Group+02+Kayla's+Activity


 * Video Applications **


 * 1. Windows Movie Maker**


 * //Description of Activity//**

Individually, students will gather information and pictures on an animal of their choice (in regards to its habitat). They will use the information and pictures they have collected to create a short video/slideshow in Windows Live Movie Maker.


 * //Time Frame//**

__Three Classes:__

__Class One:__ Students will be given a lesson on how to use Windows Movie Maker. In this lesson, students will be instructed on how to open Windows Movie Maker and on how to use the various features of the program. This will be done through step by step modelling. Students will also be given a handout that contains a set of procedural notes on how to open the program and how to use it (see procedural notes at end of lesson plan) and will be given time at the end of the class to familiarize themselves with the program.

__Class Two:__ In this class students will begin their creation process. The first thing they will do is select an animal and gather all the information and pictures they can about that animal and its habitat. They will be instructed to find out where it lives, the type of food it eats and other interesting facts. Finally, in this class, they will create a plan for what they want their movie to look like.

__Class Three:__ In this class students will begin to create their videos using Windows Movie Maker. They will import all the pictures they have collected and will add the corresponding text to the slides.


 * //Materials//**

Computer; Windows Movie Maker Program; Internet Access; Paper; Pencil; Animal/habitat pictures; Animal Magazines


 * //Digital Learning Resource//**

National Geographic Animals has a ton of information and statistics about all different types of animals and their environment. The site can be accessed at: []


 * //Curriculum Connections//**

__Language Arts__

5. Students will be expected to interpret, select, and combine information using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies.

5.1 answer, with assistance, their own and others’ questions by seeking information from a variety of texts

8. Students will be expected to use writing and other forms of representation to explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learnings; and to use their imaginations.

8.1 use strategies in writing and other ways of representing to...

8.3 experiment with language, appropriate to purpose, audience, and form, that enhances meaning and demonstrates imagination in writing and other ways of representing

__Science__

302-1 identify a variety of local and regional habitats and their associated populations of plants and animals

302-2 describe how a variety of animals are able to meet their basic needs in their habitats

205-5 make observations and collect information that is relevant to a given question or problem


 * //Small rational/Teaching approach//**

It is important for students to be able to use a variety of mediums to present information that they have collected and put together. This lesson allows students to explore a fun and interactive way of presenting their information. It also allows them to become familiar with a different type of technology. They will be able to transfer what they learn in this lesson to other areas as well. They are not limited to what they can do with this program.


 * //Screen Shots and Procedure Notes//**

Screen Shots:

//**Final Product**// Finished Video:media type="file" key="Brown Bears.wmv" width="300" height="300"