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One Take Videos

10/30/2015

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A one take video is simply a video, where you plan your film process,  set up your camera, start your device, and go!  One of the strongest benefits of a one take video is that it should all be done in "one take" no video editing required.  Plan, Film and Go.  Depending on how you are using one take video, it could require multiple takes to get it just right, but there won't be time spent in the editing room later.

One take videos can be used in the classroom in many different ways.  Check out this one take music video from the Kennedy High School teachers.  It is a lot of fun and incredibly well planned out. 
This video helps to connect to the fun culture of the school and gets Uptown Funk stuck in your head again.  But let's think about how this was filmed.  Using mainly hallways, a route was planned where a small group started off, new teachers joined the video at different times to keep the video flowing.  So there is a location, characters, and action....Could this be a model for a different style of book report?  What if this was an option for students? Students could relate a book they've read, plan a route with the character of the books entering and leaving just as they do in the story.  It could involve their classmates or students could create this on a smaller scale using models or figures they create to show their own take of the story, just as the Kennedy Teachers interpreted Uptown Funk.    

While this idea involves a lot planning and coordination, what if we took the mentality of a Monday Night Football and applied it to our classroom?

Let's say we set up a camera on each group in a science classroom as they worked through a hands-on science lab.   Capture the moment on video and then rewatch it after the lesson is finished.  People who have participated in sports know that they can learn a lot by rewatching the moment to look for technique, confirm observations, or catch small details that they may have missed the first time around.  Will we start to celebrate and give high 5s for excellent lab safety or smart observations?  I hope so.  Video can be a powerful tool and a one take video is a great place to start exploring how it can impact your classroom.
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To Follow or Not to Follow: Connecting with Students Online

10/16/2015

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In honor of National Digital Citizen Week, we are tackling a big question: To follow or not to follow? As educators, we are terrified of connecting online with a student. Will it be perceived as something too personal, too close, and result in the questioning of our ethics? This has caused us to shy away from connecting with students and their families.

In our personal lives, we use social media to stay connected with family and friends.  We even use it to learn and grow more professionally.  We also know building strong relationships with our students is imperative to a productive learning environment. Because of this, we have to step into our students’ world. Social media gives us an opportunity to connect with our students and become stakeholders in their lives. It also gives us the chance to guide our students in telling a positive digital story. What our students do online is not a digital footprint that can be washed away, it's a digital tattoo that stays with us forever. Connecting with students through social media opens conversations about appropriate uses of social media and allows for teaching and modeling.

To connect with your students online consider these things:
     1. Create a classroom or professional account to model appropriate use.
     2. Highlight student achievements.
     3.  Allow your students to follow your professional account--and follow them back.

Most importantly, make your students accountable for what they are posting.  Talk to them about it. The world our students are growing up in has become a very public one. Today, if a mistake is made online, it can cause damage that might never be repaired.  On the other hand, social media can provide a great platform for students to showcase moments of pride, excitement, and proactive opinions.

Embracing social media allows us to meet with students on their own playground. Consider taking this opportunity to build relationships and open communication lines. Support and lead your students as they begin to tell their digital story.

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~Mindy Cairney, Technology Consultant at Grant Wood AEA (@TeamCairney)

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Makerbook: The Best Free Resources for Creative Projects

10/6/2015

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Wouldn't it be nice is there was one site that had all your favorite royalty free images, videos, and music in one place? Well, there is. It's called Makerbook and I am grateful to Nick Cusumano (@edtech4theatre) for giving me a heads up about this on Twitter recently. Here's how it works.

Makerbook is a one-stop shop for all the free multimedia resources you could possibly need for your classroom. Need some images or stock video for your latest green screen project? No problem. Looking for some music for a photo slideshow? Makerbook has you covered. In fact, they have links to all the best sites for free images, video, music, fonts and more.

​Everything on Makerbook is handpicked for quality and selection so you can be sure of finding some decent websites to use. What's more, they are promising to update it as new sites become available, and if you find something before they do, you can suggest a site to Makerbook for inclusion in the directory.
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As with any use of multimedia resources from the web, it is always good practice to cite the source of the media that you are using. This is a good habit to instill in students with any project they are working on, regardless of how "free" the media is.

So, if you have not tried Makerbook before, it is well worth checking out. I know that it will save a whole lot of room on my bookmarks bar, and it can for you too!
~Jonathan Wylie, Technology Consultant at Grant Wood AEA (@jonathanwylie)

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