAnimoto RemixRemixWWW basedWWW based

Limited Limited editingediting

PhotostoryPhotostory Motion/TextMotion/Text PC basedPC based

WMMWMM Special Special EffectsEffects

Save oftenSave oftenPC basedPC based

How to share things

URL address/email

Web/blog (embed as widget)

Teacher tube

Last thoughtsLast thoughts►LearningsLearnings►Editing roomEditing room►PracticePractice

What I learned..What I learned..

►Focus on the labFocus on the lab►Practice- executive director- Practice- executive director-

quietquiet►Ensure privacyEnsure privacy

Photo releasesPhoto releases Posting methodsPosting methods

Private on teachertube/share URL Private on teachertube/share URL or embedor embed

To edit or not?To edit or not?

YesYes NoNoAdd titles, Add titles, credits, images, credits, images, music, special music, special effects, effects, croppingcropping

Additional Additional classroom time classroom time (technology (technology class?)class?)

Can enhance Can enhance (text, images)(text, images)

More style than More style than contentcontent““Live” natureLive” nature

ResourcesResources

►www.tinyurl.com/techsayrevillewww.tinyurl.com/techsayreville