iThink

Click here to view our video at TeacherTube.com.

For our first semester review project, our teacher divided our class into several small groups and allowed each group to pick and present one of six available topics.  Our group chose “syntax.”  After deliberating how to best present the information in a digital format, we chose to use still images, voice recordings, music, and video, and combine them all using Windows Movie Maker.  We were able to present to our classmates a simple model that they could apply to any style analysis essay.  Not only did it freshen us up on how to analyze an author’s syntax, it also gave us great insight into video production.

Standards Covered:

• Speaking—Students shall demonstrate effective oral communication skills to express ideas and to present information.
• Media Literacy—Students shall demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media as a mode of communication.
• Creativity and Innovation—Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes; create original works as a means of personal or group expression; use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
• Communication and Collaboration—Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media; communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats; contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
• Digital Citizenship—Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology; exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity; exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
• Technology Operations and Concepts—Understand and use technology systems; select and use applications effectively and productively; transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.