If the movie doesn't play, download the new Windows Media Player from the link below Good Readers, a movie produced by first Graders from April Payne's class at Highland Ranch Elementary school was awarded 1st Place in the elementary division of the 2003 iVie Awards Competition, sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education. Good Readers also won the People's Choice award in the Elementary Category. You can view the awards ceremony and see a list of other Poway award-winning movies at the iVIE site. (The introduction to the ceremony includes highlights from interviews with the Highland Ranch first graders about all they learned while producing their outstanding project.) If the movie above doesn't play automatically after loading, be sure to download the newest version of Windows Media Player . These amazing first graders created this movie to teach everyone what great readers do. Students were broken into teams that each had a cinematographer, a director, and a spokesperson. Each student had an opportunity to try each role. As the week progressed they all wrote scripts highlighting six strategies of great readers. Next they memorized their lines, practiced speaking loudly and clearly, filmed scenes, and then edited the footage with Pinnacle Studio DV 8. The following week, they were ready to view the finished product! Not only are these students great readers, they are also great filmmakers. (The current [January 2005] district standard is Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus ) Since creating this movie, Mrs. Payne has noticed the students are far more aware of the strategies good readers use and apply them readily as they read new materials. Making this movie helped students "see" the strategies through a new visual filter. Evidently it was just what they needed to help the strategies stick! We discovered that kids are more comfortable with the new technologies than most adults are! April's 2003-2004 class of first graders tackled the challenging subject of learning to tell time in their newest release, The Time Team To view Behind the Scenes, a movie created by April to share the process of teaching with video, click on the title. " We already knew that kids learned computer technology more easily than adults. What we're seeing now is that they don't even need to be taught. It is as if children were waiting all these centuries for someone to invent their native language." --Jaron Lanier For information that will help you use video editing to improve learning in your class, you may want to check out the following links. Books For Kids Books on Filmmaking with Kids compiled by Mrs. Payne For a list of books that will prepare you and your students to tackle the world of filmmaking in the classroom, click on the link to the left. Using Video Editing in the Classroom Video Project Masters by Mrs. Payne (Written for her First Grade Video Production Project) This link will take you to PDF files you can print for all the planning sheets and role assignments that Mrs. Payne created for class video editing projects. The Director in the Classroom Nikos Theodosakis has a great site that helps teachers learn to use video editing tools for student learning projects. e-School News Video Resource Center This site will keep you updated on all the current resources and contests available to educators using video tools in the classroom. KQED Public Broadcasting Educator's Page The Coming to California Contest Home Page 2005 Winners Winners of the Coming to California d-Story Contest Digital Storytelling Workshop KQED's website devotes a section to video production in the classroom. They also sponsor the Coming to California Contest that has a category for video entries. Apple - Digital Hub for Education Taking it to the Streets Sample Lesson by Randy Yerrick Gallery of Winning Video Samplers for Learning Gallery of Curriculum Ideas University of Houston: Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Center for Digital Storytelling These links all go to sites that have samples of movies and/or curriculum that utilize video editing for real-world learning. iVIE Resources and Links SDCOE iVIE (Innovative Video in Education) Digital Video Resources General iVIE Information Videography for Educators You'll find great information for integrating video with your curriculum and planning a video project. The detailed technical information on compression, sound, settings and other critical issues is outstanding as well. Pinnacle Helps The Pinnacle Editing Desktop This link is for a quick-start sheet that identifies all the tools on Pinnacle's desktop. (by Mrs. Foote) The Video Editing Window This link is for a quick-start sheet of all the video editing tools in Pinnacle. (by Mrs. Foote) The Audio Editing Window This link is for a quick-start sheet of all the audio editing tools in Pinnacle. (by Mrs. Foote) For Pinnacle's Support Knowledge Base To get help on any unusual questions you may have while using Pinnacle click on the link at the left. General Video Hardware and Editing Helps! VIDEO HELP.com This is an incredibly VALUABLE site to answer all your questions about equipment, compatibility, and general troubleshooting! District Standards and Tips District standards for video editing software, cameras, and tips. Links to Free Music, Photos, and Video Clips Free Resources The Director in the classroom site has compiled links to free resources for sound effects and music, photos and images, and video clips. Last updated: 09/03/2008 Linda Foote Instructional Technology Specialist Poway Unified School District 13626 Twin Peaks Road Poway, CA 92064
Good Readers, a movie produced by first Graders from April Payne's class at Highland Ranch Elementary school was awarded 1st Place in the elementary division of the 2003 iVie Awards Competition, sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education. Good Readers also won the People's Choice award in the Elementary Category. You can view the awards ceremony and see a list of other Poway award-winning movies at the iVIE site. (The introduction to the ceremony includes highlights from interviews with the Highland Ranch first graders about all they learned while producing their outstanding project.) If the movie above doesn't play automatically after loading, be sure to download the newest version of Windows Media Player .
These amazing first graders created this movie to teach everyone what great readers do. Students were broken into teams that each had a cinematographer, a director, and a spokesperson. Each student had an opportunity to try each role. As the week progressed they all wrote scripts highlighting six strategies of great readers. Next they memorized their lines, practiced speaking loudly and clearly, filmed scenes, and then edited the footage with Pinnacle Studio DV 8. The following week, they were ready to view the finished product! Not only are these students great readers, they are also great filmmakers. (The current [January 2005] district standard is Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus )
Since creating this movie, Mrs. Payne has noticed the students are far more aware of the strategies good readers use and apply them readily as they read new materials. Making this movie helped students "see" the strategies through a new visual filter. Evidently it was just what they needed to help the strategies stick! We discovered that kids are more comfortable with the new technologies than most adults are!
April's 2003-2004 class of first graders tackled the challenging subject of learning to tell time in their newest release, The Time Team
To view Behind the Scenes, a movie created by April to share the process of teaching with video, click on the title.
" We already knew that kids learned computer technology more easily than adults. What we're seeing now is that they don't even need to be taught. It is as if children were waiting all these centuries for someone to invent their native language."
--Jaron Lanier
For information that will help you use video editing to improve learning in your class, you may want to check out the following links.
Books For Kids
Books on Filmmaking with Kids compiled by Mrs. Payne
Using Video Editing in the Classroom
Video Project Masters by Mrs. Payne (Written for her First Grade Video Production Project)
The Director in the Classroom
e-School News Video Resource Center
KQED Public Broadcasting Educator's Page
The Coming to California Contest Home Page
2005 Winners
Winners of the Coming to California d-Story Contest
Digital Storytelling Workshop
Apple - Digital Hub for Education
Taking it to the Streets Sample Lesson by Randy Yerrick
Gallery of Winning Video Samplers for Learning
Gallery of Curriculum Ideas
University of Houston: Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
Center for Digital Storytelling
iVIE Resources and Links
SDCOE iVIE (Innovative Video in Education) Digital Video Resources
General iVIE Information
Videography for Educators
Pinnacle Helps
The Pinnacle Editing Desktop
The Video Editing Window
The Audio Editing Window
For Pinnacle's Support Knowledge Base
General Video Hardware and Editing Helps!
VIDEO HELP.com
District Standards and Tips
Links to Free Music, Photos, and Video Clips
Free Resources
Last updated: 09/03/2008
Linda Foote Instructional Technology Specialist Poway Unified School District 13626 Twin Peaks Road Poway, CA 92064
