What a learning journey we have been on these last few weeks! As you know, it all started with an unexpected delivery from the South Pole and a request from Professor Glacier. Wanting to help the penguins anyway we could, we started to learn what we could about penguins right away.
As our research drew to an end, we spent some time discussing how we might share what we had learned. We tossed around a few ideas but decided to make a movie. With a plan in mind, we gathered together and started organizing our new learning under headings such as "Habitat", "Life Cycle" and "Food Chain". Students then volunteered to speak to specific points of interest and the real fun began. Just this past weekend I discovered an app by Do Ink called "Green Screen" and I knew it was exactly what we needed to make our movie really special. The app essentially allowed us to add a digital picture into our final video product to make it look as though we were in the Antarctic. Although I would say the app was easy to use, the experience was not without challenges. Because we would need to edit multiple video clips into one movie, we had to gather video footage using the regular camera app then edit and compile each clip within iMovie. While still working in iMovie, I was able to add the titles and written captions. To add the background in the end, we imported the edited footage from iMovie into the Green Screen app. In order to add the background images, we needed to film the raw footage in front of an actual green screen. We hung large sheets of green paper as our backdrop and we were ready to go. One of the many lessons I learned as we made the movie today was how important it is was not to touch the paper while filming. When you watch the movie, you will see that each time the paper was touched, the image moves out of focus and shadows are visible. But even with this slight challenge, we are extremely proud of the end product!
Professor Glacier
12/9/2015 07:11:02 am
Hello Ms. Wood's class,
Mrs. Campbell
12/9/2015 11:30:49 am
I agree with Professor Glacier your class has become penguin experts. I love your movie. It will help lots of people learn about penguins and how special they are!
Mrs. Beckner
12/9/2015 02:26:09 pm
Thank you for sharing all of your expert knowledge of penguins. I learned a lot about penguins while watching your class video. The penguins are very lucky that you care so much about them. Comments are closed.
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