"declaring independence or not?"
This project integrates the social studies curriculum with online research, Google Drive, Comic Life, and iMovie. Students worked in pairs. One student researched a patriot and the partner researched a loyalist. The pair communicated with each other using Google Drive to create a six line debate where each historical figure is making statements similar to what they would have said over 240 years ago. The debate was displayed using Comic Life where pictures of the historical figures had a six-framed debate, three frames from each person. Students then took screen shots of the six frames. These six frames were used in iMovie. Students then narrated their six-framed debate. Students also create a title frame and musical introduction. Students then compressed their iMovie into an mp4 movie file.
MRS. BARNETT'S CLASS part 1
MRS. eubank'S CLASS PART 1
MRS. MCWAIN'S CLASS
"MY GOAL FOR THE YEAR"
STUDENTS CHOSE A GOAL OR GOALS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. STUDENTS WROTE AN ESSAY USING WORD TO EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THEIR GOAL AND STRATEGIES THEY PLANNED TO USE TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. STUDENTS THEN USED AN ONLINE VERSION OF PIXIE CALLED WIXIE TO CREATE AN IMAGE ABOUT THEIR TOPIC. STUDENTS VIDEO TAPED EACH OTHER READING THEIR ESSAY USING A GREEN SCREEN. STUDENTS WERE THEN GIVEN STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS EXPLAINING HOW TO MAKE AN IMOVIE USING THE GREEN SCREEN EFFECT TO REPLACE THE GREEN SCREEN WITH THE IMAGE THAT THEY CREATED. STUDENTS THEN COMPRESSED THEIR MOVIE SO IT COULD BE SHARED ON THIS WIKI.
MRS. OKANE'S CLASS
MRS. goetzinger'S CLASS
"Growth mindset"
STUDENTS DISCUSS SITUATIONS THAT ARE DIFFICULT AT FIRST BUT IF THEY USE A GROWTH MINDSET THEY WILL OFTEN EARN SUCCESS BY NEVER GIVING UP AND WORKING HARD ON A SKILL UNTIL THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. USING GOOGLE DOCS, STUDENTS BRAINSTORMED WHAT A GROWTH MINDSET MEANS TO THEM, ANY GROWTH MINDSET EXPERIENCES THEY HAVE HAD, AN ACADEMIC GOAL FOR THE YEAR, AND THEIR PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL USING A GROWTH MINDSET. THEN STUDENTS WROTE A PARAGRAPH USING A WORD DOCUMENT THAT THEY READ WHILE BEING VIDEO-TAPED. STUDENTS USED WIXIE (AN ONLINE VERSION OF PIXIE) TO CREATE AN ILLUSTRATION OF THEIR GROWTH MINDSET EXAMPLE OR EXAMPLES. STUDENTS THEN USED THE GREEN SCREEN EFFECT IN IMOVIE TO COMBINE THEIR WIXIE ILLUSTRATION OR ILLUSTRATIONS WITH THEIR VIDEO TO CREATE THEIR INDIVIDUAL MOVIES. THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT GREEN SCREEN VIDEOS WERE THEN COMBINED INTO A CLASS VIDEO.
Mrs. Ennis's Class
CYBERBULLYING
Students had a Canvas module where they learned about the topic of “Cyberbullying”. Using Google Docs, students brainstormed what cyberbullying meant to them, how someone could be cyberbullied, and how to handle cyberbullying.
Then students wrote a script using a Word document that they read while being video-taped. Students used Wixie (an online version of Pixie) to create an illustration of their cyberbullying topic.
Students then used the green screen effect in iMovie to combine their Wixie illustration with their video to create their individual movies. The individual student green screen videos were then combined into a class video.
Then students wrote a script using a Word document that they read while being video-taped. Students used Wixie (an online version of Pixie) to create an illustration of their cyberbullying topic.
Students then used the green screen effect in iMovie to combine their Wixie illustration with their video to create their individual movies. The individual student green screen videos were then combined into a class video.
DIAMANTE
STUDENTS CREATED A DIAMANTE WITH THE HELP OF THE “READWRITETHINK” WEBSITE. STUDENTS THEN USED A DIGITAL CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES OF A SCENE REFLECTED IN THEIR POEM. STUDENTS USED WORD TO EDIT AND TYPE OUT THE DIAMANTE. STUDENTS USED COMIC LIFE TO DISPLAY THEIR DIAMANTE AND THE PICTURES THEY TOOK. STUDENTS USED SEARCH ENGINES TO FIND ADDITIONAL PICTURES IF NEEDED. THIS COMIC LIFE DIAMANTE PROJECT WAS CONVERTED INTO A JPEG THAT WAS INSERTED INTO A POWERPOINT SLIDE. STUDENTS THEN NARRATED AND TURNED THEIR POWERPOINT SLIDE INTO A QUICKTIME MOVIE.
mr. clark's class
"Author study"
MRs. Guy'S CLASS
In media, student pairs worked together on a guided research to learn about selected authors. In Technology, students created an interview. One student was the author and the other student was the interviewer. Students were able to collaborate while creating their interview using an online program called SubEthaEdit. The interview was videotaped and put together in an iMovie.
"my Memoirs Past & Future"
MRS. Aragon'S CLASS
Students will use the tools in Pixie to take a picture of their head and shoulders. They will use the drawling tools to draw the rest of their body. Students will turn the image of themselves into a sticker. The self-portrait sticker will be put into a background that helps to illustrate a memory from the past or from the future. The student then writes a detailed memoir about their experience. Students will turn the illustration into a narrated movie
"Virtual vacations "
MRS. holben'S CLASS
Students researched a country of their choice using Culturegrams.com. The students then wrote a postcard to someone telling them about their vacation using facts they learned about the country. The postcard was made using powerpoint, where they typed the text and imported a picture that represents their vacation. Students then narrated their postcard and converted their narrated postcard into a quicktime movie. These individual quicktime movie files were then combined into an iMovie class project.
"My Talent"
MRS. GUY'S CLASS
Students import a picture of themselves and two pieces of clip art into a powerpoint slide. Then they type a paragraph about their most impressive talents or hobby. Individual students will then narrate their slide. Student projects are then combined into a class movie.
world cultures
In media, students researched a country of their choice using Culturegrams.com. The research was used in technology to create up to 7 pixie pages to display their findings. The topics chosen by the student may include geography, similarities and differences with the United States, foods, landmarks, “Did You Know?”, etc. The students then choose 2-4 pixie pages to narrate and turn into a QuickTime movie.
MR. jones'S CLASS
"Autobiographical Poems"
STUDENTS DISCUSSED DIFFERENT FORMS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POETRY. STUDENTS SELECTED A FORMAT OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POETRY THAT SUITED THEM. STUDENTS USED WORD TO TYPE AND EDIT THE POEMS. STUDENTS USED COMIC LIFE TO DISPLAY THEIR POEM AND THE PICTURES THEY CHOOSE TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR POEM. THIS COMIC LIFE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POEM PROJECT WAS CONVERTED INTO A JPEG IMAGE. STUDENTS THEN NARRATED AND TURNED THEIR DIGITAL IMAGE INTO A QUICKTIME MOVIE.
Mr. Schoenhut's class