Lights, Camera...Learn!
 

Thank you for attending the MACUL presentation:
Lights, Camera...Learn! Enhancing the Learning Process with Desktop Movies

Linked to this site you will find resources to aid and support the integration of desktop movies into the classroom curriculum.


STORYBOARDING

Storyboarding before creating your desktop movie is a must for success!  Students create a clear vision for their end product and are more engaged and focused when a storyboard is used.


CLICK HERE FOR A SAMPLE STORYBOARD   

OR

HERE FOR A STORYBOARD WITH 1 SCENE/PAGE
ASSSESSMENT

Students should know exactly what content is expected.  Rubrics should reflect the curriculum, not the technology.  The technology is merely the tool used for expression.

SYMMETRY IN MOTION RUBRIC

CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES RUBRIC

 POETRY RUBRIC

 GEOMETRIC SHAPES RUBRIC

Technology today is giving students more ways than ever before to research, collaborate, communicate, express their ideas, and share what they've learned. Even children who may not be as articulate in the written word find new ways for effective communication with digital media technology.

To see more, visit the Apple website Click Here.
Learn how easy it is to use iMovie to create your own movie masterpieces.  Atomic Learning tutorials take you step-by-step through a variety of technology tools including iMovie 2 and iMovie 3 and will make you an expert in no time. Free account and login with your MACUL membership.


To get a great iMovie video tutorial, Click Here.

This Apple Learning Interchange exhibit highlights a cross-grade activity which encompassed the process of fifth grade students working with high school government students to bring the abstract concepts of the Core Democratic Values of the United States to life through the use of desktop movies.

To check out this unit and other great technology integrated exhibits, Click Here.
Springfield Public School District in Springfield, Illinois has created a great resource for supporting the use of desktop movies in the classroom.  This site includes support in creating iMovies as well as examples and resources.
 

To find out more, Click Here



 
 
 

If you have any further questions, please contact us via email:
Gabriella Meyers gm3mucs@ucs.misd.net
Cheryl Boes  cs17mucs@ucs.misd.net