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Let the Tablet Tell a Science Let the Tablet Tell a Science (Digital)Story(Digital)Story
Benicia Unified School DistrictBenicia Unified School DistrictTouro University California Graduate School of EducationTouro University California Graduate School of Education
California STEM Symposium, Anaheim, CA 2015California STEM Symposium, Anaheim, CA 2015Resources and Presentation materials:Resources and Presentation materials:
http://dsinscience.wikispaces.com
Roger Pence: Roger Pence: rogpence@gmail.com
Some things we’ll Some things we’ll covercover
Digital Storytelling in Science?!Digital Storytelling in Science?!
What makes this a learning (as opposed to What makes this a learning (as opposed to playing) activity?playing) activity?
WhereWhere’’s the rigor?!s the rigor?!
How are students engaged and motivated?How are students engaged and motivated?
What Common Core and NGSS standards does What Common Core and NGSS standards does DS meet?DS meet?
What ISTE Standards are covered in DS?What ISTE Standards are covered in DS?
What is a common classroom What is a common classroom workflow/timeframe?workflow/timeframe?
What are alternative apps to iMovie on iPad and What are alternative apps to iMovie on iPad and Android tablets? Android tablets?
LetLet’’s see some student samples and a sample s see some student samples and a sample creation creation ““livelive”” DS right before our eyes!! DS right before our eyes!!
WhatWhat’’s so special about DS s so special about DS on a tableton a tablet
Simple , touch Simple , touch interface NO WIRESinterface NO WIRES
All components of DS All components of DS are self-containedare self-contained
Device is very Device is very portable (helps portable (helps immensely when immensely when recording a script)recording a script)
Why in Science?!Why in Science?!Science is visualScience is visual, is , is itself a story, and has many itself a story, and has many stories of people involved stories of people involved in thinking. in thinking.
cross-curricular cross-curricular connections and connections and meaningful contextmeaningful context
Pictures can convey Pictures can convey abstract meaning that abstract meaning that words alone may misswords alone may miss
Gives kids an Gives kids an engaging, engaging, challenging and fun challenging and fun way to way to learn science and do learn science and do research.research.
Cultivates visual literacy Cultivates visual literacy (what makes a particular (what makes a particular picture especially effective picture especially effective at telling the story?)at telling the story?)
What makes this a What makes this a learning (as opposed to learning (as opposed to
playing) activity?playing) activity?
Content research can be Content research can be as challenging as the as challenging as the instructor wants to make instructor wants to make it.it.
Requires Requires concise writing concise writing and revision to work as a and revision to work as a scriptscript
Many different skills can Many different skills can be practiced and woven be practiced and woven together to make a wholetogether to make a whole
Authentic collaboration Authentic collaboration to achieve a goal.to achieve a goal.
The iPad is the tool, The iPad is the tool, learning science is the learning science is the goalgoal
Learn/demonstrate visual Learn/demonstrate visual literacyliteracy
Learn to speak in a Learn to speak in a presentation voicepresentation voice
Provides an opportunity Provides an opportunity for peer review and for peer review and critiquecritique
Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum – Bernajean Porter
WhereWhere’’s the s the rigor?!rigor?!
Research prompts can Research prompts can define content define content requirementsrequirements
Students can be Students can be challenged to push challenged to push further than classroom further than classroom contentcontent
Setting a “visual Setting a “visual literacy bar” can be literacy bar” can be worth its weight in goldworth its weight in gold
Grammar, clarity, and Grammar, clarity, and spoken word skills can spoken word skills can be required and be required and assessed.assessed.
How are students How are students engaged and motivated?engaged and motivated?
Construct their own Construct their own understanding of the understanding of the contentcontent
Ownership of final Ownership of final productproduct
Know they’ll share itKnow they’ll share it
Allows social timeAllows social time
Get to pick how they Get to pick how they portray the required portray the required contentcontent
Next Generation Science Next Generation Science Standards ConnectionsStandards Connections
Cross-curricular Cross-curricular connections connections between between science, math, history, science, math, history, art, language artsart, language arts
Authentic pathway to Authentic pathway to STESTEAAM (where A is for M (where A is for Arts)Arts)
Allows for students to Allows for students to create create visual and visual and auditory explanations auditory explanations of of science principlesscience principles
Cultivates respect for Cultivates respect for the the practices of practices of scientists scientists as discoverers as discoverers and seekers of the truthand seekers of the truth
They can practice They can practice science communicationscience communication
What ISTE Standards What ISTE Standards are covered in DS?are covered in DS?
