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Matt Fincher & Katie Martin iSummit 2012 Session #3

iMovie in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Enhancing Curriculum Through Media and Technology. Matt Fincher & Katie Martin iSummit 2012 Session #3. Order of Session. Intro: Why We Like iMovie Impact on Our Classrooms Steps of Implementing a Project and Problems Along the Way

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Matt Fincher & Katie Martin iSummit 2012 Session #3

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  1. iMovie in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom:Enhancing Curriculum Through Media and Technology • Matt Fincher & Katie Martin • iSummit 2012 • Session #3

  2. Order of Session • Intro: 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!)

  3. Why We Like iMovie Pt. 1Students Telling Stories

  4. Why We Like iMovie Pt. 2Students Efforts to Persuade/Role-Play

  5. Why We Like iMovie Pt. 3Changing the Traditional Oral/Written Report

  6. Impact on GACS Classrooms • Students 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

  7. 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?

  8. Implementation Pt. 2: Mechanisms for Evaluation • Combination of rubric and evaluation sheet for us • Rubistar is AWESOME! • Publish digitally for student and parent viewing

  9. Problems We Experienced • Giving Appropriate Credit to Sources --> New Schoolwide Plagiarism Policy • Division of Labor within Groups • Student Cramming --> Need for Multiple Deadlines

  10. The Finished Product

  11. How Can You Use iMovie in Your Classroom? • Think-Pair-Share • Large Group Discussion

  12. Create Your Own iMovie • Pick 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!

  13. 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.

  14. Q & A Time • Think of a question after the session or want a digital copy of one of our files? • Contact mfincher@greateratlantachristian.org or kmartin@greateratlantachristian.org

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