PROJECT THREE: iMOVIE

You will be creating a three-minute iMovie. You have three choices:

National Education Technology Standards

1. Creativity and Innovation

a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas products, or processes

3. Research and Information Fluency. 

b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, sythesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

5. Digital Citizenship

b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity

6. Technology Operations and Concepts

d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

See Rubric and be sure you get the highest grade you can get!

EVENT IN HISTORY: 

The Holocaust

The 9/11 Terrorist Attack

World War I
World War II

The Cold War
The Vietnam War

Top Ten Events in U.S. History

TIMELINE: (What is a timeline?)

The 1940s

The 1950s

The 1960s

The 1970s

The 1980s

The 1990s

The 2000s

From 2000 to 2012, etc.

The History of Television

The History of Cars

The History of the Telephone

BIOGRAPHIES: (Your source must be www.biography.com) The life of...

President Barack Obama

Bill Gates

Steve Jobs

Michael Jackson 

Princess Diana

Frida Khalo

There are endless possibilities if you choose a biography, but the person you choose must have made a contribution to society. You cannot do a biography on a actor or singer unless is someone like John Lennon and Michael Jackson, whose lives are complex enough for a complete story. 

Take some time to browse through the Biography website until you find someone interesting. 

Step one: Decide your topic. Get your topic approved.

Step two: Find a reliable/credible/valid source and take handwritten notes. You must paraphrase the information (to avoid plagiarism). Keep track of the address (URL) of the website where you got the information from. You will be required to cite your source on the credits of the movie in MLA style.

Please check your writing for proper sentence structure and spelling.

Step three: Collect photos that go with your assignment. The photos must be saved in a folder within the "documents" section, and they must be larger than 500 x 500 pixels (so they won't look blurry in iMovie).  You need approximately 20 pictures to begin. 

Do not use photos/pictures/graphics that have watermarks or words in them. 

Getting started with iMovie

Step One: Open iMovie

Step two: File>New Project>Name

Step three: Watch tutorial and begin movie! Remember images must be large (500 * 500 pixels minimum) so they won't be blurry. Revise your writing. Keep address of website used to include in credits. Be creative and have fun!

Credits

Produced by Name Last

"Pablo Picasso." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 10 Oct. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/459275/Pablo-Picasso>.

Featuring "Title of Song" by Name of Artist

Copyright 2012 Civitas SOL

Final Checklist:

1. Is your movie three minutes long?
2. Do you have transitions?
3. Is your story complete? Factual? Cohesive?
4. Is your movie free of grammatical and spelling errors?
5. Does your audience have enough time to read every slide?
6. Are your credits at the end of the movie in MLA?
7. Does your movie have music? Is it appropriate? Is the volume fine? (not too loud or too low). Silent movies are not acceptable.
8. Have you exported your movie to QuickTime?
9. Have you submitted your movie to EdModo? (mobile size > export to iTunes)
10. Are you proud of your work? 

PROJECT TWO: RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY USE

With the use of technology comes responsibility. In groups of three, you will create a poster that explains the concept assigned. You will be the experts in charge of teaching other students about your topic. 

National Education Technology Standards

1. Digital Citizenship

a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

1. Your poster should have a symbol or drawing depicting the concept
2. Clear definition
3. Clear examples
4. Check for proper English language conventions
5. The poster should be neat, colorful, and creative
6. You need to fully understand the concept before you can explain it.

Group #1: Visit Citing Sources in MLA Style and teach the class how to cite websites in MLA style. Label the example you provide.

Group #2: For this poster, you will explain what Nettiquete means.

Group #3: What is plagiarism? How can you avoid it?

Group #4: How do you know if a website is reliable? How can you trust the information you find? What are good examples of sites you can use for research? What are some websites that should never be used when investigating a topic? You will present the validity and reliability of websites.

Group #5: When you conduct research, how do you even begin? You will explain five ways to search the internet more effectively.

Group #6: When you copy and paste from the internet, you're plagiarizing... that's illegal. You should always rewrite ideas in your own words and cite your sources. Your group will teach the class how to paraphrase text.  Come up with an example of original text then paraphrase it. Your poster should have both, the original text and the paraphrased text. Don't forget to cite your source in MLA style.