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What’s in your Technology Toolbox for Teaching?

Assignment #7: Instructional Video

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf

OVERVIEW & PURPOSE

As teachers in this highly digital world we live in, it is very likely you will need to create instructional lessons that can be viewed online. For this assignment, you will create an instructional video (3-5 minutes) for classroom use. You will choose a topic, identify the content standards that are met with the instructional video, and the grade level. You will write a pitch, create a storyboard, use a digital camera, edit video files, and upload your completed video to YouTube.

Here are student made instructional videos from Spring 2016:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEHPUlBdIUMO2lVu0m5TPSgJf78wQHByw 

 OBJECTIVES

  1. To create an instructional video on a topic from the content standards of your future grade and topic.
  2. To learn learn how to prepare to create an instructional video (storyboarding)
  3. To be able to use a digital camera to record video lessons (understand sound, lighting)
  4. To be able to edit video footage using iMovie (for Mac) or Movie Maker (for PC).
  5. To be able to upload and share your instructional video using YouTube.

MATERIALS NEEDED

  1. Computer, tablet, or smartphone with wifi
  2. Digital Camera (You can use your phone)
  3. Video editing software software (can be used in class)
  4. Thumb drive or external hard drive for video files OR Google Drive

ACTIVITY: Steps to Success

  1. You will be working in teams of 2 or 3 to plan, film, and create an instructional video. You will work in teams to write a pitch, create a storyboard, and gather images and video clips for your video. However, the video editing will be done independently. 
  1. Step 1. Write your video pitch and create your storyboard (Done in a Group)
  1. Work with your team members to document your video concept and general plans using the Video Project "Pitch" Template. At this stage, you will identify the grade level, the subject area, and the standard(s) you want to address in your video, and come up with a general plan.
  2. Work with your team members to identify the sequence of images, music, text, video clips, and narration you will use for your video using the  Video Project “Storyboard” Template. Your storyboard must include a plan for organization of location, props, dialogue, etc. to promote learning of the subject area you identified in your pitch.
  3. The pitch and storyboard will be posted on your blog.
  4. California Content Standards: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ 
  1. Step 2. Film your video clips!  (Done in a Group)
  1. Bring at least one video recording device per team to class, and work with your team members to record short video clips or series of clips for your video. Each person must take part in the camera shoot with the team. You have two options for video recording device.
  1. You can use your own video camera, iPhone, or iPad. If you plan to use your own device make sure it is fully charged, and bring the charge cord with you to class on the day of shooting. Also be sure to test your device before class and learn how to extract video clips from your camera. You also need to bring the USB cable with you to retrieve the data from your device.
  2. Check a camera out from Kellogg Library. You can check out flip cameras and traditional video cameras from the Student Help Desk on the second floor of Kellogg Library. Check out is free with your student ID. Checked out cameras can be kept for 7 days. These cameras may or may not be charged. You should plug in and charge the device as soon as you get it so it will be ready for your use in class. You should also check out a microphone with the camera just in case to make sure the audio quality is high. IMPORTANT: If you plan to check out a video device from the library you NEED to do this during the week (Monday through Thursday).
  1. Share video clips and images with team members by uploading them to Google Drive. Make sure to create a folder in Google Drive, and share the folder with the team members. This makes it easier to organize media for your video. You can also bring a flash drive to move files from class computers to your personal computer.
  1. Step 3. Edit your video! (Done Individually).  
  1. Each individual student will bring images and the video clips together, arrange them in a video editing program, and generate one video file. You can use iMovie (for Mac), Movie Maker (for PC). While the interface for different video editing programs look slightly different, they work similarly: They all have timeline that you drag audio, video, and images into, ability to add text, and transitions from scene to scene, and allow you to import/export files. To be able to work with all the different files (e.g. images, video, audio) in the video editing program, you need to import them into the program you are using.
  2. Add Narration (Done Individually)
  1. Although a lot of the narration will be done by videotaping each team member, there may be parts of the video that require added narration.  All extra narration will be done individually.  For example, if you have a scene where you are planning to only show graphics or PowerPoint slides and have narration you can work together to write the narration, but each person will record their own.
  2. You can use your smart phones to record narration, or you can record the narration using the computer video editing software program.  
  1. Most video editing programs allows you to record voice directly into the program, which is sometimes known as “voice over”. Look for a microphone or a record sign in the video editing program you are using. If the program does not have voice over option, then you need to find a microphone to record your own voice on an audio recording software or application. You can use Audacity software package. If you are a Mac user, you can use Quick Time Player (File->New Audio Recording). If you are a Microsoft user, you can use Sound Recorder (click here for instructions).
  1. Add Background Music, Text, Titles, & Effects to your Video (Done Individually)
  1. Each individual student will add background music, titles, and special effects between scenes to their video to support the narration. Different video editing programs have different options, so make sure to play around with the program you are using to find out how to add music, titles, and effects. Be careful with the volume of the background music and make sure that the music does not overpower the narration. You can use music to support transitions between events.
  1. Step 4: Export/Upload to YouTube (Done Individually)
  1. Once you are done with editing your video, then you need to export your video to YouTube.  Most video editing programs allow you to directly share your final product on Youtube. However, if this is not the case, you need to go to Youtube and create an account, and upload the final video file with the acceptable file format to Youtube. Make sure you select ‘public’ under settings on YouTube to allow for everyone to watch your video.Once you add background music, titles, and effects, and done with editing your video, you need to export your video file to a file format that can be shared and uploaded to YouTube such as .mp4, .mov, etc.
  2. After your video is uploaded to YouTube you can then add your video captions
  1. Captioning is very easy in YouTube as long as you have taken the time to write your narration!  Here are the instructions to add captions in YouTube using the video manager tool.
  1. Step 5:  Post your video and an assessment form on your Blog (Done Individually)
  1. Create a post on your blog.  
  1. Begin the post with a summary of the lesson.
  1. Include links to the “pitch” and “storyboard” used to create the video lesson.
  1. Provide the URL to the lesson video, OR embed the video into your blog post.
  2. Use Google Forms to create a short 5 question assessment form to be used with the video lesson to check for learning.
  3. End your post with a short reflection on which ISTE standards were met by completing this assignment.

