Improving e-literacy outcomes

with a collaborative

student film-making challenge

Break out aims…Practical guidelines for setting up a similar event

Practical ways for students to create movies

Literacy learning outcomes linked to making movies

Integrating movie making into NZC learning areas

An introduction to the ‘e-competencies’/21st Century Fluencies

Flick-It-On! – Our aims

To operate an enriching film

school project to support

collaborative teacher

professional learning and

sharing and to grow student

learning through the effective

use of film to communicate

their learning.

Flick-It-On! – What is it?16 classes across 7 Nelson & Tasman Schools

Collaborating in teams of 4

Learning how to storyboard, film, act, add voiceover & sound effects, add music to show

mood & emotion, edit….

…to create a 2-3min movies based on a theme or concept

In 10 weeks!

Flick-It-On! History2010 – Funding from the Whakatu ClusterKids Can Film Festival – 3 day film festival

2011 – First year of Flick-It-On!Followed on from the Kids Can Film Festival – sustainability & embed film making into classroom programmes

2012 –Second year Flick-It-On!Flick-It-On! 1 day workshops for teachers & students (run by local teachers) before the rotations started

Themes2010 Home

Kids Can Film Festival

2011Change

Kids Can Film Festival

HeroesFlick-It-On!

2012Pushing the Boundaries Flick-It-On!

Flick-It-On! Rotations 2012Rotation 1: 1-3 min Silent movie – 3 weeks

Rotation 2: add sound effects & voice – 2 weeks

Rotation 3: add music to show mood & emotion – 2 weeks

Rotation 4: editing, titles, transitions & effects – 2 weeks

Flick-It-On! Passing-it-on! 2012

DropboxWe passed on each rotation through using Dropbox - each teacher set up a free account

DeadlinesWe set the deadline as the Thursday of the final week of each rotation to allow for any glitches! We encouraged teachers in each rotation to contact each other early rather later!

Flick-It-On! The Important Bits!CommitmentTeachers need to commit to rotation deadlines2013 Flick-It-On! Application Form to take part in the project

Intellectual PropertyUsing copyright free images, sound effects and music. 2013 Flick-It-On! Teachers to complete license to use material forms

Release FormsFor individuals making / taking part in the film

Flick-It-On! Celebrate!

Premiere2010 – Muritai Centre, Tahunanui School

2011 – State Cinema Nelson / Broadgreen Intermediate

2012 – Broadgreen Intermediate

2013 – ….? TBA

Flick-It-On! The Future2013 We want you!

To take part in Flick-It-On 2013 – turning a local project into a national project

Flick-It-On! The Future2013 Classes & their teacher working in teams of 4 with one teacher as the coordinator for the group

Teacher coordinators – have taken part in Flick-It-On! Experienced in film making & relevant software

Support via meetings: skype, email etc.

Support via the web: wikipage and blog

Making digital narratives & documentariesWhat happens in the classroom?

Speaking, writing & presenting

Listening, reading & viewing

The digital stories created during the Flick-It-On!

projects provided opportunities to:

1. Integrate sources of information and to create and express their

ideas (process& strategies)

2. Shape digital texts for different purposes (purpose & audience)

3. Select, form and express their ideas (ideas)

4. Develop their awareness of the effects of language (language

features)

5. Develop their skills in organising digital texts (structure)

How does film making support student learning?

Literacy Learning Outcomes

Thinking

Managing Self

Relating to others

Participating & contributing

Using language, symbols and text

How does film making support student learning?

How does film making support student learning?

Through creating digital narratives and documentaries students…

• share new learning

• interpret the past

• develop new thinking for a sustainable social, cultural,

economic and environmental future at a local, national and

global level

In any NZ curriculum area

Flick-It-On! What happens in the classroom?

Rotation 1Storyboard & Silent Movie

Step 1Brainstorm the theme /concept

writingSOLO Taxonomy – Create Define Maps and definitions (alternative graphic organisers could be used e.g. KWL, PMI)

ReadingReading (fact and fiction books, websites etc. linked to the students’ understanding & interpretations of the theme)

Flick-It-On! What happens in the classroom?

Rotation 1Storyboard & Silent Movie

Step 2Introducing filming & photography techniques

ReadingSophisticated pictures books - introducing types of shot and emotive photographyVisual literacy • watch snippets of movies, moving images etc. analyse types of

shot and emotions portrayed

Flick-It-On! What happens in the classroom?

Rotation 1Storyboard & Silent Movie

Step 3Synopsis and storyboarding

writing• Writing the synopsis of the movie• Taking ‘mock up’ photographs telling the story• Comic Life to create the storyboard, plan shots etc.

Make the silent movie!

Flick-It-On! What happens in the classroom?

Rotation 2Add sound effects and voice

readingVisual literacy • analysing and interpreting the silent movie

writingScript writing • what the characters say, where to put sound effects

Flick-It-On! What happens in the classroom?

Rotation 3Add music to show mood and emotion

readingVisual literacy • analysing and interpreting the movie with sound effects and

voice • watching snippets of movies, moving images analysing how

music is used

Writing• use SOLO Maps or other graphic organisers to analyse the

effect of music when used with static or moving images

Flick-It-On! What happens in the classroom?

Rotation 4Add titles, effects and edit

Writing• Watch the movie, adding titles and credits

E-Competencies?21st Century Fluencies?

21st Century Fluencies

• Critical thinking skills

• Traditional 20th Century literacies

• 21st Century literacies

http://www.fluency21.com

e-competencies

• ICT to e-competencies

• Best practices

• E-literacies

Juan Cristobal Cobo Romani 2009

speaking, writing & presenting

Listening, reading & viewingvisual literacies

Netsafe – Digital CitizenshipA digital citizen:

• is a confident and capable user of ICT

• uses technologies to participate in educational, cultural, and economic activities

• uses and develops critical thinking skills in cyberspace

• is literate in the language, symbols, and texts of digital technologies

• is aware of ICT challenges and can manage them effectively

• uses ICT to relate to others in positive, meaningful ways

• demonstrates honesty and integrity and ethical behaviour in their use of ICT

• respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world

• contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship

Netsafe - Digital Citizenship

Digital literacy or the ability to understand and fully participate

in the digital world is fundamental to digital citizenship. It is the

combination of technical and social skills that enable a person to

be successful and safe in the information age. Like literacy and

numeracy initiatives which provide people with the skills to

participate in the work force, digital literacy has become an

essential skill to be a confident, connected, and actively involved

life long learner.

Hopefully you will now have a greater understanding of…

Setting up a similar event

Startegies to help students create movies

Link literacy learning outcomes to making movies

How to integrate movie making into NZC learning areas (including key competencies)

21st Century Fluency / ‘e-competencies’

emma@uppermoutere.school.nz