June 22, 2010
Lights, camera, action!
Posted by mren001 under Creativity, e-learning | Tags: creative classroom, iMovie, mathematics, technology |No Comments
Creativity and the use of technology is a compulsive duo for students. Package these with an easy-to-learn product such as iMovie and you have a powerful teaching tool at your disposal.
Movies can be used within and across curriculum areas. For example, individual mathematical teaching points can be assigned to students in the class to create a bank of on-line teaching resources in the style of Khan Academy for learning and review.
Historical mathematicians; such as Pythagoras, or Newton make great characters for a cross-curriculum project between the mathematics, history and drama faculties.
Give it a go – your students are bound to enjoy this type of learning, and it might bring bonus insights and meaning!
A guide to creating a movie:
- Planning: Consider the story in the context of viewpoint/ voice, emotions, soundtrack and pace.
- Process: Develop concept, storyline, and create script.
- Gather images and sounds into libraries. Get extra images and music from the public domain. Use “creative commons search” and check the appropriate use option within advanced search of flickr® to ensure you can check copyright, before coping items and reference details to your library. DO NOT ignore copyright conditions.
- Guidelines: Use 12 – 15 images ( ~ 720 dpi); 150 – 200 words; 90 – 120 secs .
- Introducing the story: Let me tell you …; I remember…; Don’t you just love it…. ; etc.
- Credits: Don’t forget to acknowledge the creator (yourself), and any sources you may have used.


