Project Based Learning

Video Production(No Matter the Content Area)

By: Sandra McCoyCreated for TeachMeet BGISD July 19, 2012

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

Who Said These Quotes

Albert Einstein

1879-1955

E=mc2

E – EngagementM – Management of TimeC – Connect to OthersC – Collaboration

This Acronym was created by Brian Coleman

Undertaking a video project the first time can be

SCARY

Why you should incorporate video

projects?Empowers the students and teachers

Allows for student and teacher creativity

Students now have access to a variety of video devices: cell phones, iPads, webcams, built in cameras on computers, digital still cameras, and video cameras to record their own video.

Once videos have been created they can be used to teach current and future classes.

Allow students to become

Producersinstead of

Consumersof content

Ideas for ProjectsAutobiographies

Commercials

Decade Projects

Demonstrations

Documentaries (Historical Events)

How To Videos

Interviews

Informational

News Stories

Presentations

Public Service Announcements

Recruitment Videos

Skits

Video Biographies

Video Business Plan

Video Dictionaries

TIPS for Successful Video Projects

1. Clear Objectives

2. Plan Before Filming & Editing

3. Create Rubrics for Grading

4. Publish the Projects

Before you assign a project

Learn the basics – but students catch on quickly and usually will teach each otherLearn how to import videoLearn how to do basic editingLearn about what resources are available for

students at school and at homeVideo camerasComputer or other electronic devicesSoftware and online resources

Plan/create your project and materials

EvaluationSet parameters to guide your students

Give time constraints – i.e. PSA-30 sec., Most videos are short - normally 2 or 3 minutes

Due date Required Content

Create your own rubric (look at existing rubrics to act as a guide but create your own) Develop criteria to be graded Determine the weights of each criteria Develop your scale

Share the Rubric with students before you start the project

4 Ps of ProductionPlan

Produce

Post Production

Publish

PlanningHave a specific objective and be very

precise.

Goals-Objectives-Target Audience

START with the END in mind.

Provide an example if possible.

Provide time for brainstorming, research, and writing a script.

ProductionDecide whether students will be

given time at school to produce or whether they are to produce outside of class.

Do students need a specific location? i.e. Science lab, quite location to conduct & videotape interviews or demonstrations

Can students use animation instead of a video camera?

Post Production - Editing

Movie Maker (For Windows)

PhotoStory 3 (for Windows)

iMovie (for Macs)

Animoto (web based)

YouTube Video Editor (web based)

Xtranormal & GoAnimate (web based animation)

Adobe Premiere (Windows & Mac), Final Cut

Others: Magisto, Voki, Scoop It, etc.

Publish - SharePost online (School Tube, You Tube, Class

Webpage)

Save on a Flash Drive or CD to allow the video to be transferred to the teacher’s computer

Save as a playable DVD

Save final project to the server

File Conversion Resources

www.onlinevideoconverter.com Advantage – Downloads within a few minutes, supports

YouTube, Vimeo and Break.com. Disadvantage – Pop up ads

www.zamzar.com Disadvantages

Wait to receive an e-mail link to download file and must download w/in 24 hours of receiving e-mail

Size limit of 100 MB

Free online file conversion programs • allow you to convert file format that students may bring in

to ones that you can view• allows you to copy an URL from YouTube to download videos

and change to different formats (video or audio).

Online TutorialsWindows Movie Maker tutorials -

http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/27/video-101-editing-sound-and-music-with-windows-live-movie-maker

21st Century SkillsCollaboration

Cooperation

Communication

Creativity

Problem Solving

Self-Direction & Social Responsibility

Technology Fluency

https://cais21stcentury.wikispaces.com/List+of+21st+Century+Skills

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, un-learn and relearn.” Those who can un-learn and relearn are the leaders for tomorrow.”

Alvin Toffler