Need an assignment for students that incorporates your educational subject with technology? Consider having students create or help create a movie. Video assignments are fantastic ways to engage students on multiple levels and in varying core standards, while encouraging that “21st Century Learning” in the process. Another thing I love about making movies in class is that students walk away with a project that probably seems more relevant and is easily shared with others {usually with pride!}. Video creation makes for good team working opportunities, creative communication skills, and technology skill development, too.
The following are some great examples of ways other teachers have used video production in their classrooms and schools. Watch a few and be inspired to let students create something relevant to their media -saturated worlds. . .
To teach vocabulary words, have students act out short skits demonstrating the definitions:
This elementary filmmaking club wrote and acted a short movie about a character trait– confidence:
In this video, an elementary teacher collected over 10,000 pictures from the entire school year to create this adorable animated cartoon:
In the following music video, a song about Earth Day was written and performed by 4th grade students:
And here is a project for history a student produced about an inspirational boy from India:
Student-Created Video of an Inspirational Indian Boy, found on the ever-popular TeacherTube.
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