Gena,+Real+Life,+Round+4

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2 .First semester students mentor incoming students in technology use 3. New projects, and discussion about project roles: storyboard pitcher presents to the group, camera people follow director's cues, director monitors filming making sure it follows the storyboard plan, editors review camera shots and discuss edits with group, cast follow the storyboard plan and director's instructions 4. Follow the storyboard basic plan to complete the project 5. Edmodo group lunch meetings || [|The Story of a Stick by Alex Derscheid]
 * **Title**: ||< Digital Storytelling - Real Life Round 4 ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Technology Integration ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 3rd, 4th, 5th ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< After School Program - Second Semester: 1hr/week ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Collaborative Group Agreements; collaborate through project roles; follow storyboard plan; use iMovie app ; Edmodo as a communication tool; ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< 1. Revise agreements to reflect new agreements included by incoming students
 * Objectives: ||< * Language Arts/Technology integration, digital citizenship, technology tools for communication, collaboration as real world skill to be productive ||
 * Assessment: ||< How will you assess the students learning?
 * Group agreements: respecting our group agreements by actively adhering to them; individual responsibility
 * Storyboarding: understanding that it is a 'living document,' flexibility and reaching consensus on editing changes, understanding the practical use of a storyboard as a plan
 * iMovie __#|video__ taping: follow the storyboard plan for camera shots, and director's instructions
 * Edmodo: review posted reflections about progress of group work, and participation in discussions about the project ||
 * Resources: ||< * What resources will be needed?
 * Equipment: iPads; MacBooks
 * YouTube videos: Pixar's Toy Story Storyboards and Pitching
 * Websites, programs: iMovie, Dropbox, iPad apps; Edomodo account, Roller Mache (camera shots, storyboarding), Budde:e ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round.... ||
 * **Examples**: ||< Student Stop Motion __#|Video__ Project:

Alex's Storyboard: http://goo.gl/A18zPr

The tree side view: http://goo.gl/09dL8V

The Tree front view: http://goo.gl/QlpkAz

Props: http://goo.gl/nJDwYu ||

Discussion:
Use the Embed Widget tool to add a Discussion Area widget. Bump the number to 100. This will take the comments from the discussion tab and add them to the bottom of the page. This will encourage teacher reflection and __#|modification__.