iMovie Lesson Plans for 6th Grade

Here's some more lesson ideas for you. Every year I like the kids to make a News Broadcast video so I have to create an example for them and show them exampls of previous year groups.






This year I want the kids to follow these guidelines:

- Produce a video 3 minutes long
- Work in pairs
- Choose a school related story to report on (real not fiction)
- Use iMovie
- Include an "over the shoulder" camera technique for the interview

You know what? Maybe its easier for you to just watch the videos:

GUIDELINES

OVER THE SHOULDER CAMERA TECHNIQUE

A FINISHED EXAMPLE

Sketchup Lesson Plans for 6th Grade

I think I will start to share some of my resources online now, I have spent years raping and pillaging the Internet for ideas and plans so its time to start giving back.

I am nearly finished a project with sketchup where the kids have to design a new building for the school. Obviously you can modify the details a bit, but use the same principles and resources that I have made.

It is a 5+ lesson project, which takes the kids from zero knoledge to having the skills to create 2 floor buildings with windows, roof and other imported objects from the 3d Warehouse. It ends with the building being imported in to Google Earth.

By the way, the kids love it!


I can share with you the Learning Objectives and Videos that I have made and if you do like them, then let me know.

Learning Objectives: Follow this link 

Videos

Lesson 1: (Found on Youtube)

Lesson 2: Made by me

Lesson 3: Made by me

Lesson 4:Made by me

ICT in Education - Further Study Options

I have been looking for a long time, around 6 months, to find an online course to bolster my ICT in Education knowledge. For me, the online education market is absolutely the way forward so I want to get more involved. I want to get more involved in the identification, design and development of online solutions to deficiencies in specific learning areas, be it K12, University or corporate.

I have looked at a number of blogs such as the following:

• Chrisy Tucker - Experience E-Learning (a very insightful and helpful blog on what Instructional Designers do and how to get into the field) http://christytucker.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/what-does-an-instructional-designer-do/

• Learning Solutions Magazine - Online Education for Instructional Designers: Picking the Right Program (Helpful article on choosing the right courses between Masters, Certificates or PHDs) http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/670/ 

• Degree Info - A personal feed about which course to take in Instructional Design (useful) http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/16159-career-instructional-design.html

• Tony Bates - Online and Distance Resources for E-Learning Masters and other Degree programs (an excellent but old  list) http://www.tonybates.ca/resources/recommended-graduate-programs-in-e-learning/

• Kapil Bhatia - Online and Distance Resources for E-Learning Masters and other Degree programs (another excellent list and more updated than Tony Bates) http://kapilbhatia.com/blog/25-graduate-programmes-in-education-technology-e-learning-ict-in-education/

• Someones Personal List with comments (a fantastic list of online degree, Masters and Certificate programs) http://www.skyamese.com/gradschools/

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And here is my own list narrowed down as best as I could:

1.     BOISE state University

Workplace E-Learning and Performance Support

Phone: (208) 426-1312

    

2.     San Diego University

            Instructional technology Certifocate

Telephone: (619) 594-6718

3.     University of Walden

Certificate in Instructional Design and Technology

CALL THEM +1.443.627.7222

4.     University of Wisconsin

    Instructional Design Certificate

Phone: 715/232-1088

GOOD TO GO. But the Instructional Design course. Seems very theory based

5.     George Washington University

Certificate in ELearning

local (202) 994-1701

                TOO EXPENSIVE

6. Emporia State University

                620-341-5385

Certificate in Instructional Design and Technology

              

7.     Massachusetts, Boston

http://www.umb.edu/admissions/contact

I like!