EPA 558: Digital Video in the Mac Classroom: Using iMovie
Syllabus – Summer
2005
Course Instructor
Janet McKenney
Professional Development Center
University of Southern Maine
Cell Phone: 653-1891
Course description
This course is a hands-on
exploration of integrating digital movies into the K-12 classroom.
Using digital still and video
cameras, teachers will learn the basics of creating digital videos using
Appleís iMovie digital video editing software.
The course will cover the process
of creating a video project from pre-production, through filming and then to
final editing.
Teachers will produce a teacher
movie project.
Coursework will include:
1. how digital video can enhance both teaching and learning.
2. how digital video can give students a new way to research,
collaborate, communicate, express their ideas, and share what theyíve learned.
3.
how teachers can use digital video as a teaching tool
Readings:
iMovie
in Teacher Education
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/sciencetg/ie/
Read and
send me an email response of 4-5 paragraphs
Meaningful Digital Video
for Every Classroom
http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18700330
Read and send me an email response of 1-2 paragraphs
Digital Storytelling Finds Its
Place in the Classroom http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm
Read
and send me an email response of 2-3 paragraphs
Recommended Texts
iMovie HD and iDVD 5 for Mac OS X
: Visual QuickStart Guide
by Jeff Carlson
Peachpit Press (May 23,
2005)
ISBN: 0321335422
Retail: $19.99 Amazon: $13.59
The Macintosh iLife '05: An
Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, and GarageBand
By Jim Heid
Peachpit Press (April, 2005)
ISBN: 0321335376
Retail: $34.99 Amazon: $23.09
Shooting Awesome
Video (CD) $24.95
http://www.dvcreators.net/products/sav.html
Atomic Learning
Subscription: $79.99
Course Outline – Day by Day
Day 1:
Introductions
Logging in; saving movies; iMovie folder
Overview of how iMovie is being used in the classroom
iMovie Samples
An Immigrantís Journey
http://www.apple.com/education/ilifeawards/project_immigrantsjourney.html
Monarch Butterfly
http://www.mesquiteisd.org/imovie/monarchbutterfly.htm
Grass Born to Be Stepped On:
Womenís Rights in China
http://www.apple.com/education/ilifeawards/project_grassborn.html
Chasing Metaphors
http://www.apple.com/education/ilifeawards/project_chasingmetaphors.html
iMovie Resource page http://www.usm.maine.edu/~jmckenney/imovie/imovieresources.html
Equipment Overview
1. video cameras
2. still cameras
3. tripods
4. microphones
5.
firewire drives
Digital Cameras (Still and Video)
Lunch
Creating a Digital Introduction
Camera Practice Time and filming
Attaching cameras to computers
Importing Video
Importing still pictures (640 X 480 pixels)
Project Discussion; project storyboards
Day 2:
iMovie Software overview
Break
Editing Video
Project description and
storyboards
Day 3:
The ìSHOOTî
Filming day.
Individual consultation and
questions and answers
Discuss readings; discuss project
work/problems/length of movies
Interviewing and microphones
Day 4:
Putting it all together
Working with iMovie to create your
video project
Guest talks
Discussion about QuickTime and
video compression; movie file sizes
Videocassette and TV/VCR –
moving iMovies to camera and then to VCR
Day 5:
Finish moving iMovies to
camera and then to VCR
iMovie Film Festival - Presenting
and discussing your iMovies
Assignments/Basis for Final
Grade
Class
participation 10%
Completed
daily work 15%
Readings 15%
Project
description 10%
Final
project(s) 40%
Videocassette
transfer 10%
Project
Requirements
The
iMovie project is worth 40% of your grade.
Your
iMovie Project should be between 1-5 minutes.
Your
final project should include:
1. Transitions and Titles
2. Music and/or narration
3. Still or motion video
4. Credits
Instructorís policies and
procedures for student attendance and completed work
Students are expected to attend
all classes
Final movie project is due on the
last day of class.
Evaluation of the course and
instructor
1. Standard USM form will be used at the end of the
course
Academic Support
If you need course adaptations or
accommodations because of a disability, please contact the instructor as soon
as possible. Also make an
appointment with the office of academic support for students with disabilities. At any point in the semester, if you
encounter difficulty with the course or feel you could be performing at a
higher level, please consult with one of the instructors. Students experience
difficulty for a variety of reasons. For problems with writing skills and time
management, make an appointment to see a student tutor at The Learning Center
(TLC), 252
Luther Bonney (780-4228). Help is
also available through the Counseling Center, 105 Payson Smith (780-4050), and
the Office of Academic Support for Students with Disabilities, 237 Luther Bonney (780-4706).
In-service Graduate Credit
In-service graduate credit
courses (a) are developed
collaboratively by the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD),
Professional Development Center (PDC), and school systems, singly by school
systems, or singly by CEHD/PDC; (b) address staff development needs of school
systems, teachers and administrators; (c) comply with USM CEHD graduate course
standards for intellectual inquiry and credentials of instructors; (d) comply with USM CEHD graduate
course requirements for number of instructional contact hours, grading
policies, and evaluation procedures; and (e) carry academic credit at the
graduate level.
In-service graduate credit
courses are not automatically transferable as electives to graduate degree
programs of the CEHD of the University of Southern Maine. Approval for course acceptance is a
two-step process: (1) review the syllabus and recommendation by the studentís
faculty advisor;
(2) approval of the course by the
appropriate USM CEHD program.
Please note if a student wishes
to include a PDC course in his/ her program of study, prior approval is
necessary for students currently matriculated in USM CEHD graduate
programs. For clarification on
this matter, please contact the USM Professional Development Center.