Showing posts with label Social Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Studies. Show all posts

Friday, 18 May 2012

Gr5 - Student Vote - Animated Title


iPad App:

StopMotion Studio



Student Goal: 

To make an animated tile for a student made video

Learning Task:

Our Grade 5’s made a video about Student Vote 2012. They decided to make an Animated title using Stop Motion Studio HD

Stop Motion Studio is a user friendly app that enables students to make animated videos. iPads can be set up for one user or a group of users to create the animation. SOme of the features are as follows:
  • Camera can be set to a timer or used manually
  • The timing of each photo can be adjust to speed up or slow down the entire animation.
  • Music can be added
  • Voice over can be added
  • Video effects can be added


This app has JUST been updated (June 2012) and it is now even easier to use.






Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Gr3 - Social - Goods & Services


Technology:

Green Screen
iPad Video App

Student Goal: 

Describe the importance of the goods that come from certain countries around our world. Also, to make a connection between those goods and the natural resources from that land.

Learning Task:

Student explored the goods that come from the four different countries of focus in the grade 3 Social Studies Curriculum (Peru, Tunisia, India and Ukraine). They then found suitable back ground pictures to use for their green screen video.