Award Winning Elementary Films and Ed Tech
10:30-11:20
Room: Esperanza
CenturyLink /AzTEA Innovation in Classroom Technology Integration Grant
Grant Description:
At Wigwam Creek Middle School, in the Litchfield Elementary School District the students are able to make their own short films. Modern movie making is a skill that requires communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and of course creativity. Students learn to be producers of professional quality media as opposed to just consumers. The teamwork, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills are all about being college and career ready. The goal is fostering competence with technology as a tool for innovation. This project covers much of Strand One, Two, and Four in the State Technology Standards and more. Educational topics like research, writing & prewriting, script writing, analysis, tone, theme, symbolism, compare & contrast, are all rolled into video production. Common Core Standards (and my bosses) demand a tech savvy and college and career ready student. They want learners who demonstrate independence, comprehend, critique, and use technology strategically and capably. These movies cannot be created without doing all of the above. This project directly impacts 300 plus students next year. I estimate that in two to three years almost every student on campus (around 900 kids) will have Media Tech at some point. I want these students to be a step closer to being college and career ready thanks to this engaging project that allows them to share their work and publish their films in the campus-wide film festival. During the implementation period for this project my class shifted from a special that students tried to avoid to a class that students fought to transfer into. I relish watching as a student asks his/her favorite teacher to play a small guest role in his/her film. I love when they request a blank DVD to burn a copy of their movie so they can share it with their friends and family. I can’t wait to roll out the red carpet for the second Wigwam Creek Student Film Festival, I eagerly anticipate dolling out awards for best acting, original score, sound editing, and more. I look forward to the day I get to watch the sheer joy as the students share their creations (approximately 100 short films) with their loved ones and our community as a whole. Currently, all cameras and computers are in use to create video projects with my students, working in groups of 5(ish). 8th graders produce a 5-10 minute long short film. Next year 7th grade will start a new project called genre throwdown- and create 5 short films of varying styles and genres. 6th grade will write and film a new 15 seconds or less vine that demonstrates a different video technique each day.
Presenter:
Jason Keele
Jason Keele has been working with video production since he was 16. He was working for an NBC affiliate and a director before my 20th birthday. He has over ten years experience in teaching communications. For the last three years he has specialized in using movie production to teach technology skills and more.
Grant Description:
At Wigwam Creek Middle School, in the Litchfield Elementary School District the students are able to make their own short films. Modern movie making is a skill that requires communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and of course creativity. Students learn to be producers of professional quality media as opposed to just consumers. The teamwork, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills are all about being college and career ready. The goal is fostering competence with technology as a tool for innovation. This project covers much of Strand One, Two, and Four in the State Technology Standards and more. Educational topics like research, writing & prewriting, script writing, analysis, tone, theme, symbolism, compare & contrast, are all rolled into video production. Common Core Standards (and my bosses) demand a tech savvy and college and career ready student. They want learners who demonstrate independence, comprehend, critique, and use technology strategically and capably. These movies cannot be created without doing all of the above. This project directly impacts 300 plus students next year. I estimate that in two to three years almost every student on campus (around 900 kids) will have Media Tech at some point. I want these students to be a step closer to being college and career ready thanks to this engaging project that allows them to share their work and publish their films in the campus-wide film festival. During the implementation period for this project my class shifted from a special that students tried to avoid to a class that students fought to transfer into. I relish watching as a student asks his/her favorite teacher to play a small guest role in his/her film. I love when they request a blank DVD to burn a copy of their movie so they can share it with their friends and family. I can’t wait to roll out the red carpet for the second Wigwam Creek Student Film Festival, I eagerly anticipate dolling out awards for best acting, original score, sound editing, and more. I look forward to the day I get to watch the sheer joy as the students share their creations (approximately 100 short films) with their loved ones and our community as a whole. Currently, all cameras and computers are in use to create video projects with my students, working in groups of 5(ish). 8th graders produce a 5-10 minute long short film. Next year 7th grade will start a new project called genre throwdown- and create 5 short films of varying styles and genres. 6th grade will write and film a new 15 seconds or less vine that demonstrates a different video technique each day.
Presenter:
Jason Keele
Jason Keele has been working with video production since he was 16. He was working for an NBC affiliate and a director before my 20th birthday. He has over ten years experience in teaching communications. For the last three years he has specialized in using movie production to teach technology skills and more.