digital video assignment

CONTENT:

You will be working in a group of 2-3 to create a 3-5 minute movie that teaches a skill or clarifies a concept in one of the
activities in a Juried Unit on Standards into Action.

Go to the Instructional Planner
On the black left bar look at shared plans by author

The top row is

0_Vermont_Dept_Of_Education, Juried_Units

Turn the triangle to the down position to see the choices.

IDEAS

Activity JU-DMW 15-Leaf Sort : for Kindergarten Children

Collect some leaves from the ground: Focus 5 kinds like White Oak, Sugar Maple, Pine, Cherry, Ginkgo. Collect 4 examples of each
Show students how you can sort these leaves because of their different:

size
leaf shape
flat or pine
direction of the veins

Demonstrate how to make a leaf rubbing and how to match a rubbing with the actual leaf.

Activity Water Drop Story, Grade 1-2

Create a story and act out what the water cycle is like for a raindrop.
Interview a raindrop
Read a story about a raindrops water cycle to children.

Activity:JU-AI:04-The Link: Animal Adaptations Grade 3-4

Create a puppet show using animals you find in a magazine and using popsicle sticks.
Make up a quiz show called what's my habitat? for the puppets to play
Remember not to put together a predator and their prey -or at least not until the end.

Unit Plan: JU-06-08:Where is Geometry in My World? (LSR) Grade 6-8

Make a video showing the geometry at UVM, circles, cylinders, triangles, rectangles,
Use the windows, statues, food shapes to provide an interesting assortment of geometric shapes in everyday things.

MOVIE TIPS

Story Board your movie
Film much more than you think you will need (20 minutes) so you can work with your best material
Shoot with the light at your back and make sure the area is well lit.
Make sure there are no distracting noises
Zoom S l o w l y
Keep your camera steady. Rest if or your arm on something stable.
TEN TIPS FOR SHOOTING DIGITAL VIDEO http://desktopvideo.about.com/cs/shootit/a/toptenshoot.htm

ASSESSMENT

Criteria	Needs Work	Fair Work	Good Work	Excellent Work
Content Grade Appropriate Connection	Point doesn't really get across Not appropriate for grade level addressed No connection between what is taught in video and a juried unit/activity	Some content is presented OK Grade level only appropriate for some students in grades addressed Connection to unit/activity not very clear	Most of the content is pretty well explained Grade level appropriate for majority of students in grades addressed Connection to unit/activity could be better	Content presented is very well explained Appropriate for grade level of all children in the grades addressed Good alignment between what the teacher wants students to understand and the video produced in the juried unit/activity.
Text Organization	No introduction, credits or use of text when needed Story doesn't make any sense	Some text used to identify key elements Needs to flow better from idea to idea	Could use text in a few places to clarify content In some places it needs better connection from idea to idea	Introduction, credits and use of text when needed to introduce a new concept or indicate time passed. Good transitions between ideas that are carefully demonstrated and explained.
Editing	No transitions are used Looks unedited No effects used at all	Too many different kinds of transitions are used Too much poor quality footage is included. No effects used at all.	Most transitions are well done. Bits of poor quality footage remain Some effects used but do not add to movie	Transitions are consistent and smoothly connect segments Poor quality footage is all removed Some effects are used to improve the quality or mood of your movie
Timing	Less than 1 minute and longer than 10 Not saved correctly.	1-2 minutes to 7-9 minutes and not saved correctly for the web.	2 -3 minutes or 5 -6 minutes long Saved as a quicklime movie for the web.	3-5 minutes as a completed quicklime movie for the web.
Quality of Video	Video not clear in many places Text is hard to read or absent Video shows unnecessary movement Lighting is poor.	Video has too many unclear places Text is mostly difficult to read or absent Video has too much shaking Lighting could be better	Video is mostly clear. Text is mostly easy to read Video does not shake much Lighting is good	Video is clear. Text is easy to read Video does not shake (unless you are depicting an earthquake). Lighting is very good
Audio	Audio is cut-off and inconsistent. Students have great difficulty communicating ideas with poor voice projection.	The audio is inconsistent in clarity (too loud/too soft/garbled) at times and insufficiently communicates the main idea. Students have difficulty communicating ideas due to weak voice projection and/or lack of preparation. The background audio overpowers the primary audio.	The audio is clear, but only partially assists in communicating the main idea. Students communicate ideas with proper voice projection, adequate preparation and delivery.	The audio is clear and effectively assists in communicating the main idea. Students communicate ideas with enthusiasm, proper voice projection, appropriate language, and clear delivery. Background audio is kept in balance and does not overpower the primary audio.
Ability to add to portfolio	You have not added your portfolio to your website			You have exported your video correctly and added it to your website. It works when played on the web with machines that have quicklime player installed..

last updated, Nov. 17, 2003