Assignment Requirements reviewed:

Instructional Video:  Pitch and Storyboard

Planning is a very important step in completing a successful instructional video.  Complete the “Video Project Pitch” and “Video Project Storyboard”.  The better you plan the video the easier it will be to complete!  Have one person in your group copy the pitch and storyboard into a new Google Document for the team to collaborate.

Video Project Pitch

Video Title:

Healthy Goal Setting Practices

Grade Level:

Second Grade

Subject Area:

Health

Standard(s) Addressed:

(Use the CCSS, CA Standard or NGSS Website)

Standard 6: Goal Setting

Video Goals & Objectives:

(What concept or idea does the video try to show or demonstrate?)

Set short-term goals to choose healthy foods for snacks and meals.

Set short-term goals to participate daily in vigorous physical activity

Video Description:

(Provide a brief description of your video)

We will show the food pyramid and explain why it is important to maintain a healthy balanced diet and dedicate time to physical activity everyday.

Settings, Characters, & Resources:

(Indicate where your video will take place and what props might be needed.)

Video will take place at Mira Costa college. Props needed are food pyramid poster, jump rope and hula hoop and examples of a balanced meal vs. unbalanced meal

Team Names & Roles:

(Provide the full name of your team members. Identify responsibilities for each team member, e.g. Who is responsible for bringing or providing certain materials or resources?)

Name:

Contact information:

Team members responsibilities:

Ashley

7606688553

Holly

7606729459

Video Project Storyboard:

SCENE

(Your video must include at least 3 scenes and all group members must be videotaped)

VISUAL

(What will it look like? What visual will you use? What or who are you videotaping? What graphics will you use?)

AUDIO

(What audio will you use? When will you use music and what music will you choose?  What is your narration, your script, for each scene?)

 

Title (must start with title, content standard, and group names).

