Integrating Video Production into the Curriculum
Video Production Title

Happy Habitats
Video Type Documentary
Description/Overview

Integrated with the Happy Habitats Research Model

Video segment that informs about how animals have adapted to their environment.

Approximate Time Needed Varies (research/write, film, edit)
Curricuculum Connections/Outcomes "How does an animal's habitat affect its survival?"
Information Literacy AASL: 1, 2, 3
Technology Literacy

MSDE MTLSS: 1, 2, 3, 4 (5 if Internet research is used)

ISTE NETS: 1a, 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b

Media Literacy CML Core Concepts 1, 2, 3, 4
Learning Styles Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Analytical, Field Dependent
Skills
  • Research
  • Script Writing
  • Storyboarding
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Public Speaking
  • Interviewing
  • Performing
  • Camera Techniques
  • Computer Editing
Production Environment Field Production or Studio
Activities
  1. View Sample: Animal Habitats
  2. Research topic
  3. Organize research
  4. Gather B-roll and stills
  5. Storyboard
  6. Write script
  7. Plan production
  8. Rehearse
  9. Shoot and compile
  10. Edit final product
  11. Present/ share
Differentiation
  • Assign production roles appropriate to student needs and/or abilities
  • Extended time
Assessment Suggestions Video rubric
Extension
  • Submit to a contest
  • Peer critique and/or gallery walk
  • Submit to BCPS Education Channel
  • Upload to Safari or SchoolTube
  • Embed in a PowerPoint presentation
  • Add to electronic portfolio
  • Broadcast school wide