Learning with VideoStudio

Useful Internet Resources

• Heroes of History
• Heroes and Icons
• Heroes of the New Millennium
• My Hero
• The students can use one or more of the major search engines to collect text-based, graphic and photographic information on the person they are studying.

Materials

• Teacher materials as necessary for lessons on heroes
• Print, multimedia and Internet resources for student research
• Computer with VideoStudio software, word processor and Internet access
• Storyboard templates
• Camcorder, related equipment, blank tapes, and CDs/DVDs as necessary
• Presentation equipment

McREL National Content Standards Addressed

Language Arts – Reading

• Std. 7 – Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
  Level III, Benchmarks 1-6

Language Arts – Writing

• Std. 1 – Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
  Level III, Benchmarks 2, 5

History – Historical Understanding

• Std. 2 – Understands the historical perspective
  Level III, Benchmarks 1, 2, 4

Procedures and Approximate Times for Completion

1. The teacher will conduct lessons on various heroes throughout time, and their common values and characteristics. (2 hours)
2. Each team will conduct their research using print, multimedia, and Internet resources. (2 hours)
3. The teams will synthesize their research into a storyboard and write their script. (2 hours)
4. The teams will videotape, capture, edit and author their video report. (2 hours)
5. Each team will present their video and answer any questions from the class. (5-10 minutes per team)

Assessment
The following site has a wide variety of rubrics that you can look at in order to help you design a rubric that will meet your needs.

• Select from a Variety of Rubrics from MidLink Magazine at http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/ho.html
• You may also want to have your students reflect upon their projects and address the following in writing:
  • What did you find out about the hero you studied that you didn’t know, and how does that change how you perceive that person?
  • What are some of the common vaules and characteristics of the different heroes reported on by different teams, and why do you feel they are important?