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Books For Kids |
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Books
on Filmmaking with Kids compiled by Mrs. Payne |
For
a list of books that will prepare you and your
students to tackle the world of filmmaking in the
classroom, click on the link to the left.
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Using Video
Editing in the Classroom |
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Video
Project Masters by Mrs. Payne (Written for her First
Grade Video Production Project) |
This
link will take you to PDF files you can print for all
the planning sheets and role assignments that Mrs.
Payne created for class video editing projects.
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American Film Institute of Hollywood |
The
American Film Institute (AFI) of Hollywood has amazing
resources to help teachers and students maximize
learning through the production of high quality movies.
Their resources are powerful!
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Making Movies: A Guide for Young Filmmakers by the
Director's Guild of America |
At this
site you can actually print an outstanding
book that explains the art of filmmaking for students.
You'll find the links for each chapter on the lower left
sidebar of the page. |
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Video in the Classroom: Closing the Achievement Gap
through Video Production |
Matthew
Needleman teaches in the LAUSD and has produced many
sites that support teachers as they use technology to
improve instruction. |
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VC2
(Video Created Content) |
Learn
about video production from the experts! You'll
find great resources here on every aspect of creating
your video. |
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The
Director in the Classroom |
Nikos
Theodosakis has a great site that helps teachers learn
to use video editing tools for student learning
projects.
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e-School News Video Resource Center |
This site
will keep you updated on all the current resources and
best practices using video-production in the classroom.
It also has excellent lists of
contests available to educators using video tools in the
classroom.
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KQED Public Broadcasting
Educator's Page |
KQED's
website devotes a section to video production in the
classroom and provides tips from experts in the field. They also sponsor the Coming to California
Contest that has a category for video entries.
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Current Journalism Standards |
Current
Journalism standards from the Current TV website |
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The Project Based Learning Multi-media Guide for
Using Video |
This site
is filled with VALUABLE information: glossaries, filming
and sound tips, editing tips, and especially critical
information to help students use video tools
effectively. (Ex: What to do before, during and after an
interview.
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Sample
Storyboards |
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This is a great list of links to sample storyboards!
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Lee's Summit R7 School District in Missouri has an
excellent site listing links to resources in every
area of Educational Technology including the
Storyboarding link to the left. |
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Links to Free
Music, Photos, and Video Clips |
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Image and Photo Sites |
Havena
Marks (Adobe Bluffs) has compiled an extensive list of
sites that have photos and images that can be used by
educators |
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Free Resources from
The Director in the Classroom Site |
The
Director in the classroom site has compiled links to
free resources for sound effects and music, photos and
images, and video clips.
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For Royalty Free Music |
The iVIE
award website from SDCOE has a good list of royalty free
music sites and a list of great software produce your
own background music for your video. (Scroll to the
bottom of the page)
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The Library of Congress American Memory Project
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You can
search by time period in history or by subject to find
amazing historical photos. |
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Library of Congress Digital Image and Photo Archive |
Library of Congress access
to digital image and photo archive. Some are NOT public
domain. |
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NASA Multimedia Art Gallery |
NASA still images, audio
files and video generally are not copyrighted. You may
use NASA imagery, video and audio material for
educational or informational purposes, including photo
collections, textbooks, public exhibits and Internet Web
pages. This general permission extends to personal Web
pages. |
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The
Smithsonian |
Office
of Imaging and Photographic Services: "Use this site to
locate Smithsonian photographs of interest to you. They
are available to download for your personal use, and for
use by schools and students. " |
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The Geo Images Project |
"The
Geo-Images Project attempts to make images that are
useful in teaching geography more widely
available using computers and the internet.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Online Digital Media Library |
Presently, the US Fish and Wildlife library system
contains the National Image Library--the Service's
collection of public domain still photos. |
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Berkeley Digital Library Photo Collection |
More
than 80,000 photos, mostly of plants, animals, people
and landscapes. |
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Digital Librarian |
A large collection of
alphabetized image collections |
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Online Archive of California |
The
OAC is a digital information resource that facilitates
and provides access to materials such as manuscripts,
photographs, and works of art held in libraries,
museums, |
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Pictures Now |
"A
Visual Encyclopedia of FREE still and Video
Images.Search and Browse through one of the Webs largest
free collections of Images on nearly every popular
subject." |
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Copyright
Guidelines |
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NACS Q & A's on Copyright |
For the most current
information on copyright issues for the educational
community, visit this site. 11/2006 |
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Copyright Issues
for Educators
Copyright Guidelines from iVie |
Stacey Campo has worked
with SDCOE to gather the best resources to understand
all the copyright issues that apply to using music,
video, and photos in your video production.
