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=Wolf videoOil Spill VideoHome > Learning Activity 5-D-1: Animation or Video Project=

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Name Susan Scudere
clip art @http://www.philipmartin.com/ and http://clipartheaven.com Music Laurie Berkner's song My Family
 * Link** : @http://animoto.com/play/KONdbmHsigw1KGLAqjtc6w
 * Citations**: @http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sscore1.pdf (nys core k social studies core curriculum)
 * Explanation**: My first thought was how I have used music in my Kindergarten classroom to teach my students concepts. I chose 1 song from the musician Laurie Berkner that I have used to begin a unit of study on families. According to the NYS core Kindergarten curriculum, one unit of study is "My Family and Other Families." I then searched the internet for various clip art that showed many different types of families. I incorporated both the pictures and song to complete my project. My students can use this to illustrate their understanding of colors, shapes, letters of the alphabet, etc. They can use a digital camera to take pictures of objects they have found that pertain to the subject of study. They then present their findings. The standards my students will touch upon with this project would be: 1. Creativity and Innovation(a), 2. Communication and Collaboration(b), 3. Research and Information Fluency(c) and 6. Technology Operations and Concepts(a).

Christopher Cooper
Shakespeare, William. //Hamlet//. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York: Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992.
 * Link**: Xtranormal video: Hamlet, Act I Scene 1
 * Citations**:
 * ISTE NET-S Standards for Students

Explanation**: For this project, I decided to use Xtranormal. I noticed that most of the animation for Xtranormal involves dialogue, so I thought that it could work well in animating dramatic scenes. I decided to animate the first few lines of __Hamlet__, Act I Scene 1. After typing in the dialogue for each character, I tried to find appropriate camera angles, gestures, and facial expressions. It took me quite a while—I used too many features and realized after a while that I couldn’t publish the video for free without “scaling down” the features! Standards: This might be a good way to have students further explore dramatic scenes. When I teach //Romeo and Juliet// (or any other play), students can easily choose a brief moment of dialogue to demonstrate their understanding of the scene. It enables them to work with new technology and the text at the same time. Choice of action or facial expressions in the Xtranormal video might indicate understanding of what the scene is about.
 * communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks
 * exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity
 * understand and use technology systems
 * select and use applications effectively and productively
 * transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

Name MANDY ULRICH

 * Link**:Off To Adventure
 * Citations**: [[file:CITATIONS FOR VIDEO.doc]].
 * Explanation**: [[file:Video Explanation.doc]]

Name Michelle Schmid

 * Link**: http://animoto.com/play/p5ZomY9MSFOcMJa0Dz0uMA
 * Citations**: http://www.township.com/lemont/Historical/pictures.htm
 * Explanation**: I choose to use Animoto because I wanted to create more of a slideshow of pictures of different sections of the I&M Canal. I also was able to add text to the pictures to explain how the canal was used and some other facts about the canal. I found Animoto easy to use and plan on using it in my classroom in the future.

Name Jennier Fox

 * Link**:http://animoto.com/play/lYVP7t63sZYQ6yGppV00aw?autostart=true

Song: Kwassa (free version) [] [] []
 * Citations**: Artist: www.afrodrumming.com


 * Explanation**: I experimented with Xtranormal because I think that it has some great opportunities for use with my theatre classes. Students can work with original dialog, improvisation and movement to create some interesting projects; yet I chose to use Animoto for my African Drumming project in this class.

I found that Animoto will work well to add pictures, video, text and the important music track to my projects. There are numerous free MP3 files of African drumming, so it should be fairly easy for students to find good examples that they are free to use. They should also be able to add important information through text and pictures and create a visually entertaining project in a relatively short period of time. This project will address many of the Illinois Standards for Music involving study of various cultures, artists and performances. As for the NETS-S this project will address most areas in some manner #1-Creativity and Innovation, #2-Communication and Collaboration, #3-Research and Information Fluency, #4-Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making, #5-Digital Citizenship, #6-Technology Operations and Concepts.

