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Stop Motion, Student Voice, & Film Festivals
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Presenting at the International Society for Technology in Education 2017
Below you can find the following presentation artifacts: The conference and professional development handouts on virtual reality (VR). Feel free to download and share. Following the handout is copy of the conference presentation. Link to a student-made virtual reality museum. Professional renderings from SketchFab.com a 6th grade student-created tutorial for my free workflow. A Minecraft[…]
Zombies, and Robots, and Bears Oh My! (Scavenger Hunt)
So you made it this far…and the world is coming to an end! To complete this stop you will make an image or video using a zombie or robot augmented reality app and then tweet it to #EDTE4200. Yes you can include a friend on this mission and make it count for both of you![…]
Section 4: How can I use video apps in my classroom?
Real World Example The video clip above was created using NewsBooth in the Apple Store. Green screen technology is all the rage but the easiest way to put kids in front of the camera without having any technology ability is this app which superimposes the title headers onto video. Throughout the[…]
Section 2: How can I use animation with language learners?
Real World Example The example above was created by an English language learner and uses the paid subscription website GoAnimate. The website includes the ability to create a classroom where students can create videos online within a closed environment. With GoAnimate teachers reserve the right to publish to websites such as YouTube. It is[…]
Section 3: How can I make a film festival?
Real World Example The video above is the introduction for our school film festival on the theme of motion. Every video in the festival was aligned to 8th grade California physical science standards. All the videos were created with the web-based subscription service Powtoons. I have been the lead on a successful film festival and[…]
Section 1: Overview
How can I use animation and video in my classroom? Section 1: Overview Objectives At the end of this chapter teachers will be able to: Identify animation software. Choose the appropriate animating format. Real World Example My experience with animation and video creation includes the paid software of GoAnimate, Powtoons, and the Apple application NewsBooth.[…]
Digital Information Literacy
The first video below is a brief tutorial demonstrating how to create a hoax website using Google Blogger. The only requirement for this lesson is either a laptop or desktop (Chromebooks are okay, tablets are not). In the following video I break down a real world PLC and collaborative website designed by students from two[…]