"Video Illustrations" added to PS124 Third Grade Blog Posts
Still from Class 3-206's Video Illustration
In case you've missed them, three videos have been posted to the Third Grade Blog at PS124
They are "video illustrations" to student writing projects. Video illustrations help an audience connect to writing, just like a photo or drawing would in a book.
Below are links to the videos, embedded in posts at the PS124 Third Grade Blog:
- 3-206 How-To Cookbook
- 3-307's Persuasive Letter to the DOE
- 3-307's Math Workshop (video illustration through guided practice with Mr. Rhys)
Ms. Abodeely and Ms. Lutz's students created these videos by adapting a piece of their writing to make a video script, then deciding what to show on the screen and what sounds should go with the video images they planned to shoot by drawing storyboards. Students decided whether "close-ups", "mid shots", or "wide shots" worked best to communicate the message in their writing. Then they set up the camera shots based on their storyboards, recorded, and edited using iMovie software on a Mac laptop with Mr. Rhys. They selected music from iTunes that fit the tone they wanted to convey, recorded narration, and added titles to pack in as much information as they could into these short pieces.
Video Illustrations can be completed in 3-4 class periods. We'll be making more very soon, stay tuned!
- Mr. Rhys