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imovie-ski trip
Learners create a movie using pictures taken from a class ski trip. In this iMovie-ski trip lesson the students determine which pictures they would like to represent their trip. Learners then begin to construct their movie by using their...
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My Hero Learning Circle
Students participate in a collaboration activity. In this My Hero Project lesson, students discover what a hero is to someone halfway around the world and themselves. Over the 16-week session, circles, made up of between 6-9 classes from...
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Animals and Humans Say the Darnedest Things
Students explore and analyze human and animal communications and create a short film that illustrates their findings.
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Movie Making
Students use a program titled Movie Maker to create movies on the computer. In this movies lesson plan, students create scenes, add background music, and more.
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Techno Movie
Students explore storytelling by using video editing software. In this movie making lesson, students identify the uses of PowerPoint and create a story using a digital camera which takes stills or video. Students combine this footage...
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All About Me
Students explore self through the completion of a creative technology project. In this self-discovery activity, students create a 25 frame movie about themselves. Students incorporate images from the web and audio files.
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Exploring our World through Video
Student develop their technology skills. In this video production instructional activity, students create a movie featuring their day-to-day lives. Students use flip video cameras to film the movie and use software editing programs to...
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School Announcement Blog
Students become bloggers. In this technology lesson, students use video and image editing to add to an online school announcement blog that they maintain.
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Planets for Sale
Student develop their technology skills. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders create a movie featuring planets that they research. Students use flip video cameras to film commercials to market their planets.
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Digital Photography for Movie Making
Fifth graders explore digital photography. In this technology skills activity, 5th graders take digital photographs and use them to create movies with movie maker software.
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Picture Yourself At New Market
Young scholars explore the functions of technology tools. In this technology lesson, students learn how to appropriately use digital cameras and upload pictures to computers. Young scholars also investigate how to use Windows Movie Maker...
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3A is Going Batty
Students share their knowledge of bats. In this video production instructional activity, students use Internet and print resources to research information regarding bats. Students prepare bat questions and answers, record them on video,...
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Students participate in an alternative reading assessment using a video camera and script. In this alternative reading lesson, students work as a group to perform their reading story. students memorize their lines and film their play.
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The Film Site: Documentary Films
This resource provides information about documentary films.