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How to make iPad kids film better

It’s about time I add another post about my actual teaching practice and how my kids use iPads. One set of iPad skills that interests all the kids and gives them something fun to do is professional film making tricks. This would work well with students from the age of 10 to 16. The lesson is divided in 2 : Sound (Sound effects / Dubbing / voiceovers)Camera work (Steady-cam / multi views per moment) The requirements in general are that at least one student in 4 has the iMovie app or equivalent (There are free movie editing apps but they sometimes limit to 30 seconds export – check the App store). I then take them through some remarkable facts in film making that they might never have considered. Foley – Dubbing – Voiceover One of the difficulties when filming with iPads is that the microphone is too small and too far from the actor or subject to record it properly. The Art of noise making is called Foley, which you will see in the credits of every film. Like this: Like Loading... Related

edutopia I'll admit I'm a bit biased here since I'm a filmmaker by trade, but I truly believe the process of planning and making videos can offer tremendous learning opportunities for students of almost any age. Not only is the idea of telling stories with video really engaging for many kids, filmmaking is ripe with opportunities to connect to almost every academic subject area. As the technology to shoot and edit films becomes more ubiquitous, where is a teacher with no experience in video production to begin? Video Playlist: Student Filmmaking 101 Watch the player below to see the whole playlist, or view it on YouTube. 10 Tips for Beginner Filmmakers (10:37) Young filmmaker Simon Cade's channel, DSLRGuide, is one of the most popular for filmmaking tutorials. More Resources on Student Filmmaking As you can see, there are so many things to learn when it comes to basic filmmaking, and there are countless resources available to help get you started.

The “One iPad” Classroom If you have been allocated just one iPad for your classroom then you have very different issues to 1-to-1 classrooms as the iPad is not designed as a shared device. But don’t despair! There are apps for that! I’m never one to push for the downloading of numerous apps as it clouds the workflow. The core skills of handling and organising information, images and creative output from each student as the device gets passed around should be a first concern. There are always a number of ways to do anything on an iPad but the organising and separating of student work on one device can be very easily organised with 2 cloud accounts: Evernote – Writing – Drawing – Images – Audio – screenshotsYoutube – videos (including lessons) The passwords can be kept by the teacher and students needn’t worry about the account itself. The camera, iMovie & Explain Everything apps can all be permanently logged-in to the Youtube account. Penultimate is Evernote’s Sketchbook app. Here’s 2 PNGs that link to PDFs:

Quick Edit iPad Videography - Storychasers Workshop Curriculum YouTube for Education Resources Quick Edit How-To / Tutorials Quick Edit Video Examples Project 1: Parody Student Expectations Video With your iPad, record video Interviews with at least 5 other people who answer the question BACKWARDS: What are your most important expectations for student learning in your classroom? Project 2: Storychaser Interview Video With your iPad, record video Interviews with 3 - 5 other people who answer an open-ended interview question. Check out participant videos linked on ipadmediacamp.posterous.com. YouTube Comment Moderation It is VERY important to turn comment moderation ON for each YouTube video you upload. Example Teacher Videos for Project 2 iMovie for iPad Trailer Videos Join A Positive Group from Autumn Laidler on Vimeo. The Food Chain from Autumn Laidler on Vimeo. Salmonella from Michael Himlie on Vimeo.

iMovie for iPad – Storyboard help sheets for trailers | Tech-Info-Maths (T.I.M.) iMovie for iPad – Storyboard help sheets for trailers Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:13 Written by Tim CC Jonathan Kos-Read via Compfight I did a quick search, delving a few pages deep in the results, but couldn’t find what I wanted. These sheets will also be useful if there is limited access to iPads. If you do make these available to students, I’d love to know that it is useful. June 2012 Narrative Superhero Expedition January 2013 Adrenaline Coming of Age Teen August 2013 Bollywood Fairy Tale Retro Romance Scary Swashbuckler October 2013 Family Indie I am now using a file manager to track and manage downloads. 15th January 2014 – Thanks Craig Duplessie for getting in touch. If you would like to download all 17 files in one go, just share on a social network using one of the buttons below. Click above to download all 17 files in one zip file. Like this: Like Loading... Related My tweets from 2012-06-29 to 2012-07-05 5 July, 2012 In "twitter" iOS apps for mathematics On Twitter 'What maths app do you use?'

Education - Resources - Teachers and Administrators 50 Popular iPad Apps For Struggling Readers & Writers Whether you’re the parent of a child with a reading disability or an educator that works with learning disabled students on a daily basis, you’re undoubtedly always looking for new tools to help these bright young kids meet their potential and work through their disability. While there are numerous technologies out there that can help, perhaps one of the richest is the iPad, which offers dozens of applications designed to meet the needs of learning disabled kids and beginning readers alike. Here, we highlight just a few of the amazing apps out there that can help students with a reading disability improve their skills not only in reading, writing, and spelling, but also get a boost in confidence and learn to see school as a fun, engaging activity, not a struggle. Note: See also 15 Of The Best Educational Apps For Improved Reading Comprehension & 20 iPad Apps To Teach Elementary Reading Helpful Tools Speak It! Fundamentals Reading Writing Spelling

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