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Curriculum
Video Ideas and Galleries |
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Media
that Matters
Film Festival
Apple
- Digital Hub for Education
Apple - Gallery of Curriculum Ideas for Social
Studies
Gallery
of Winning Video Samplers for Learning
Pinnacle - Producing Movie Documentaries (Teacher
Manual)
Pinnacle
- Producing Movie Documentaries (Student Manual)
Pinnacle: Documentaries with Pan and Zoom
Pinnacle: Sending Students to faraway lands using
Chroma Key and Green Screen
iVIE 2004 Winners
iVIE 2003 Winners
Taking it to the Streets Sample Lesson by Randy
Yerrick
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This gallery of videos fit
the title well: Media that Matters!Check out "A
Girl Like Me"
Click on
the Digital Hub at the left and choose links from the
iLife lesson plans for Social Studies, Science, Math,
Language Arts or other topics. The second
link goes directly to Social Studies.
The
third link has all the winning videos from the iLife
Educator's Award contest.
Pinnacle has lesson plans to help you create a
Documentary with your students. You'll find a
teacher's manual and student manual and additional helps
on the four links to the left.
The
San Diego County Office of Ed sponsors the iVIE awards
each year, Academy Awards for teacher and
student-created video. Poway has created several winning
videos. Check them out at these links.
Students at Turtleback Elementary had the privilege of
doing this same unit with Randy. |
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Rubrics for
Video Production |
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PDF
List of Rubrics |
Havena Marks compiled
this list of web links to rubrics for Video
Production |
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iVIE Rubric |
This is the rubric used
for the iVIE awards sponsored by SDCOE each year. |
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Rubric from University of Wisconsin, Joan
Vandervelde |
This is a very detailed
rubric for upper grades
(For a PDF of Joan Vandervelde's Rubric) |
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Ed Tech Resources Digital Video Project Rubric |
This rubric addresses
eight elements of video production in a one page
rubric |
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Video Rubric from Nuuanu Elementary School in Hawaii |
This is a good
intermediate level rubric |
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Rubric for Video Production
Rubric for Public Service Announcement |
Rubrics from Regina
Public Schools in Canada |
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Digital
Storytelling Galleries |
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Digital
Stories from Scott County Schools in Georgetown,
Kentucky
The Coming to California Contest Home Page
2005 Winners
2004 Winners
Four Stages of Digital Storytelling
University of Houston: Educational Uses of Digital
Storytelling
Center
for Digital Storytelling
Center for Digital Storytelling Resource Links |
Students from all grade levels in the Scott County
District share their digital stories at this great site.
These
sites all highlight the power of video production
harnessed for Digital Storytelling.
Check out the short
descriptions of the four stages of digital storytelling
to help your students create their own stories.
The University of
Houston has a great gallery of videos by students,
teachers, and professors.
You can find excellent
resources to help your students learn to tell their
stories at the Center for Digital Storytelling. |
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iVIE Resources
and Links |
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SDCOE iVIE (Innovative Video in Education) Digital Video Resources
iVie Rubric
General iVIE Information
Rules and Guidelines for iVIE entries
Copyright Guidelines from iVie
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You'll
find great information for integrating video with your
curriculum and planning a video project.
The
detailed technical information on compression, sound,
settings and other critical issues is outstanding as
well. |
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Tutorials |
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Check out these Studio 9
and 10 How-to video clips by Paul Holtz
Create advanced DVD menus Tutorial by Pinnacle
Tips for Creating Your Credits Screen
Tips for creating
Great Transitions
Advanced Video Techniques for Picture in Picture by
Pinnacle
Past-Present Tip from Pinnacle Studio |
This is a page
of many "How-to: videos that teach beginning and
advanced skills using Pinnacle. Start with 36.
