Video Assignment

EDUC 275

Winthrop University

 

 

Your work in creating a digital video is intended to give you experience in video production including preparation, working with audio, filming, and video editing. You will be able to use video again in your research project so this is your chance to practice. Points are assigned for completing the movie based on the requirements listed below. You should work to create something you like and are proud of,  but, since most of you will be doing this for the first time, your score will not be based on the quality of your acting, editing, or other production skills. For questions about how points are assigned in your section, talk to your instructor.

 

Here are the video requirements:

  1. Credits (Including, but not limited to,  names of group members and anybody else appearing in your movie and the names of any music that you might use.)
  2. At least one transition
  3. At least one visual effect
  4. Some audio (live audio, voice over narration, or background music)
  5. All videos must be free of objectionable material including, but not limited to, language, images, nuances, double entendres, and political or religious opinions. I should be able to show these to the Dean of the College or the President of the university.
  6. You will be posting this video to the Internet, so if you have people in this video besides yourself make sure you tell them that and that they are ok with you posting them on the Internet. If they are not, don't use them in your video. As you learn to create video you should be thinking about ways that you could use it as a student learning tool in your classroom.

 

Here is the project:

 

  1. Create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) on an issue in Character Education.


"Character education involves teaching children about basic human values including honesty, kindness, generosity, courage, freedom, equality, and respect.

The goal is to raise children to become morally responsible, self-disciplined citizens. Problem solving, decision-making, and conflict resolution are important parts of developing moral character. Through role-playing and discussions, students can see that their decisions affect other people and things.

Source: From The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms, by J. L. McBrien & R. S. Brandt, pp. 17-18, 1997, Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development."

(Copied from: http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/index.jsp/ )

 

So your assignment is to create a short (no longer than 90 seconds) video that promotes or illustrates a topic in character education. Here are some ideas:

  1. Sharing - Why you should; why it is good.

  2. Bullying - Why it is bad; why you should not.

  3. Honesty - Examples of being honest; consequences for not being honest.

  4. Cliques - Why you should be inclusive of everybody.

  5. Cheating - Why it is bad, not how to do it.

  6. Any other topic. Talk to your professor about your topic before you start shooting video.
     

Public Service Announcements Created By K-12 Students

A lesson plan and examples of digital videos created by elementary and middle school students:

http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=195

Examples of public service announcements created by high school students:

http://www.youthspace.net/index.php/vids/c30

 

A Public Service Announcement lesson plan:
 http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1069 "
 

New to video production?

 

This online article will introduce you to terminology and how to go about setting up scenes for your video.

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/camerashots/index.htm

 

This online article will help you figure out how to narrate your video and write scripts for any educational video.

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/scriptwriting/index.htm

 

BLAST

In your groups post daily updates to the blog on what is going on. What needs to be done? What are you doing? What problems or successes are you having?

 


 

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