Creativity and Innovation Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration Communication and Collaboration
Research and Information Fluency Research and Information Fluency
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Decision Making
Digital Citizenship Digital Citizenship
Technology Operations and Concepts Technology Operations and Concepts
Science Story Science Story IdeasIdeasTime-lapse Studies (sample shown Time-lapse Studies (sample shown
later)later)
Newton’s Laws of Motion and meNewton’s Laws of Motion and me
Solids, Liquids and Gases in my Solids, Liquids and Gases in my lifelife
The science behind technologyThe science behind technology
Predator/prey relationships from Predator/prey relationships from their point of viewtheir point of view
Survival in a biomeSurvival in a biome
A scientist I knowA scientist I know
Women in scienceWomen in science
African-Americans, Asians, and African-Americans, Asians, and Latinos in scienceLatinos in science
Envision a future space missionEnvision a future space mission
Research past space missionsResearch past space missions
More Science More Science Ideas…Ideas…
RoboticsRobotics
Climate ChangeClimate Change
Tesla battery plant in Tesla battery plant in Nevada (a lithium story)Nevada (a lithium story)
Science-related legislationScience-related legislation
Biome studiesBiome studies
Stories about geologic Stories about geologic processes processes
Stories about water, water Stories about water, water resources, water wars in the resources, water wars in the west, etc.west, etc.
Exploration of new landsExploration of new lands
What happens to all our old What happens to all our old tech stuff? (recycling, tech stuff? (recycling, hazards, etc.)hazards, etc.)
Ocean explorationOcean exploration
Ocean fisheries Ocean fisheries preservationpreservation
Opinion pieces about Opinion pieces about environmental issues: environmental issues:
damming a riverdamming a riverbuilding a new shopping building a new shopping center that disrupts center that disrupts habitathabitat increasing production at increasing production at an agricultural sitean agricultural site widening a major roadwidening a major road selling animal parts like selling animal parts like seahorsesseahorses
Science principles at work Science principles at work in your house, kitchen or in your house, kitchen or yardyard
Resources and Resources and Sample Ideas for Sample Ideas for
StoriesStoriesSession Handouts and Tutorials Session Handouts and Tutorials for using Photostory 3, Windows for using Photostory 3, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, and iMovie Movie Maker, iMovie, and iMovie on iPad onon iPad on
https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/
Copyright Copyright ConcernsConcerns
Students need to be aware that they Students need to be aware that they may be using copyrighted material.may be using copyrighted material.
Fair Use in EducationFair Use in EducationPortions of (often 10% of length) of songsPortions of (often 10% of length) of songs
Portions of movie clipsPortions of movie clips
Usually 5 or less images from one Usually 5 or less images from one artist/photographerartist/photographer
Cyberbee: Cyberbee: http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
Students Students can can learn to respect others’ learn to respect others’ original work!original work!
What is a common What is a common classroom classroom
workflow/timeframe?workflow/timeframe?
DAY ONE: Assign topic, DAY ONE: Assign topic, do do basic research notes, , fact synthesisfact synthesis
DAY TWO: Write, revise, DAY TWO: Write, revise, proofread script, show proofread script, show DS practice script start start storyboard, go over , go over details of the process details of the process with handout: with handout: Digital Digital Storytelling on the iPad Storytelling on the iPad using using iMovieiMovie””
DAY THREE: Finish DAY THREE: Finish storyboard, begin storyboard, begin compiling images on compiling images on Camera Roll, practice Camera Roll, practice voice narrationvoice narration
DAY FOUR: Add DAY FOUR: Add images sufficient for images sufficient for length of voiceover, length of voiceover, record voiceover, record voiceover, adjust images to fit adjust images to fit voiceovervoiceover
DAY FIVE: Final DAY FIVE: Final polishing, adjust polishing, adjust sound, add sound, add background background music/sounds, add music/sounds, add titles and transitionstitles and transitions
DAY SIX: Share and DAY SIX: Share and critiquecritique
Digital Story Digital Story ProcessesProcesses
Student SamplesStudent SamplesDay into Night: a Time-lapse Digital Story
Voyager
iPhone Minerals
Mystery Scientist
Bungee Jumping
Surfing and Newton’s Laws
Minimata Bay Disaster
Classroom Classroom Handouts and Handouts and WorksheetsWorksheetsDigital Storytelling C
hecklist
Sample Storyboard
Adopt-River DS research prompt
The History of Mars Exploration
Mineral to Market Mineral to Market Note PageNote Page
• Scoring RubricScoring Rubric
Let’s explore the iMovie Let’s explore the iMovie workspace and make a workspace and make a
quick samplequick sample11 Gather some images and save to Camera RollGather some images and save to Camera Roll
22 Write Script (time for later), storyboard Open Write Script (time for later), storyboard Open iMovie on iPadiMovie on iPad
33 Choose New ProjectChoose New Project
44 Import images into iMovie (adjust length for Import images into iMovie (adjust length for script)script)
55 Record scriptRecord script
66 Add effects and background soundAdd effects and background sound
77 Export to Camera Roll for sharingExport to Camera Roll for sharing
88 If time, let’s look at Pinnacle Studio app for If time, let’s look at Pinnacle Studio app for comparison to iMoviecomparison to iMovie
ResourcesResources• iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)
• https://dsinscience.wikispaces.comhttps://dsinscience.wikispaces.com
• Android Editor – KineMaster Pro (free w/ Android Editor – KineMaster Pro (free w/ in-app purchases)in-app purchases)
• Android Editor ReviewsAndroid Editor Reviews
• Chromebooks? Use WeVideoChromebooks? Use WeVideo
Thanks for your time and Thanks for your time and attention.attention.
And…don’t forget to do your And…don’t forget to do your session evaluations online.session evaluations online.
rogpence@gmail.comhttps://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/
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