Pinnacle Studio offers a great online video that
teaches you how create a personalized DVD menu
This tutorial steps
you through the process for creating professional
credits for your movies
This is a GREAT
tutorial filled with tips for how to use the
transitions in Pinnacle more professionally
This great tutorial
video teaches you how to use video overlays, picture
in picture, and transparent videos in Pinnacle.
Check out this great
tip from Pinnacle Studio for how to move your scene
from the past to the present...visually speaking:) |
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The following tutorials
are by Jeff Bierly, our educational rep and Suzan
Yentema, our product rep for Pinnacle products.
You can't view them at your site because they are on
YouTube. Try the links from your home computer:
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Contests |
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Volkswagen and Scholastic Public Service
Announcement: "Drivers Wanted."
California Student Media and Multimedia Film
Festival
iVie Awards

Current TV
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Visit
the link at the left for a full list of great
resources, persuasive writing lessons, and printable
storyboard templates. The contest portion was over
May of 2005. But the tools and resources are so
valuable that we'll leave the link for a while:)
The California Student
Media and Multimedia Film Festival is the nation's
oldest festival for student work. This site also has
links to MANY helpful resources.
Detailed information about entering the SDCOE video
project contest.
"The
TV network created by the people who watch it."
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Pinnacle Helps |
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See Training Resources listed in the sidebar on
Pinnacle's Education Page
Atomic Learning Studio Plus Beginner
Atomic Learning Studio Plus Advanced |
Studio 9 Plus Tutorials |
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Creating a DVD Menu in Pinnacle |
DVD
Menus in Studio 9 and 10 |
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The
Pinnacle Editing Desktop |
This
link is for a quick-start sheet that identifies all
the tools on Pinnacle's desktop.
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The
Video Editing Window |
This
link is for a quick-start sheet of all the video
editing tools in Pinnacle.
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The
Audio Editing Window |
This
link is for a quick-start sheet of all the audio
editing tools in Pinnacle.
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For
Pinnacle's Support Knowledge Base |
To
get help on any unusual questions you may have while
using Pinnacle click on the link at the left.
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Pinnacle - Producing Movie Documentaries (Teacher
Manual)
Pinnacle
- Producing Movie Documentaries (Student Manual)
Pinnacle: Documentaries with Pan and Zoom
Pinnacle: Sending Students to faraway lands using
Chroma Key and Green Screen
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Here are some links to the educational support materials
on Pinnacle's website. |
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Green
Screen (Chroma Key) Support |
Pinnacle: Sending Students to faraway lands using
Chroma Key and Green Screen
Building Your Own Green Screen Background
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Follow the directions to the left to
build your own green screen for under 20.00. |
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General Video
Hardware and Software Support |
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The RAD Video Tools (for converting Video to AVI
files)
Includes Bink and Smacker |
This great little program
will let you convert Quicktime files or Windows Media
Files files from your digital (still) camera to a format
you can import to Pinnacle! You can also use it to
convert downloaded United Streaming files (only those
with the clapboard!) to Pinnacle for student projects |
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Audacity |
Audacity
is a great, free, open source software for recording and editing sounds
to add to your videos or slide shows. You can download it for free at
this link:
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Audio Converter/ Audio Grabber |
Download
this program for free and use it to convert any of 16
types of audio files to wav files to use in Pinnacle.
Be sure to download
this update for
Smartsound Quicktracks Plugin first! |
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Videography for Educators |
This Apple
site provides excellent tips for each step of creating a
digital video project. |
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VIDEO HELP.com |
This is an
incredibly VALUABLE site to answer all your questions
about equipment, compatibility, and general
troubleshooting!
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District
Standards and Tips |
District
standards for video editing software, cameras, and
tips.
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Quicktime and SmartSound Conflict |
There is a
known issue of incompatibility with the newest version
of Quicktime and SmartSound. This link takes you
to an update:
SmartSound Solution. |
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