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Film Production Field Trip

11/7/2015

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Ok, so I am not good at updating this yet. I'm going to keep at it, but I'm thinking that if I don't demand so much of myself in terms of writing and just kind of keep it simple, I'll be able to update more often.  Also, I've been really loving the photo-heavy blogs/comics/articles (like Hyperbole and a Half), so I want to try something more like that. 

So, here goes. 

Yesterday, my Film Production students went on a field trip to Noddin Elementary School. I'd met some of the teachers over the summer when I was directing a miniMERIT through the KCI and we'd discussed the possibility of connecting my high school kids with their 2nd graders. Toward the beginning of the school year, one of the teachers, Julie, contacted me to start setting up a visit day. She coordinated a full-day experience with multiple teachers and grade levels (awesomely-well, I might add), so all I had to do was prep my kids with some iPad skills and get them over there.

The kids split up into several groups in the morning, each working with a select group of 2nd-graders. One class was filming commercials for books they had read recently. 
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One class was making movie trailers. 
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Two classes were making stop-motion animations and narrating them. 
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My students helped, demonstrated, and gave advice...
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...but many students were quite happy to do the work on their own.
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The students were well-prepared with storyboards and plans.
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And they were so cute, all dressed up!
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Of course, my students were cute too, especially in contrast to the environment.
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And in contrast of height!
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After a pizza lunch, the groups split up again to go to different classes. Some students went to Kindergarten to help students with Glogster and Puppet Pals.
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Some went to 3rd grade, which was... an active class. They were making movies with WeVideo and Chromebooks.
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And some went to 5th grade, where students were making very detailed stop motion movies about the pilgrims. 
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Of course, the excitement of the day sometimes led to students getting distracted. 
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...and not just the little ones.
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But overall, the day was a huge success!
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    Kas is a Media Journalism teacher, as well as PD, WASC, and SLC Coordinator for Santa Teresa High School in San Jose. She loves education, technology, and art, and the ways in which their combined potential can change lives and make the world a better place.

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