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Storyboarding
Students master storyboarding by making a storyboard for a commercial that has already been made. They create a video from storyboard examples and finish with their own video from their storyboard creation.
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We Can Dance!
Students explore a variety of creative body movements and practice speaking the terms used to demonstrate the movements and shapes. The creation of a video provides an opportunity to learn the vocabulary and practice their speech.
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Animation Pre-Production
Does your class love reading cartoons? Use their talents and interests to examine the process of writing a story they wish to tell through a cartoon. They develop the beginning, middle, and end of a story based on their original...
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Creating with Alice
Students explore Alice Programming Software. In this exploratory lesson, students design a unique storyboard which will guide the creation of their Alice World. Students write and create their own films.
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Student Voices
Young scholars create a video based on their own interests. In this language arts and technology instructional activity, students take pictures and compile them so as to create a storyboard on whatever each student wishes....
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For Sale! Part 2
Students use storyboarding software to create a storyboard for a movie about selling their school building. They use the storyboarding software as a tool to organize the different shots or scenes that will appear in their movie.
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Digital Storytelling: At-Risk Students Find Their Voices
Students use digital cameras and software to create a digital story which consists of a series of digital images paired with a narrarated soundtrack. They focus on relevant images and a presecribed sequence of steps to provide a vignette...
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Clay Animation
Learners are introduced to the history of clay animation. The use of construction, technology, and integration of curriculum make the lesson unique. The highlight of the project is the creation of a storyboard.
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ABC It's as Easy as 1-2-3!
Help readers explore initial letter sounds. They will choose a letter of the alphabet and create a page for a classroom "ABC" book. They will write down various words that begin with their assigned letter and draw a picture to go in the...
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Prepositions
Young readers practice using new vocabulary. They create clay animations that show examples of prepositions. They also create animated movies that help others learn the purpose of prepositions as well.
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Picasso's Art Styles
Learners explore the life and artistic contributions of Pablo Picasso. They create a clay animation depicting one of Picasso's art periods.
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Send Me A Postcard From The Rainforest
Young scholars research the different regions of the rainforest by using the Internet. They create their own postcards from each region they examine showing the plants and animals of that region. They share their postcards with the class.