Writing the Scripts for the Movie Project at Saint Patrick School - Tucumán

7th Year students writing the scripts for the movie project

Looking ahead

As discussed in yesterday's meeting, we agreed we would:

a) Diversify the projects. Instead of working on one big movie, Tom Sawyer's story, you'll be working on shorter mini-projects that will involve the use of video in the classroom. They could be worked on simultaneously, not necessarily consecutively. Some ideas we mentioned:

• Dracula
• Any topic/issue discussed in the Global Culture Class, e.g. the Caribbean
• School or local issues

Possible formats:

• News program
• Talk show
• Reality show
• Interview
• Documentary
• Lunch with...
• Video clip
• Commercial
• Public surveys
• A Day in the Life of ...

b) Importance of planning: as Friday afternoons become a long stretch for all three groups, planning for it is essential. This way activities will be better directed and all of the kids will feel they're actively taking part.

c) Any of the above mentioned formats would require extensive preparation and planning.

d) Importance of working together with Paula so that her students feel they're equally taking part in the project

Video Production in the Classroom: Bibliography

A selection of sources and Web links of the use of video production in the classroom:

• BAUGH, D. 2002a. DV in Education. http://www.dvineducation.org/
• BAUGH, D., 2002b. Not just for the Kubricks of the future. TES Online, 4 January, pp. 49.
• BENNETT, A., (no date). Education will be televised - the DV revolution in schools. NESTA. Futurelab.
• BENNEY, A., 2001. Creating an active learning environment using digital video. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications. pp.133-138.
• BROOKES, D., et al., 2003. Integrating video technology effectively into instruction. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference. pp.2990-2993.
• BUCKINGHAM, D., 2001. New media literacies: informal learning, digital technologies and education. In: A Digitally-Driven Curriculum? (Eds, BUCKINGHAM, D. and MCFARLANE, A.). Institute for Public Policy Research. London.
• BURN, A., REED, K., 1999. Digi-teens: media literacies and digital technologies in the secondary classroom. English in Education, 33, pp. 5-20.
• CLAYTON, G., 2002. Using the Avio in the classroom. DfES Best Practice Research Scholarship.
• COHEN, M., et al., 2003. Digital video and teacher education. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 2, pp. 1402-1404.
• CRAMER, S., SMITH, A., 2002. Technology's impact on student writing at the middle school level. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 29, pp. 3-14.
• DONOVAN, P., 2003. Digital video proves "super tool" for disaffected students. University at Buffalo Reporter.
• DRAGE, C., 2002. The right stuff. EC & T, pp. 80-85.
• ERSTAD, O., 2002. Norwegian students using digital artifacts in project-based learning. 18, pp. 427-437.
• ESCALADA, L.T., ZOLLMAN, D.A., 1997. An investigation of the effects of using interactive digital video in a physics classroom on student learning and attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34, pp. 467-489.
• FEE, S., FEE, L., 2003. Pedagogical approaches for the use of digital video. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 2, pp. 1407-1414.
• FITCHETT, A., 2002. Digital editing as a creative process. DfES Best Practice Research Scholarship. http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/research/teachlearn/digied/
• FROST, R., 2002. A good motivator. The Guardian, 19 November. http://education.guardian.co.uk/digitalvideo
• GARCIA, V., CHEN, I., 2002. Digital video technology clips provide a snapshot of urban school settings for students in teacher preparation programs. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 1, pp. 377-381.
  
• GOLD, R., SERIM, F., 2002. Multimedia comes of age: the future is now in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Multimedia Schools, 9 (2), pp. 14-16,18-20.
  
• GROSS, M.M., 1998. Analysis of human movement using digital video. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 7 (4), pp. 375-395.
• HARVEY, I., et al., 2002. Being Seen, Being Heard. London: National Youth Agency.
• HEIN, T.L., ZOLLMAN, D.A., 1997. Integrating interactive digital video techniques in an introductory physics course for non-science majors. Frontiers in Education Conference, 1, pp. 372-378.
• HIGGINS, C., 2002. Using film text to support reluctant writers. English in Education, 36, pp. 25 - 37.
• HOFFENBERG, H., HANDLER, M., 2001. Digital video goes to school. Learning and Leading with Technology, 29 (2), pp. 10-17.
• HOOPER, B., 2002. Observing digital editing. DfES Best Practice Research Scholarship. http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/research/teachlearn/digied/
• HOWARD, M., 2001. Team up with digital video and iMovie for social studies excitement. Library Talk, 14 (5), pp. 18-20,22.
• http://kidsvid.altec.org/
• JOSS, M., 2001. Now playing in schools: digital video. Technology and Learning, 22 (3), p. 17.
• KENNY, J., 2002. Learning by teaching. The Guardian, 19 November. http://education.guardian.co.uk/digitalvideo .
• KENNY, J., 2002. How to make a soap opera. The Guardian, 19 November. http://education.guardian.co.uk/digitalvideo .
• KENNY, J., 2002. New-found talents. The Guardian, 19 November. http://education.guardian.co.uk/digitalvideo
• KIMBELL-LOPEZ, K., et al., 2003. Using iMovie to enhance teaching and learning activities. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, (1), pp. 988-990.
• LACHS, V., 2001. Movie magic captivates its producers. Times Educational Supplement, 8 June, pp. 26.
• LAWS, P., PFISTER, H., 1998. Using digital video analysis in introductory mechanics projects. Physics Teacher, 36 (5), pp. 282-287.
• LEBLANC, P., OATES, R., 2003. Getting serious about digital video. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 5, pp. 3642-3644.
• MARCHIONINI, G., 2003. Video and learning redux: new capabilities for practical use. Educational Technology, 43 (2), pp. 36-41. MARTINDALE, T., 2002. Understanding Computer-Based Digital Video. Techtrends, 46 (4), pp. 19-22,57.
• MCMILLAN, C., 2002. How does digital editing help students develop their understanding of narrative? DfES Best Practice Research Scholarship. http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/research/teachlearn/digied/
• MORTENSEN, M., PEMBERTON, J., 2003. Digital video: an old medium learns some new tricks. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 2, pp. 1503-1509.
• PARKER, D., [no date]. Moving image, media, print literacy and narrative. British Film Institute.
• REID, M., et al., 2002. Evaluation report of the Becta Digital Video Pilot Project. Coventry: Becta.
• ROBERTS, C., [no date]. Editing myself: using video production and editing to help pupils reflect on their classroom behaviour. DfES Best Practice Research Scholarship. http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/research/teachlearn/digied/
• RYAN, S., 2002. Digital video: using technology to improve learner motivation. Modern English Teacher, 11 (2), pp. 72-75.
• SHEWBRIDGE, W., 2003. Projectvideo: evaluation of a coursetool for digital video in the classroom. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 4, pp. 2502-2503.
• SWAIN, C., et al., 2003. Using digital video to study history. Social Education, 67 (3), pp. 154 -157.
• TSCHIRNER, E., 2001. Language acquisition in the classroom: the role of digital video. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 14 (3-4), pp. 305-319. http://www.szp.swets.nl/szp/journals/ca143-4305.htm
• WALKER, D., 2003. Poetry in motion. TES Teacher, 4 July 2003, pp. 30-31.
• WALKER, D., 2003. Stars in their eyes. TES Teacher, 9 May, pp. 28-29.
• www.kqed.org/topics/education/educators/videoclassroom/index
  
• YAO, J.E., OUYANG, J.R., 2001. Digital video: what should teachers know? Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. pp.1493-1498.

Let's Rock!

Here is our place to develop the project and share with each other. Looking forward to exploring the labyrinths of our imagination!