CEP 807 « explore. create. share.

29Oct

Capture a Concept

Abstract: Students produce 30-second video clips reinforcing a discussion of compelling educational experiences.

Description: For this Quickfire Challenge we are going to explore several components of compelling educational experiences.

Form random Groups of 4
Each group will select a topic statement from the basket that is incomplete (change[H1] , creativity, design, leadership, and technology)
Each group will create a 30-second video that finishes the incomplete sentence.

Technical Requirements Specifications

Use a Flip Cam (or other small video camera that does not require rendering to view) to record up to 30 seconds of video on your concept sentence.

Video Length: 30 seconds MAX
Editing: No Editing required…linear 30 seconds is just fine.
Time: 1 hour to think and shoot
Presentation: 30 minutes (5 minutes for each group) to present video and talk about your decision process for shooting your video.

Examples of Student Work:

[H1] Incomplete sentences could be made available to instructors via a link

29Oct

Light up my Life!

Abstract: After a quick video tutorial on proper lighting in video production, students shoot brief video clips under different naturally occurring lighting conditions and compare the effects achieved.

Description: For this quickfire challenge the goal is to tackle issues of lighting in video producations. Lighting is one of the most important aspects of any visual image captured either with still or video cameras. The type of lighting you shoot in will play a major role in determining many of the aesthetic properties of your video. Light shapes the mood, depth and emphasis of your content, so you should choose your lighting setup carefully.

While you may not always have the budget or availability of lighting equipment it is still crucial to understand the very basics of lighting setups. The most widely used setup is called the 3-point lighting system. This lighting technique uses 3 lights to light one subject, providing most powerful natural looking lighting.

Here is a short video[H1] on the use and setup of a 3-point lighting system:

Even if you do not have the “proper” or “ideal” lighting equipment, you can still use the technique of the 3-point lighting system with very crude sources. For example you can still construct a 3-point system with light bulbs and some creative thinking dealing with spacing issues.

Specific Challenge Information:

For this challenge your task is to go out and shoot a sequence of short videos (approx 10 seconds each) of a moving object under the following lighting conditions:

+fluorescent light
+window light
+low light
+sunlight (if available)
+shade
+cloudy (if available)
+experimental light

When you have finished shooting your different lighting setups, choose the short video that you think is the best lit, and the worst lit video. For the best lit video, what about the light makes this appealing? For the worst, how might you try to alter the light source to achieve a better shot?

By understanding how different light interacts with the subjects you film, hopefully you will be better prepared to film scenes for your own iVideo’s.

Examples of Student Work:

[H1] Insert video

29Oct

Album Cover

Abstract: Using various random entries on various social media sites, students create truly unique album covers for a hypothetical band.

Description: Congratulations on your band making it BIG! Now you need to get a cover ready for your band’s debut album. For this quickfire you will be using image editing tools to create a cover for your Band’s new album.

Activities:

1 – Go to Wikipedia. Hit “random”
or click
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random
Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
2 – Go to Quotations Page and select “random quotations”
or click
http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.
3 – Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click
http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4 – Use Photoshop or similar (Photoshop online, sumo paint, etc) to
put it all together. PAY ATTENTION TO DESIGN & FORM – Image size should be 600 x 600 pixels with a resolution of 72 pixels per inch (ppi)
5 – email the photo to your instructor/post on blog

Examples of Student Work:

29Oct

Remix – Reuse – Recycle

Abstract: Drawing on a set of Creative Commons video clips and music, students create remixes that represent a Learning Theory they have been randomly assigned.

Description: In this activity, you will each be given a common set of Creative Commons video clips and music and will be asked to remix these clips.

Remix culture is a term employed by Lawrence Lessig to describe a society which allows and encourages derivative works. Such a culture would be, by default, permissive of efforts to improve upon, change, integrate, or otherwise remix the work of copyright holders. Lessig presents this as a desirable ideal and argues, among other things, that the health, progress, and wealth creation of a culture is fundamentally tied to this participatory remix process (via wikipedia). A remix may also refer to a non-linear re-interpretation of a given work or media, such as a hybridizing process combining fragments of various works. The process of combining and re-contextualizing will often produce unique results independent of the intentions and vision of the original designer/artist. Thus, the concept of a remix can be applied to visual or video arts, and even things farther afield. (via wikipedia).

In the spirit of creativity and learning on the fly – you will randomly be assigned a Learning Theory from the TIP database (http://tip.psychology.org/concepts.html) Do your best to keep your theme secret!!

Constraints:

Completed video may not exceed 30 seconds.
You may include your own text into the mix, but no additional video clips.

Video Clips – (taken from http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger)

the Librarian – http://www.archive.org/details/Libraria1947
film research and learning – http://www.archive.org/details/FilmRese1956
choosing and educational film – http://www.archive.org/details/Choosing1963
basic typing – http://www.archive.org/details/basic_typing_1
facts about projection – http://www.archive.org/details/FactsAbo1975
education for excellence – http://www.archive.org/details/education_for_excellence_2
sharp calculator – http://www.archive.org/details/sharp_calculator_2
it happens every noon – http://www.archive.org/details/it_happens_every_noon

Audio Clips

you may use any other CREATIVE COMMONS music (but you must show proof that is is a creative commons clip!)

