Creating a video using camera shots ... WITH VIDEOS!! :)

In the Technology lessons we have been using the DEAPR approach. We used it when doing the Piktochart and also the Podcast... and today we used it to create an interesting activity that can be perfectly done with our students (that's pretty much the idea, in fact :)

DEAPR makes reference to the process through which we plan, develop and accomplish a task.
D- Design: The students brainstorm and design their idea on paper.
E- Embed: They convert their ideas into a technological form
A- Assemble: Students assemble what they have done so far using a specific computer program
P- Publish: Display and share the ideas with others !!
R- Revise: ...then publish again ! The ideas are a living work, now

The best way of engaging the students in these kinds of "technological" projects is by presenting the activity as part of something they may be interested in.... like a contest, or a publication of some kind...
The students have to bear in mind the audience, too !!
And most important, before asking the students to do anything, it is necessary to show them examples of what their outcome would look like, as well as the steps we followed in order to reach that outcome (in the example we provided).

In the case of the video for this lesson, it was done using a video camera. The idea is not to record everything at once, but to take several 'shots' with the camera, and then assemble everything using a video editing program (like windows movie-maker).


Steps to create our own video. (students work in groups of 4 or 5)
a- We explain the students that they will have to create a video about the different kinds of problems they may find related to the use of technology; and we provide topics for each group (plagiarism, cyber bullying, fraud)
b- We show the students an example and then show them the step by step procedure.
c- Students search for information related to the topic they were assigned
d- Students think of how they want to transmit the message and write a script.
e- They are given a video camera in order to record their shots.
f- Students use windows movie-maker (or any other program that serves the purpose of assembling) to put all the shots in a continuum.
e- Students can publish their job.

And now LET'S HAVE FUN. The following links are the videos we created in the class. ENJOY!!

http://vhs.gmu.edu/videos/2017/Fraud.wmv
http://vhs.gmu.edu/videos/2017/Predators.mp4
http://vhs.gmu.edu/videos/2017/Cyberbullying.wmv
http://vhs.gmu.edu/videos/2017/Cyberstalking.wmv
http://vhs.gmu.edu/videos/2017/Plagarism.wmv