Content Area Project

While there are so many useful and fascinating technology tools that could potentialy be used in the classroom, I am really intriqued by the idea of creating a digital storyboard. This is a powerful tool that I believe has the potential to impact student's writing. There are numerous ways that digitial storyboards can be integrated into an English course curriculum. For the purposes of this assignment, I will be exploring the use of using Movie Maker to have students create a digital story. Students get tired of doing the same old formats and projects for book reports. I am interested in having students use Movie Maker as a tool for presenting their book reports. This would help meet several curriculum requirments including: 10th grade English Standards 3a) Understand that language enhances and identifies human beings as meaning makers. 3f) Understand that language conveys the depth of human experience, evoking both emotion and reason. 6b) Understand that writing is a process of skills, strategies, and practices for creating, revising, and editing a variety of texts. Objective 3a) a. Examine the relationship between oral and written narratives. b. Analyze facts, events, or ideas to create meaning. In order to show the relevance of the project, I wll be turning in a sample of what a student project could look like. I also have attatched a copy of the assignment sheet that would be handed out to stduents.It is posted in the blog above as a google doc. Technology helps to compliment the knowledge and explication of books. It also allows students to explore multiple skills at multiple times. Technology showcases these skills.