Download Digital Storytelling on the iPad Using iMovie

Let the Tablet Tell a Science
(Digital)Story
Roger Pence: [email protected]
Benicia Unified School District
Touro University California Graduate School of Education
NSTA Conference 2015 Reno, NV
Resources and Presentation materials:
http://dsinscience.wikispaces.com
Some things we’ll cover
Digital Storytelling in Science?!
What makes this a learning (as opposed to playing)
activity?
Where’s the rigor?!
How are students engaged and motivated?
What Common Core and NGSS standards does DS meet?
What ISTE NETS-S are covered in DS?
What is a common classroom workflow/timeframe?
What are alternative apps to iMovie?
Let’s see some student samples and a sample creation
“live” DS right before our eyes!!
What’s so special about DS on a
tablet
Simple , touch interface
All components of DS are
self-contained
Device is very portable
(helps immensely when
recording a script)
May well be they way
people collaborate in the
future
Why in Science?!
Science is visual, is itself a
story, and has many stories of
people involved in thinking.
cross-curricular connections and
meaningful context
Pictures can convey abstract
meaning that words alone may
miss
Gives kids an engaging,
challenging and fun way to learn
science and do research.
Cultivates visual literacy (what
makes a particular picture
especially effective at telling the
story?)
What makes this a learning (as
opposed to playing) activity?
Content research can be as
challenging as the instructor
wants to make it.
Requires concise writing and
revision to work as a script
Many different skills can be
practiced and woven together
to make a whole
Authentic collaboration to
achieve a goal.
The iPad is the tool, learning
science is the goal
Learn/demonstrate visual
literacy
Learn to speak in a
presentation voice
Provides an opportunity for
peer review and critique
Digital Storytelling Across the
Curriculum – Bernajean Porter
Where’s the rigor?!
Research prompts can
define content
requirements
Students can be challenged
to push further than
classroom content
Setting a “visual literacy
bar” can be worth its weight
in gold
Grammar, clarity, and
spoken word skills can be
required and assessed.
How are students
engaged and motivated?
Construct their own
understanding of the
content
Ownership of final product
Know they’ll share it
Allows social time
Get to pick how they
portray the required
content
Next Generation Science Standards
Connections
Cross-curricular connections
between science, math,
history, art, language arts
Authentic pathway to STEAM
(where A is for Arts)
Allows for students to create
visual and auditory
explanations of science
principles
Cultivates respect for the
practices of scientists as
discoverers and seekers of the
truth
They can practice science
communication
What ISTE NETS-S are
covered in DS?
Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration
Research and Information Fluency
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision
Making
Digital Citizenship
Technology Operations and Concepts
Science Story Ideas
Time-lapse Studies (sample shown later)
Newton’s Laws of Motion and me
Solids, Liquids and Gases in my life
The science behind technology
Predator/prey relationships from their point
of view
Survival in a biome
A scientist I know
Women in science
African-Americans, Asians, and Latinos in
science
Envision a future space mission
Research past space missions
More Science Ideas…
Ocean exploration
Robotics
Ocean fisheries preservation
Science-related legislation
Opinion pieces about
environmental issues:
Biome studies
Stories about geologic
processes
Stories about water, water
resources, water wars in the
west, etc.
Exploration of new lands
What happens to all our old
tech stuff? (recycling, hazards,
etc.)
damming a river
building a new shopping
center that disrupts habitat
increasing production at an
agricultural site
widening a major road
selling animal parts like
seahorses
Science principles at work in
your house, kitchen or yard
Resources and Sample
Ideas for Stories
Session Handouts and Tutorials for using
Photostory 3, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie,
and iMovie on iPad on
https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/
Copyright Concerns
Students need to be aware that they may be using
copyrighted material.
Fair Use in Education
Portions of (often 10% of length) of songs
Portions of movie clips
Usually 5 or less images from one artist/photographer
Cyberbee: http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
Students can learn to respect others’ original work!
What is a common classroom
workflow/timeframe?
DAY ONE: Assign topic, do
basic research notes, fact
synthesis
DAY FOUR: Add images
sufficient for length of
voiceover, record voiceover,
adjust images to fit voiceover
DAY TWO: Write, revise,
proofread script, show DS
practice script start
storyboard, go over details of
the process with handout:
Digital Storytelling on the iPad
using iMovie”
DAY FIVE: Final polishing,
adjust sound, add background
music/sounds, add titles and
transitions
DAY THREE: Finish
storyboard, begin compiling
images on Camera Roll,
practice voice narration
DAY SIX: Share and critique
Digital Story Processes
Student Samples
Day into Night: a Time-lapse Digital Story
Voyager
iPhone Minerals
Mystery Scientist
Bungee Jumping
Surfing and Newton’s Laws
Minimata Bay Disaster
Classroom Handouts
and Worksheets
Digital Storytelling Checklist
Sample Storyboard
Adopt-River DS research
prompt
The History of Mars
Exploration
Mineral to Market Note
Page
Scoring Rubric
Let’s explore the iMovie workspace
and make a quick sample
1
Gather some images and save to Camera Roll
2 Write Script (time for later), storyboard Open iMovie on
iPad
3 Choose New Project
4 Import images into iMovie (adjust length for script)
5 Record script
6 Add effects and background sound
7 Export to Camera Roll for sharing
8 If time, let’s look at Pinnacle Studio app for comparison to
iMovie
Resources
iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)
https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com
Android Editor – KineMaster Pro (free w/ in-app
purchases)
Thanks for your time and attention.
And…don’t forget to do your session
evaluations online.
[email protected]
https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/