Let the iPad Tell a Let the iPad Tell a (Digital) Story: iPad (Digital) Story: iPad

with iMoviewith iMovie

Roger Pence, Benicia USDRoger Pence, Benicia USDTouro University CaliforniaTouro University California

rogpence@gmail.com rogpence@gmail.com

Resources and Presentation materials online Resources and Presentation materials online at:at:

https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com

Some things we’ll Some things we’ll covercover

Digital Storytelling in Science (or your content Digital Storytelling in Science (or your content area)?!area)?!

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 is a common classroom What is a common classroom workflow/timeframe?workflow/timeframe?

What are alternative apps to iMovie?What are alternative apps to iMovie?

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!!

Why Digital Storytelling? Why Digital Storytelling? Or What is it?Or What is it?

DS is personally narrated DS is personally narrated sequence of text and sequence of text and accompanying images accompanying images and sounds that leads and sounds that leads the viewer on a directed the viewer on a directed journey.journey.

Students are surrounded Students are surrounded by and savvy to the by and savvy to the effect of images and effect of images and sound.sound.

Educators and students Educators and students can collaborate to learn can collaborate to learn and practice 21and practice 21stst century century skills:skills:

Why?!Why?!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 way to learn science and do to learn science and do research.research.

Cultivates visual literacy Cultivates visual literacy (what makes a (what makes a particular picture particular picture especially effective at especially effective at telling the story?)telling the story?)

Deep Learning and Deep Learning and Understanding of Understanding of content in content in

contextcontextUnderlying meanings Underlying meanings and where the topic and where the topic lies in a continuumlies in a continuum

Concise script-Concise script-writing promotes writing promotes writing skill to writing skill to achieve “economy”achieve “economy”

How can a picture How can a picture say “a thousand say “a thousand words”?words”?

Storytelling demands Storytelling demands command of command of vocabulary and vocabulary and contextual connectioncontextual connection

Researcher must Researcher must synthesize various synthesize various sources and question sources and question inconsistenciesinconsistencies

An image’s connection An image’s connection to the narration helps to the narration helps reinforce concept reinforce concept understandingunderstanding

WhatWhat’’s so special about DS s so special about DS on an iPad?!on an iPad?!

Simple , touch Simple , touch interfaceinterface

Like using a giant Like using a giant iPhoneiPhone

All components of DS All components of DS are self-containedare self-contained

Device is very portable Device is very portable (helps immensely when (helps immensely when recording a script)recording a script)

May well be they way May well be they way people collaborate in people collaborate in the futurethe future

As Opposed to this…As Opposed to this…Classroom Digital Storytelling Classroom Digital Storytelling Set-up (where many of us still Set-up (where many of us still

are!)are!)

What makes this a STEM What makes this a STEM learning activity?learning activity?

Content research can be Content research can be as challenging (and as challenging (and math connected) as the math connected) as the instructor wants to instructor wants to make it.make it.

Requires Requires concise writing concise writing and revision to work as and revision to work as a scripta script

Many different skills can Many different skills can be practiced and woven be practiced and woven together to make a together to make a wholewhole

Authentic collaboration Authentic collaboration to achieve a goal.to achieve a goal.

Incorporates tech Incorporates tech integration in producing integration in producing the productthe product

STEM (multi-disciplinary) STEM (multi-disciplinary) is really how scientists is really how scientists work most of the time!work most of the time!

The iPad is the tool, The iPad is the tool, learning STEM is the goallearning STEM is the goal

Learn/demonstrate Learn/demonstrate science visual literacyscience visual literacy

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

What Common Core What Common Core standardsstandards

does DS meet? does DS meet?Common Core State Standards at a glance

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

Science Story Science Story IdeasIdeasNewton’s Laws of Motion and meNewton’s Laws of Motion and me

Time-lapse studiesTime-lapse studies

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

Cross-Disciplinary Ideas…Cross-Disciplinary Ideas…

Science-related Science-related legislationlegislation

Biome studiesBiome studies

Stories about water, Stories about water, water resources, water water resources, water wars in the west, etc.wars in the west, etc.

Exploration of new landsExploration of new lands

What happens to all our What happens to all our old tech stuff? old tech stuff? (recycling, hazards, etc.)(recycling, hazards, etc.)

Ocean explorationOcean exploration

Ocean fisheries Ocean fisheries preservationpreservation

• Opinion pieces about Opinion pieces about environmental/societal environmental/societal issues (could work with PBL): issues (could work with PBL): • damming a riverdamming a river• building 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

Math Story IdeasMath Story IdeasMathematics of space Mathematics of space traveltravel

Development of calculusDevelopment of calculus

Fractals in natureFractals in nature

Mathematics in ancient Mathematics in ancient culturescultures

Building of the Building of the pyramidspyramids

Scale and numbersScale and numbers

Measuring the universeMeasuring the universe

Engineering Story Engineering Story IdeasIdeas

Bridge-buildingBridge-building

Wind powerWind power

Solar energySolar energy

Biomedical Biomedical engineeringengineering

Ship-buildingShip-building

Nuclear powerNuclear power

Transport systemsTransport systems

Technology Story Technology Story IdeasIdeas

Agricultural Agricultural technologytechnology

Computer studiesComputer studies

Electric carsElectric cars

Electricity generationElectricity generation

Digital photographyDigital photography

Movie special effectsMovie special effects

Sound recording and Sound recording and reproductionreproduction

Medical technologyMedical technology

Student SamplesStudent SamplesFriendship 7

Earnest O Lawrence

iPhone Minerals

Computer Minerals (pitfalls of audio)(pitfalls of audio)

Surfing and Newton’s Laws

Bhopal Disaster

Minimata Bay Disaster

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 synthesis, fact synthesis

• DAY TWO: Write, DAY TWO: Write, revise, proofread script, revise, proofread script, show show DS practice script start pen/paper start pen/paper storyboard or or “Storyboarder” app“Storyboarder” app

• 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

Sample Classroom Sample Classroom Handouts and Note Handouts and Note

PromptsPrompts• Digital Storytelling Che

cklist

• Sample Storyboard

• Environmental/Chemical Disaster Note Prompt

• The History of Mars Exploration

• Mineral to Market Note Mineral to Market Note PagePage

• DS Production Teacher DS Production Teacher Sign-offSign-off

• 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 Write Script (time for later), storyboard Open iMovie on iPadOpen iMovie 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

Resources, Resources, Tutorials, and Tutorials, and AlternativesAlternatives• iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)

• https://dsinscience.wikispaces.comhttps://dsinscience.wikispaces.com– Tips, handouts, some student samplesTips, handouts, some student samples

• WeVideo: an online, collaborative video WeVideo: an online, collaborative video editor –editor –– http://www.wevideo.com/education $149 http://www.wevideo.com/education $149

for 50 students per semesterfor 50 students per semester

• Pinnacle Studio appPinnacle Studio app

• Avid StudioAvid Studio

Thanks for your time and Thanks for your time and attention.attention.

Happy Science Storytelling!Happy Science Storytelling!rogpence@gmail.com

https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/