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NC- North Carolina DPI Elementary Education Specialty Area Standards
Standard: Standard 6: Elementary teachers have an understanding of the basic concepts of the arts.
Indicator: Indicator 1: Teachers understand the basic vocabularies, materials, techniques, and thinking processes of each arts discipline (art, music, theatre, dance).
Standard: Standard 12: Working alone, or with arts specialist teachers and/or other qualified arts professionals, elementary teachers are able to integrate the arts into the elementary curriculum.
USA- ISTE: National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for All Teachers
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Standard I: Technology Operations and ConceptsTeachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts.
Performance Indicator B: Demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies.
Standard II: Planning And Designing Learning Environments and Experiences. Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology
Performance Indicator D: Plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
Standard VI: Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues. Teachers understand the social,ethical,legal,and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK-12 schools and apply those principles in practice.
Performance Indicator B: Apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.

 Rationale for iMovie Activity

 

Content:

 

In my media and technology class during block II, my classmates and I created an iMovie. My group chose the book The Jacket I Wear In The Snow by Shirley Neitzel. We used digital video cameras to record a dramatized version of our story. We also used the iMac program to import and edit the iMovie and the audio recording equipment to add voiceovers and music. Then we burned the iMovie on a DVD and showed it to the class.

 

Impact:

 

When I teach I can use this activity to integrate technology and literature. The students can use digital video cameras to make their own iMovie. I can have them pick their own children’s literature or poem to dramatize, using my group’s video as an example to follow.  Students would create a story board and learn video techniques along with how to care for video cameras.  Students would also learn how to use the iMovie program in order to create the movie on DVD. 

 

Alignment:

 

I have met NET-S standards IB because I have used a very current program, iMovie, to create a state-of –the-art video production.

 

I have met NET-S standards IID because I have learned to manage technology resources such as digital cameras and video production equipment.  I learned how to use a digital camera, tripod, and learned ways to take care of my digital video camera tape.  When I teach, I will be able to show my students how to do this.

 

I have met NET-S standards VI B by allowing all students in the class the opportunity to participate in the iMovie activity which is a hands on task that would allow for a variety of students with learning or physical disabilities to be apart of the project. 

 

I have met DPI standard 6, indicator 1 and standard 12 because we used drama and video arts in the creation of our iMovie. We also created props and a story board to help with the planning of the iMovie.

 

Videos:
  1. The Jacket I Wear In The Snow The Jacket I Wear In The Snow ( 29.8 MB )
Author: Amber Hardy
Last modified: 11/16/2006 2:33 PM (EST)