iMovie

iMovie is a video editing software application created by Apple and comes pre-installed on Mac computers and iOS devices.

It is an incredible application, which provides basic, ‘no-frills’ editing tools to put together a movie from a set of video clips. You are able to import video footage using either the FireWire interface on most MiniDV format digital video cameras or the computers USB port. iMovie can also import video and photo files from a hard drive. You are able to edit the photos and video clips and add titles, themes, music and effects, including basic colour correction and video enhancement tools and transitions such as fades and slides.

Students can share and publish finished iMovie projects as movies to any number of social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or through iTunes.

Subject: Technologies

Strand: Digital Technologies – Processes and Production Skills

Sub-Strand:

Collecting, managing and analysing data
Digital implementation
Designing
Producing and implementing
Collaborating and managing

Year level: Year one to Year six

Cross-curriculum priorities and General Capabilities:

Literacy;
Information and Communication Technology;
Critical and Creative Thinking;
Personal and Social Capability;
Ethical understanding; and
Intercultural understanding.

Links to other learning areas:

English;
Science;
The Arts;
Humanities and Social Sciences;
Health and Physical Education; and
Mathematics.

How to use this resource:

For a great iMovie tutorial, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbzDXk4vKk

Another fantastic way to use iMovie, is to record yourself reading a text and then insert your recording into iMovie. If you have students with hearing difficulties, you can import a video of yourself (or someone else) signing! A great YouTube demonstration on how to do this can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60RqTYp4xhQ&feature=youtu.be

References:

ACARA. (2015). Australian Curriculum. Retrieved from http://v7-5.australiancurriculum.edu.au

Apple Inc. (2015). iMovie for iOS – Apple (AU). Retrieved from http://www.apple.com/au/ios/imovie/

Bove, T., & Rhodes, C. (n.d.). Knowing What You Can Do with iMovie – For Dummies. Retrieved from http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/knowing-what-you-can-do-with-imovie.html

IPad Teachers. (2015). Add Sign Language Videos using iMovie on iPad. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60RqTYp4xhQ&feature=youtu.be

SCSA. (2014). Digital Technologies. Retrieved from http://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-curriculum/curriculum- browser/technologies/digital-technologies2

Ultimate YouTube Resource. (2013). iMovie: Tutorial For Beginners. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbzDXk4vKk

August 7, 2015 by taleonar

Fact Monster – Google for Kids

Name: Fact Monster

Link: http://www.factmonster.com/

Description: Fact Monster is a website run by the Family Education Network. From the website you can choose a subject to explore including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education and health. It is designed like a search engine for kids and contains an encyclopaedia, games, quizzes and research tools.

Subject: Technology

Strand: Digital Technology, Knowledge and Understanding

Year Level: F – 7

Cross Curricular Priorities: Sustainability

General Capabilities:

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT
- Investigating with ICT
- Creating with ICT
- Communicating with ICT
Creative and Critical Thinking
- Inquiring – identifying, exploring and organising information and ideas
- Generating ideas, possibilities and actions
- Reflecting on thinking and processes
- Analysing, synthesising and evaluating reasoning and procedures

Links to Other Learning Areas:

English
Mathematics
Science
Humanities and Social Sciences
The Arts
Health and Physical Education
ICT

How this is useful:

Fact Monster is useful as it allows students to explore the web without stumbling across anything they shouldn’t see. It is a website which is monitored and has information that is explained in simple terms. In the classroom I would allow my students to browse Fact Monster rather than Google to limit the time wasting and potential procrastination.

August 7, 2015 by taleonar

Resource: Survey Monkey

Name: Survey Monkey

Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/

Description: Survey Monkey is used to create surveys online to be able to share them with people via email or social media. Survey Monkey puts all the data into charts and reports for easy distribution of results.

Subject: Technology

Strand: Digital Technology

Year Level: 3 – 6

General Capabilities:

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT
- Investigating with ICT
- Creating with ICT
- Communicating with ICT
Creative and Critical Thinking
- Inquiring – identifying, exploring and organising information and ideas
- Generating ideas, possibilities and actions
- Reflecting on thinking and processes
- Analysing, synthesising and evaluating reasoning and procedures

Links to Other Learning Areas:

English
Mathematics
Science
Humanities and Social Sciences
The Arts
Health and Physical Education

How this is useful:

For the teacher: The teacher can create survey’s on a subject they have recently been doing in class, have the students complete the survey and see if what they learnt and how they liked the subject. It can give the teacher some feedback on their teaching.

Useful Survey for Teachers: Bullying Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/?sm=vPn5rCklmOnA1n%2bf7b1KISJfj7qNDk%2bViYRPQEMncWM%3d

For the students: If the teacher creates an account, it can be set up for the students to create surveys for different subjects and quiz their peers or family members through sharing the link. This could come handy in Maths, Science and Health in particular. It will also assist the students in creating their own graphs and charts as they will be able to compare them to the Survey Monkey reports.