Example:

The title will show “Second grade Health” followed by a slide showing standard 6: goal setting

The standard talks about the importance of goal setting in health and fitness and how goal setting can help individuals reach fitness goals through making healthy food choices and taking time to exercise daily

Example:

Music will be playing in the background as the title and standard are shown

We will use one of the free music clips available in iMovie

Scene 1

In scene one Ashley will introduce goal setting and what we will be talking about throughout our instructional video

No music

Scene narrated by Ashley:

Hi I’m Ashley, Today we’re going to be talking about goal making. Goal making is a very important skill to have to help make better decisions, and lead a successful life. Today we are going to be specifically talking about goal making to maintain a better and healthier lifestyle. There are two types of main goals that we need to look at before going into how we are going to make goals for a better life. The first is a short term goal. Short term goals are smaller goals that are easier to achieve. Then we have long term goals. Long term goals take a longer period of time but are a bigger goal to achieve at the end. So a short term goal would be like eating more vegetables, adding one vegetable a day to your diet; while a long term goal would be improving your mile time from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. Now Holly and I are going to tell you about some goal making options to maintain a better and healthier life style.

Scene 2

Holly will be videotaped showing the food pyramid and explaining how to make healthy lifestyle goals.

No music

Scene Narrated by Holly:

Hi guys! I’m going to talk about healthy foods and I am going to start with goal number one, which is maintaining a healthy balanced diet. This is the food pyramid that we can use to track what we eat and make sure that it is healthy. At the bottom of the food pyramid we have the grains. These are going to be things like rice, bread, cereal and pasta. Then we have the fruit and vegetables. This is going to consist of things like oranges, bananas, apples, broccoli, carrots and celery. Then we have proteins, like meat fish and poultry. That is where we have things like chicken, steak and eggs. Then we have dairy. This will be your milk yogurt and cheese. At the top of the pyramid we have fats oils and sweets. This will have anything from fried food, candy bars, ice cream or cookies. As you can see the categories of food get smaller as you make your way up the pyramid. This can help you measure how much food from each group you should be eating. Remember to always limit your intake of sweets from the top of the food pyramid!

Scene 3

Ashley will be filmed showing an example of an unhealthy meal (chicken tenders and french fries) vs. a balanced healthy meal (meat with a side of vegetables and potatoes) using a green screen poster.  

No music

Narrated by Ashley:

This is a bad example of a balanced meal, it’s chicken fingers and french fries. As you can see it’s all the same color of food and there is not a lot of nutrition here. There is going to be a lot of grease from the fryer, so eating this is not a good way to maintain your first goal of keeping a healthy diet. Now here is an example of what a healthy balanced plate of food looks like. You can see that there is lots of color on the plate. You have an even distribution of your grains, vegetables and meat. You don’t see any fat or oil on this plate. Remember that it is okay to indulge in a little bit of fats and oils for dessert, but you always want to keep a nice healthy balanced diet for your main meal.

Scene 4

Ashley will be filmed jump roping and our assistant will be filmed hula hooping, while Holly narrates these examples of exercise and how they can help keep people active.

Quiet background music from the free music on the imovie app.

Narrated by Holly:

Here are some fun exercises you can do to help you stick to your fitness goals. Hula hooping is a great exercise to do to improve balance and coordination, while jumping rope is a good cardiovascular exercise that increases your heart rate and can help convert fat to muscle.

Scene 5

Both Ashley and Holly will perform an ending dialogue with concluding statements of sticking to healthy diet and exercise goals.

Quiet background music from the free music on the imovie app.

Narrated by Ashley:

Today we talked about goal making and how it can help you achieve your endeavors in life. We talked specifically about goal making in fitness. We showed you the food pyramid, what a balanced diet looks like and how exercise can help you boost your metabolism, get your heart rate going and keep you healthy.

Narrated by Holly:

The first goal we talked about was to maintain a healthy balanced diet. Remember to cut out as many fats and sugars out of your diet as possible. Try to replace them with healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables. The second goal we talked about was to include physical activity into your daily life. This is great for your health because it boosts your energy and releases endorphins which improve your mood.

Narrated by Ashley:

Thank you for making goals with us! I wish you luck in sticking to your fitness endeavors!

Scene 6

*You will be using transitions between each scene, so be sure to think about what your transition will look like.  Maybe you would like it to slowly fade to the next scene, or many you’d like it to exit left and have the next scene enter from right.  There are numerous transitions available in iMovie.