Wiki Page, IPT 286 Sample Course: Multimedia Project

Wiki Page
2014-03-11T13:40:51-06:00

OK, now that we've learned a little bit about multimedia in general, let's start making our movies!

Getting Started

The Multimedia Project is meant to encourage you to learn a technology that can help you teach a topic in a way that will be more engaging, active, collaborative, and memorable for your students. In addition, I hope that you will be able to learn a technology that:

1) you are unfamiliar with right now and

2) you are likely to use in your own teaching.

To achieve these two goals, I have provided several options that you can choose from for this project, and you can suggest your own idea if you can think of a better one. To qualify, you must select a project that meets these two goals. If you do not have a reason for choosing a different project (and instructor approval), then I recommend doing the first option.

Project Options (choose one)

1. * (recommended) Create a 2-3 minute movie to teach or demonstrate an instructional topic. See below for project resources and evaluation rubric. It is recommended that you use iMovie, as that is the technology I will teach in the labs and it is what is easiest for students to use, based on experience. You can also use Moviemaker or Mozilla Popcorn if you wish, and we will have labs taught on those tools by other IPT 286 teachers if you wish to attend them.

2. (required pre-approval from instructor) Create your own podcast or vidcast. View project resources and evaluation rubric.

3. (advanced) If you are already familiar with these technologies, we can negotiate a different project where you explore a technology like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Final Cut Pro, or something like this.

Assignment

Since the majority of you will be doing option one with iMovie, additional information about that option is included here.

Rubric

Here is the rubric for this assignment, along with the criteria for completing the project and tutorials to help you.

http://iptedtec.org/imovie_1/

Important note: IMovie was updated in 2013, so depending on whether you have the Mavericks OS, you may or may not have the newest version. The interface is different for iMovie '11 (released in late 2010) and iMovie 10.0 (released in 2013). Yes, I know that's stupid and confusing. The reason is that iMovie '11 stood for the year, and iMovie 10.0 stood for the "build number" — in other words, it was the 10th version of iMovie they had released. So, yeah, confusing. Anyway, iMovie 10.0 is the newest version and it is different from iMovie '11, the older version. Because of this, we have tutorials for both versions on the link above. Use the tutorials that match the version of iMovie you have. The version in the MSE computer lab is iMovie 10.0.

Process

There are several steps that you will go through to complete the project:

Step 1: Storyboarding and collecting all materials (due by the end of this week)

Trust me that the best videos are well thought out prior to filming. A video that isn't planned well will typically drag, run long, be boring, and actually make learning more difficult. Thus, the first part of your assignment is to create a plan for what your video will include. This is called a storyboard. When you have your own students complete storyboards, it's a great way to give them a chance to complete a writing activity, in connection with a video project.

For your storyboard:

1. Determine the project idea

2. Complete a storyboard for the project. You can use a Google Presentation (preferred, I think this would be easiest for you and most useful), this Word document, or some other tool. Please submit the link to the assignment page entitled "Storyboard". If you use the word document, upload it to Google Documents (it’ll be easier for us to collaborate). Example storyboard: This is an example storyboard, not a perfect example. The critical things you need on your storyboard before you turn it in are:

1. The content standard you are trying to teach with the video.

2. Your instructional objective (what will your students DO, and what is the PURPOSE of the activity? What will you do to meet the content standard?)

3. Visual representation of what will happen in each scene of the movie (stick figures, clip art, whatever). If you are using photos, you should have these collected and can embed these in your storyboard. If you are using live video, just some notes about what you want the actors to do in different scenes.

4. A script for what the narration will say, or what the actors will say. Make the script tight!

3. Collect images, video, and music for your project. Store these in a folder on your key drive or computer (remember to back them up!). Remember Creative Commons sources, which are often great places to get material you can use for free and without worrying about using only a small portion.

http://creativecommons.org/ - click on license, and then search licensed content

Flickr.com (use the advanced search, scroll down, and click on “creative commons”)

Wikimedia commons

Freeplaymusic

Fotolia (regular copyrighted stock photography, but cheap enough that you can afford to use it)

Free stock photo exchange

Youtube videos (do a search, click on filters, and then creative commons)

Step 2: Creating and editing your movie (due by the end of Week 8)

1. Create the video using iMovie (for Mac) or MovieMaker (for PC) or Mozilla Popcorn. If you have another video editing application you would like to use, please check with me first. Don’t forget to cite your sources!
* Note that I will be teaching and demonstrating using iMovie in my labs on Mondays, 4-5 p.m. in MCKB computer lab.

2. Upload the video to Youtube.

3. Submit the URL of the video on the "Multimedia Project" assignment page.

Examples

These are mostly ELA examples, because I’m still building my collection, so you might need to think creatively how similar projects could be done at a higher level by high school students. And if you do great at your projects, I’ll add them to my list for future semesters!

English/Language Arts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcEV_3009gM&feature=youtu.be

Ozymandis poem(Student from Fall, 2009, applies classic poem to our society)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hiSTbmv6z1Y

Symbolism (Student from Fall, 2009)

Book trailers:Hatchet;The Giver

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Fur4v8zAqZQ

Conflict in literature: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEPUeAKmCnc

Romantic poets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0XNFTsAmgk

Reading promotional: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhb7UXXwDVo&feature=youtu.be

History

In Flanders Field: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsmurrayshistory/portfolio/video-project

Anthony Burns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgsxZ_7mMGs

Indian Caste System: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kv_eZGR_-U

Harriet Tubman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKTobwgNx1g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXmT1-TvAH4&feature=youtu.be

Dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwvNfgImfRM&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZcsXbuNYmM&feature=youtu.be

Science

https://sites.google.com/site/mrsmaxwellsclasssite/portfolio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeiPuSrO_To

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPjZXpW59oU&feature=em-upload_owner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHQ0siPwm50

Health

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mvcxx0Yc7U0#!

Frequently Asked Questions

On this page you'll find answers to questions I often get asked about the Multimedia project. This is a new page so if you don't find an answer to your question ask me so I can answer it and include it on this page.

1. How do I save in iMovie? A: iMovie '08 and later versions do not have a save option. The program automatically saves as you go but places the files in a difficult to find location. This means if you're not using your own computer you'll have to collect your files and save them to a jump drive and restore the files to their proper location when you go back to work on your project again. Someone has created a quick tutorial on how to do this which you can view by clicking here.

2. How can I convert a video from one format to another? There's a free program that I often use to convert videos; it's called Any Video Converter. It does a pretty good job of converting various file types into an MPEG-2 which work in the older version of Windows Movie Maker. It's fairly simple to use and can be downloaded from this site: http://www.winportal.com/any-video-converter/download

3. How do I download a video from Youtube? There are lots of ways to do this, and they change all the time. The best idea is typically to get a plug-in for your specific browser. This will be easier in browsers other than Chrome, because Chrome is owned by Google, who owns Youtube, and Google doesn't like you downloading youtube videos because then you don't see their ads ($$$). Firefox plugins usually work well.

Firefox plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1-click-youtube-video-download/?src=search

Another one: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloader-pure/?src=search

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/

http://convertfiles.com/

http://keepvid.com/ (don't click on the big buttons, they're advertisements, use the small links underneath!)