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Learning with Ulead VideoStudio™ or Ulead
DVD PictureShow™
MATERIALS:
- Digital still camera and associated equipment
- Digital camcorder and associated equipment
- Ulead’s DVD PictureShow 2, or other CD/DVD
editing/authoring software, and a microphone
- Storyboard template forms
- Paper, pencils, etc.
- Word processor
- Blank CD’s
- Scan converter or other projection device
for student presentation to the administration and teachers
McREL NATIONAL CONTENT STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
Language Arts-Reading
- Std.
7- Uses reading skills and strategies to understand a variety
of informational texts.
Level III Benchmarks- 1, 3, 4
Language Arts- Writing
- Std.
4- Gathers and uses information for research purposes
Level III Benchmarks- 4, 5, 6
Language Arts- Listening and Speaking
- Std.8-
Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.
Level III benchmarks- 5,6,7,8
Geography-Places/Regions
- Std.
6- Understands that culture and experience influences people's
perceptions of places and regions
Level III Benchmarks- 1, 2, 3
Geography-Human Systems
- Std.
10- Understands the nature and complexity of Earth's cultural
mosaics
Level III Benchmarks-1, 2, 3
Life Skills-Working with Others
- Std.
2- Uses Conflict-Resolution Techniques
Level IV Benchmarks 1-14
Click the above links to view standards
or browse all standards at http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp
PROCEDURES/APPROXIMATE TIMES REQUIRED:
- The teacher should conduct a lesson: (1) Explaining
the concept of service learning and how it could apply to their
school and community; (2) Discussing with the class various ways
of making new students to the school feel welcome, and the idea
of creating a VCD or DVD to be part of that process; (3) Introduce
the concept of a “virtual” tour of the school on VCD
or DVD and the possible elements that would be in that product
including digital still and motion images.
(1 hour)
- The students should be divided into working
groups as follows: (1) Storyboarders and scripters; (2) Digital
still photographers; (3) Digital motion videographers; (4) Video
editors and authors: and (5) Narration group (20-30
minutes)
- The class should brainstorm together with
the teacher to create and decide upon the various elements that
would be in the finished product. (1 hour)
- The storyboard, scripting, and narration groups
should meet and layout the project before other groups begin their
work. (2-3 hours)
- The digital still and motion groups should
meet with the storyboard and scripting group to discuss what type
of still and motion images need to be gathered. (1-2
hours)
- The digital still and motion groups need to
gather the images and motion sequences as necessary. (1-2
hours)
- The video editors and narration group need
to meet to assemble the images, edit them, add necessary titles,
etc, and add the narration elements, and then author the presentation
onto VCD and/or DVD. (5-6 hours)
- The class presents the finished product to
the administration and other teachers and discusses their project
with them. (1 hour)
ASSESSMENT:
The following links are to rubrics you may
want to look at as samples in order to create a rubric that will
meet your needs.
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