As March is coming to an
end, my third-grade class has been studying Women’s History month in our social
studies curriculum. As a research-based project I will be having my students
create their own digital storytelling presentation on their specific person.
Students will be using Animoto video to create and present what information
they have gathered and learned. The students should be able to answer the
following questions through their presentation: What important details about
the person contributes to American history? How has this person influenced
others?
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Using Animoto students
will be able to type details and descriptions followed by images representing
importance pieces to their person’s life. Students will need to include a
photograph of their person and provide background information to introduce
them. Students will also be able to customize their video and add background
music that reflects the time studied.
In addition to
traditional resources such as books from the library, some of the web-resources
students have been using and will continue to use are as following:
In order to ensure
understanding and guide my students with success in their digital storytelling
presentations, I will provide an example Animoto video from a 5th
grade honor student. I will discuss the
expectations and go over the rubric. I
will review and model how to use Animoto and the basic steps in creating their
video.
As students finish their videos, they will present them to the class as part of their project grade.
As students finish their videos, they will present them to the class as part of their project grade.
Stay tuned, I will be
posting some of their creations soon!
What a great way to incorporate digital storytelling in social studies! I'm curious how long a project like this would take in your classroom? Are your third graders going to work independently or in partners/groups? I have not used animoto but I think it's awesome that you provided resources and materials for them to peruse. I'm teaching 5th grade and I would have my students find some of their resources on their own but I would provide them with some examples and options to help get them started. I can't wait to see what your students come up with!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteTo answer your questions:
My students have been working on their Women's History Month project throughout the month of March. They have been using traditional resources and the websites I've provided to gather information for their videos. They will probably take about a week to type, create and add images to their Animoto video. Students are working in pairs to complete this project.