iRead,

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iRead,
iWrite,
iMovie2

• with Apple Computers
• And iLife Tools
• Rosa D. Duarte
• Technology Coordinator
• Southside Elementary Bilingual School
• 2001-2002

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NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

• iRead, iWrite, iMovie2 is a literacy, writing,
  and technology project involving students in
  grades three through eight. This
  interdisciplinary project will provide rich
  literary experiences which will become stories,
  scripts and eventually, movies. This project
  will offer you the opportunity to increase
  reading and writing skills by creating,
  performing and producing authentic masterpieces.
  By becoming producers in your own right, through
  the use of technology, you will enhance your
  critical thinking skills, and raise your reading
  and writing scores, while having fun.

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NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT (Cont.)

• As part of a Comprehensive Reading Plan, your
  teacher will select two pieces of literature from
  your reading assignments.
• All students will write a summary about each
  story using the writing process, and create a
  script for a movie.
• The teacher and students will select one of the
  pieces to create an iMovie.
• There will be collaborative groups of different
  Guilds, i.e., Directors, Producers,
  Choreographers, Cameramen, and Actors.
• Students will be placed in the groups either by
  teacher recommendation or student choice and will
  meet using a center approach to discuss and make
  decisions regarding their component of the movie.
  
• Students will be trained in iMovie as well as
  receive training on Internet skills.
• A teacher made rubric will be used by other
  students to evaluate each movie.

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PURPOSE/GOALS OF PROJECT

• The purpose of iRead, iWrite, iMovie2 is to
  increase reading and writing skills. With
  technology as its vehicle iRead, iWrite,
  iMovie2 is an interdisciplinary project where
  students will work collaboratively using
  project-based learning. Here they will learn to
  work together as a team using decision making and
  critical thinking skills. Students will be
  engrossed in learning a variety of skills while
  having fun creating, collaborating, and producing
  authentic projects. When students are involved in
  hands-on self motivated activities, self-esteem
  is raised, consequently increasing student
  achievement. When learning is meaningful it
  becomes long lasting. Effective uses of new media
  include the integration of the latest
  technologies with the curriculum and replacing
  sometimes outdated and boring textbooks. After
  their movie is complete, it will be viewed by
  their peers and judged by them using a rubric.
  Parental involvement will increase by engaging
  both student and parent in the collaboration
  process of this project, specifically in the
  reinforcement of reading at home, and computer
  generated homework assignments. Through the
  commitment of teachers, students and parents,
  iRead, iWrite, iMovie2 will enthusiastically
  embark students on a journey into the realm of
  movie making consequently opening a whole new
  world of experiences with the end result of
  creating a love for reading and writing.

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SCHEDULE OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

• Weeks 1-2 Students will have already finished
  reading their selection and begun writing their
  stories. The winning piece will be selected at
  the end of the month. The movie script will be
  distributed to the students.
• Week 3 Students will be placed in teams for
  collaboration and planning. Each team will be
  comprised of five or six students and will meet
  during center time.
• Weeks 4-5 Production of the movie will continue.
  Training on iMovie and other multimedia,
  including digital camera will take place.
  Filming will begin.
• Week 6 Continue with the production, filming,
  rehearsals, videotaping, editing, etc.
• Week 7 Movies are complete and will be viewed by
  the class. Judging by students will be
  conducted using the rubric. Parents, staff and
  community members will be invited to for a
  Sneak Preview.

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PROJECT EVALUATION
iMovie Assessment iRead, iWrite, iMovie2
Teacher name ________________________Grade____Sc
ore_____ Student Name ____________