Name Annette Hackbarth
Photos by Annette Hackbarth (Special thanks to my fellow band mates in the Sterling Municipal Band, Sterling, IL) Music: from Animoto: Symphony No. 5 Allegro Con Brio by Beethoven The photos I used for this project were all taken by myself and edited on picnik. I found this program very easy to use and lots of FUN! There are many ways to edit your photos and add effects. Music was another issue. I had decided that I wanted to use a particular movement from the Mahler Symphony No. 1, however, had a great deal of trouble uploading from my itunes. I tried a cd and free downloads, no luck with either. So, I went back in to the music that was available on animoto and chose the Beethoven selection. I should have decided to use this from the beginning because I think it really fit my pictures and meaning of the project. The video was easy to produce once your photos are edited and ready. Animoto is very easy to use! I only mixed the video once and was very happy with the outcome. Illinois Learning Standards for this project: NETS: 1. Creativity and Innovation 2. Communication and Collaboration 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
 * Link**: []
 * Citations**: Citations for this video project include:
 * Explanation**: My project is the Composition Project and I created the video on Animoto. This is meant to be an introduction to the project for the students. They will later receive all the details for the project.
 * 1) 25A Know the language of the arts. Understand the sensory elements, organizational principals adn expressive qualities of the arts.
 * 2) 26A Through creating and performing, understanad how works of art are produced. Understand the processes, tracitional tools and modern technologies used in the arts.

Name: CRISTINE DORIS
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 * Link**: []
 * Citations**: Song: You Raise Me Up - By: Josh Groban. Pictures from the following websites:

I decided to continue with my project idea on the oil spill.It was easier to do this since I already had a focus and a message set in place from my voice thread.I wanted to import my own music and used the Josh Groban song, “You Raise Me Up.”This is a very inspirational song and I was hoping people would be inspired to find out how they can help and spread the word.I Google image searched for “oil spill” and found various photos to incorporate.I also played around on picnik.com to make an image more powerful. Using Power Point, I created two text slides.There was not enough space to use Animoto’s text slide.But, I also had to keep in mind to keep the text very short since it would only be flashed for a few seconds. My students could use Animoto for their Rosa Parks’ project.They could easily gather images of Rosa Parks and incorporate short text about her accomplishments.I would have them write text like, “An Amazing Woman” or, “She Inspired Me,” etc.They could also include one of the facts they learned about her.I am not sure if there is an easier way to include text other than via Power Point.If there is, please someone let me know!
 * Explanation**:

If my students were to do either an Oil Spill or Rosa Parks project, it would meet the following NETS-S standards: Creativity & Innovation Communication & Collaboration Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, & Decision Making

Don Campbell

 * Link**: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6826229/


 * Citations**: N/A


 * Explanation**: This project idea is to create a historical "monologue" about an historical figure's philosophy. It could work for the various characters offered on Xtranormal, or students could use primary sources to create one about the average person. In this case, I used Mohandas Gandhi as a subject. I have studied Gandhi's life extensively, students would be required to do independent research for their person.

This project incorporates the following NET-S standards: 1. Creativity and Innovation; 2. Communication and Collaboration; 3. Research and Information Fluency; and 4. Critical Thinking.

Mike Welden

 * Link**: []
 * Citations**: N/A
 * Explanation**: I made this video as a way for students to review the various methods used to solve quadratic equations. Some students are upset when they are given multiple tools that can be used to solve the same type of equation. They believe it would be easier if you just teach them the "best" way of solving the problem. However, it usually is not as simple as that. We teach multiple methods because each method has strengths and weaknesses. This video explores the three most common methods used to solve quadratic equations and points out when each method is most appropriate. My plan would be for students to watch this video after covering all the methods in class. I think it would be a good way to review and summarize the topic.

Christine Dort
[] snowflake.k12.az.us [] [] [] [] [] The only problem I had was that I wanted to us wolf howls as the background music. Unfortunately, the ones that I found were not MP3's and could not be converted.Students could ue this same process when completing their projects. The NETSstandards for creating this video are: creativity and innovation, collaboration and commuication, and critical thinking and problem solving.
 * Link**:[|Wolf Video]
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 * Explanation**: I created ths video to illustrate that wolves are not just predatos that kill randomly. I wanted students to undersand that wolves are a highly structured society that is very social in nature.

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