YouTube Capture. Edit. Upload. This week we continue to focus on creativity and collaboration from our school's DSLOs by introducing YouTube Capture to our teachers. Session Goals:  Give educators hands-on training in how to use YouTube Capture Identify how video can be used to create learning opportunities and demonstrate outcomes. Rationale:  Video projects are often (read: usually) time consuming Draft quickly away from the curricular substance to becoming a...

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Below are 4 different options for making timelines with your class. I have also included some pros and cons for each. The 4 options are: Animated timeline from timeline.knightlab.com Using Popplet on the iPad Using Google Slides to make a basic animated timeline Using StoryboardThat.com to create scenes of each stage Animated Timeline - www.timline.knightlab.com (Laptop) Click here for the website Click here for...

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And the Academy Award goes to.......... It's time to get ready for this year's Film Festival. In preparation for this 2nd Annual Film Festival, we will be providing Loft PD sessions on iMovie. Come to one of our sessions to learn all about how you can make a trailer or a full-on movie! Explore the functions of iMovie, and explore the creative ways...

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Behind the Green Screen The popularity of making green screen videos in The Loft: Creation Station at SAS has compelled us to take teachers behind the scenes to learn how to create a video using this technique.  Mr Ferrell with students in The Loft: Creation Stations this year. What is Blue/Green video? The idea is simple enough. If you shoot a video with...

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Coffee and Coding...bring iPad! "Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains."  - Bill Gates Plus...the world needs more coders! A recent survey of 50,000 graduate university students conducted in the US found that careers in Computer Science held some of the very best prospects in...

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