Integrating Video Production into the Curriculum
Video Production Title

Our Changing Chesapeake
Video Type One minute Public Service Announcement
Description/Overview

Integrates with the Our Changing Chesapeake Research Model

The Coastal Residents' Alliance has hired your environmental research team, Bay-Watchers, Inc., to investigate the impact of human activities on the Chesapeake Bay.

How does our use of natural resources impact the quality of the environment?

The Alliance will expect your team to create a public service announcement (PSA) that informs the public of the impact of natural resource use and other human activities on the Chesapeake Bay environment.
Approximate Time Needed 360 minutes (180 research/write, 90 film, 90 edit)

Curricuculum Connections/Outcomes

MD VSC/ BCPS Curriculum Indicator

Recognize and compare how different parts of the world have varying amounts and types of natural resources and how the use of those resources impacts environmental quality.

  • Identify and describe problems associated with obtaining, using, and distributing natural resources.
  • Identify possible solutions to problems associated with obtaining, using, and distributing natural resources.
Information Literacy AASL: 1, 2, 3
Technology Literacy

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

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

Media Literacy CML Core Concepts 1, 3, 4, 5
Learning Styles Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Analytical, Field Independent
Skills
  • Research
  • Script Writing
  • Storyboarding
  • Public Speaking
  • Camera Techniques
  • Computer Editing
Production Environment Field Production
Activities
  1. Complete research component
  2. Show example of finished PSA and discuss the project (the example is high school production quality)
  3. Gather B-roll and stills (Pics4Learning has copyright free images that can be used)
    • of Chesapeake Bay
    • of examples of bay plants and animals
    • images of things that impact the bay (pollution, development, etc)
  4. Write script and storyboard
  5. Plan production
    • think about where and when to film
    • who is perfoming? Who is running the equipment? WHO'S IN CHARGE?
  6. Rehearse
  7. Shoot and compile
  8. Edit final product
    • Use MovieMaker (or other software)
    • Import the video from camera and/ or other sources
    • Arrange video / pictures
    • Add transitions and titles
    • Edit audio
    • Finalize and save
  9. Present/ share
Differentiation
  • Assign production roles appropriate to student needs and/or abilities
  • Extended time
Assessment Suggestions PSA 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