- Associated[H1] Helpful Readings –
free culture – lessig – http://free-culture.cc
Exploring the Right to Share, Mix and Burn – new york times – http://tinyurl.com/2hpff2
remix planet – wired – http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.07/gorillaz.html

ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINTS/TIPS:

iMovie/MovieMaker -The videos should be STANDARD (4:3)
Premiere – sequence preset DV-NTSC, Standard 48kHz

For exporting:

iMovie – Share > Large
Premiere – File > Export > Media
Format = H.264
Preset Youtube SD

STEP 1: 30 minutes of planning (timed)
STEP 2: write out your editing workflow (timed)
STEP 3: STOP

STEP 4: Begin the editing process

Examples of Student Work:

[H1] create link for the more technical details/resources

29Oct

Jing – Off

Abstract: In only 10 minutes, student teams of two record a screencast on an educational technology topic of their choice.

Description: It’s time for the annual MAET Jing-Off!

Here’s the challenge – as a group we’re going to create 10 screencasts, in 10 minutes! We did it last year (see below) and now it’s time to raise the bar.

We will put you into teams of 2 and you will have 1 hour to decide what the topic of your screencast will be and lay out the plan. The constraints are quite loose, it has to be educational technology related and it should be something you think is cool and that the world at large should know!

When the buzzer goes off after the hour planning session, we’ll put you into position and you will have 10 minutes to record your screencast!

The screencast should be no longer than 2 minutes in length.

Publish to screencast.com and post a link to the screencast in the comment box below!

Examples of Student Work:

(http://edublog.techsmith.com/2009/07/michigan-state-university-maet—its-a-jing-off.html)

29Oct

Haiku – Stop Motion

Abstract: A French Haiku (short poem) is to be visualized in a 30-second video using stop motion techniques.

Description: You will be placed in teams of four and given a haiku (in french) to visualize using stop motion techniques. (You may have to use Babelfish (or Jean Pierre) to translate the haiku.)

You will be given you a brief tutorial on how to make a basic stop motion video using the tools you have been exploring for your iVideo. You may choose to do it with one of the tools you are (getting) familiar with OR you can take things to the next level and choose to use one of these three tools:

http://www.kudlian.net/products/icananimate/
http://boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/
http://www.stopmotionpro.com/

This is one of those “trick” scenarios…you have to decide if adding a new technology to the mix is worth the stress – do you want to focus on the tech or the content?

The video must be :30 seconds long (+/- 1 second)

You must have 2 title screens, one with the names of your group members and one with the text of the haiku. (These do not count towards the length of your video.)

After the tutorial you will have the several hours to work solely on the Quickfire. Finished videos will be collected on a hard drive for a viewing party.

Examples of Student Work:

GROUP A

Parlant avec l’océan
coquillage contre l’oreille
- la petite fille.
-Jean-Louis Bouzou

GROUP B

La pluie a volé
le parfum des lias
lune rousse
-Clod’Aria

GROUP C

à la cloche du matin
combien de feuilles as-tu encore perdues
cerisier dans la brume
-Pierre Courtaud

GROUP D

Juste un sac
et la lune…
Et de folles branches à l’arbre
-Jean Marc Demabr

GROUP E

Fonte des neiges
Le vieil épouvantail
a les pieds dans l’eau
-Bruno Hulin

29Oct

Google Teaching Academy

Abstract: Students create a 1 minute video on either Motivation & Learning or Classroom Innovation using artifacts collected and video captured on a field trip.

Description: Inspired by the Google Teaching Academy, this quickfire challenge is intended to prepare you to create a short 1 minute video on either Motivation & Learning or Classroom Innovation.

About the Google Teacher Academy:

The Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional development experience designed to help primary and secondary educators from around the globe get the most from innovative technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, one-day event where participants get hands-on experience with Google’s free products and other technologies, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in an innovative corporate environment. Upon completion, Academy participants become Google Certified Teachers who share what they learn with other primary and secondary educators in their local region.

To submit an application to the Google Teacher Academy you are required to create a short 1 minute video to go along with your online application. This quickfire is intended to give you the practice needed to create such videos to further your professional development and to showcase your technological skills with education and technology.

Specific Assignment:

On Wednesday July 14th we will be going on a class field trip to Giverny[H1] . While on the field trip take note of what you see and experience. When touring around Giverny take note of the things that move you, think about why, and how it moves you, does it generate any feelings? (specifically related to motivation, inspiration and innovation.) In the spirit of the Google Teacher Academy, when you return from the field trip on Wednesday, you are to create a 1 minute video on motivation and learning or classroom innovation (using the artifacts you collected at Giverny.) Feel free to be as creative as you like with the video. You may use any video/screen capture tool to create the video.

Constraints:

Your video is not to exceed 1 minute (60 seconds) in length

You do not need to appear in your video but all video or images MUST have been shot by you

Any audio used must be under creative commons license.

Examples of Student Work:

[H1]Need a substitute “trip” – a museum? Other location?

Light up my Life!

Album Cover

Jing – Off

Haiku – Stop Motion

Google Teaching Academy

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