• Describe reasons for using digital video in the classroom
• Create a digital video of an original haiku
• Create a stop-animation video which tells a story
• Create a digital video and post it to the Digital Video showcase website

• Assigned Readings from Last Week
• Digital Video and Teaching - Lynn Bell and Glen Bull
• Next + Gen Academy Student Profile

• Additional Readings
• Digital Video in the Art Room - Harold Olejarz 
• Digital Video in Education - Grossmont Union High School District 

• Digital Directors Guild - a website for educators exploring applications of digital movie making in classrooms 
• Screen Nation with the American Film Institute: 7 - 12 Grade Student Video Sharing Site

• Teacher Created / Provided Video
• Phases of Water - Physical Chemistry Animation Index 
• Relative Sizes of Planets and Stars 
• TeacherTube 
• Teacher's Domain 

• Sample Lesson Plans 
• Digital Video in Education Ideas - Grossmont Union High School District 

• Examples of Student-Created Videos 
• Monarch Butterflies - Mesquite Independent School District

  B.  Digital Video Resources

• Windows Movie Maker 2012 Tutorial - Microsoft
  
• Windows Movie Maker 2 Tutorial - Atomic Learning
• Lynda.com - tutorials on virtually any software
• iMovie 9 - Searching for tutorials
• iMovie11 Tutorial - Apple
• Cinematography for Students - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 
• Movie Making Curriculum - Apple
• Celtx is free software you can download which allows students to write screenplays just like the pros.
• 9 Tips to Capturing Great Video - Alexandra Krasne 

  C.  Video Haiku Project

• Swan Song Demonstration Video
• How to Write a Haiku Poem - Bruce Lansky (Giggle Poetry) 
• Haiku Techniques - Jane Reichhold 
• Example Student Haiku Videos
• Iron Will 
• Serenity

• Video Clips 
• Storm Video Clips - Stormgasm.com
• Hubble Space Telescope Video Clips - Hubble Source
• Kid Explorers Video Clips - ChristianAnswers.net
• Insect Video Clips - Texas A&M University 
• Keepvid - downloading any video from the Internet
• ZamZar - Downloading video from YouTube / teachertube

• Audio Clips 
• Freeplay Music 

• Video Projects Checklist 

  D. Stop Motion Animation

• Stop Motion Examples
• Wendle Wabbit 
• Brickfilms.com 
• The Art of Motion - Russell Wyner, Matt Bonaccorso and Dan Rudolf
• MSET 365 Examples
• Skeleton Man
• Fun in the Sun
• There's an App for That

• Stop Motion Resources
• Setting up MovieMaker 
• Setting Up Stop-Animation on a Mac - Apple
• Setting up iMovie '11 - Matt's Macintosh on YouTube
• Stop Motion Animation - Stormcastle.com
• Animation Ideas and Tips - Stop Motion Pro
• Online Animation
• Extra Normal - Text to Movie
• Sam - Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
• Skeleton Template

• Stop Animation Project Ideas - Linda Kolk

  E.  MSET 365 Video Showcase

• Example Student Videos
• An Owl of a Night - Joel Blais (be patient, it's large!)
• Money Manor - Brandon Huber
• Ye Old Surf-en Time - Jessica Linville
• Smiley Face - Mel Rohr
• Video Showcase 

  1.  Complete your digital video and post it to the MSET 365 Video Showcase by December 5. Instructions for uploading your video are linked to the  Video Showcase assignment page.

  2.  Read Teaching Zack to Think - Alan November 

  3.  Complete the searching activity 4 NETS for Searching by Bernie Dodge.  Bring your worksheet to class with you next week. 

  4.   What Do Lesson Plans That Use Constructivist Ideas Look Like? - Concept to Classroom: Thirteen|ed online.  Review the four instructional units / lessons then complete your post to the Quick Topic Discussion Forum by addressing the questions below:

• In what ways was your understanding of constructivist teaching deepened during the process of reviewing the four instructional units? Based on everything you've come to understand about constructivist teaching and learning, create your own personal Top 10 list of instructional practices you think are critically important for supporting student learning.