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December 8, 2007 10:46 AM
Videos
Summary of Grassroots:
Working in small groups, students use the Internet and other resources to research an aspect of history that illustrates rights and responsibilities, including historical events, issues and ideas, and the people involved. Students use both primary and secondary sources and learn how to properly cite sources. One example would be to research the treatment of females in China over the last half century. Groups write a draft documentary script that captures important elements of the historical time period, then use a digital video camera to film footage for the project. They also locate appropriate music and images, scanning images from books or downloading them from the Internet, and taking photos with a digital still camera. Students import all images into iPhoto and import music into iTunes. They then work in iMovie to create their documentary. They import video clips and images, record narration, and add music, titles, effects, and transitions. Students can export the completed movies to QuickTime and burn them on a CD, export them to videotape, or use iDVD software and a SuperDrive to include them on a DVD. The finished iMovie projects are shared with the class.
Value:
You can talk about concepts and ideas with kids will grasp it if they�re interested. However, when kids learn by building and taking ownership of the information they are more apt to learn and remember. The buy-in is there from the students. If the kids were asked to write about the same topic there wouldn�t be the same pride and ownership as when they build visual projects. This project provides a vehicle for long-term learning�a means for getting information to long-term memory. Having a visual final product provides students an audience that they want to perform for.
Connection to the Nets:
Nets 1
� Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. (a-d are all applicable)
Nets 6
Using all (a-d); The students are definitely developing, implementing and communicating new ideas to others.
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