Let the iPad Let the iPad Tell a Science Tell a Science (Digital) Story(Digital) Story

Roger Pence, Benicia Unified School DistrictRoger Pence, Benicia Unified School DistrictTouro University California Graduate School of EducationTouro University California Graduate School of Education

NSTA Area Conference 2013, Portland, ORNSTA Area Conference 2013, Portland, ORResources and Presentation materials:Resources and Presentation materials: https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com

Some things we’ll Some things we’ll covercover

Digital Storytelling in Science?!Digital Storytelling in Science?!

What makes this a learning (as opposed to What makes this a learning (as opposed to playing) activity?playing) activity?

WhereWhere’’s the rigor?!s the rigor?!

How are students engaged and motivated?How are students engaged and motivated?

What Common Core and NGSS standards does DS What Common Core and NGSS standards does DS meet?meet?

What ISTE NETS-S are covered in DS?What ISTE NETS-S are covered in DS?

What is a common classroom What is a common classroom workflow/timeframe?workflow/timeframe?

What are alternative apps to iMovie?What are alternative apps to iMovie?

LetLet’’s see some student samples and a sample s see some student samples and a sample creation creation ““livelive”” DS right before our eyes!! DS right before our eyes!!

WhatWhat’’s so special about DS s so special about DS on an iPad?!on an iPad?!

Simple , touch Simple , touch interfaceinterface

Like using a giant Like using a giant iPhoneiPhone

All components of DS All components of DS are self-containedare self-contained

Device is very portable Device is very portable (helps immensely when (helps immensely when recording a script)recording a script)

It may well be they way It may well be they way people collaborate in people collaborate in the futurethe future

What makes this a What makes this a learning (as opposed to learning (as opposed to

playing) activity?playing) activity?

Content research can be Content research can be as challenging as the as challenging as the instructor wants to instructor wants to make it.make it.

Requires concise Requires concise writing and revision to writing and revision to work as a scriptwork as a script

Many different skills Many different skills can be practiced and can be practiced and woven together to make woven together to make a wholea whole

Authentic collaboration Authentic collaboration to achieve a goal.to achieve a goal.

Learn/demonstrate Learn/demonstrate visual literacyvisual literacy

Learn to speak in a Learn to speak in a presentation voicepresentation voice

Provides an Provides an opportunity for peer opportunity for peer review and critiquereview and critique

Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum – Bernajean Porter

WhereWhere’’s the s the rigor?!rigor?!

Research prompts can Research prompts can define content define content requirementsrequirements

Students can be Students can be challenged to push challenged to push further than classroom further than classroom contentcontent

Setting a “visual Setting a “visual literacy bar” can be literacy bar” can be worth its weight in goldworth its weight in gold

Grammar, clarity, and Grammar, clarity, and spoken word skills can spoken word skills can be required and be required and assessed.assessed.

How are students How are students engaged and motivated?engaged and motivated?

Construct their own Construct their own understanding of the understanding of the contentcontent

Ownership of final Ownership of final productproduct

Know they’ll share itKnow they’ll share it

Allows social timeAllows social time

Get to pick how they Get to pick how they portray the required portray the required contentcontent

What Common Core What Common Core standardsstandards

does DS meet? does DS meet?Common Core State Standards at a glance

What ISTE NETS-S are What ISTE NETS-S are covered in DS?covered in DS?

Creativity and Innovation Creativity and Innovation

Communication and Collaboration Communication and Collaboration

Research and Information Fluency Research and Information Fluency

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Decision Making

Digital Citizenship Digital Citizenship

Technology Operations and Concepts Technology Operations and Concepts

Why in Science?!Why in Science?!Science is visualScience is visual, , is itself a story, and has is itself a story, and has many stories of people many stories of people involved in thinking. involved in thinking.

cross-curricular cross-curricular connections and meaningful connections and meaningful contextcontext

Pictures can convey Pictures can convey abstract meaning that words abstract meaning that words alone may missalone may miss

Gives kids an Gives kids an engaging, engaging, challenging and fun challenging and fun way to way to learn science and do learn science and do research.research.

Cultivates visual literacy Cultivates visual literacy (what makes a particular (what makes a particular picture especially picture especially effective at telling the effective at telling the story?)story?)

Next Generation Science Next Generation Science Standards ConnectionsStandards Connections

Cross-curricular Cross-curricular connections connections between between science, math, history, science, math, history, art, language artsart, language arts

Authentic pathway to Authentic pathway to STESTEAAM (where A is for M (where A is for Arts)Arts)

Allows for students to Allows for students to create create visual and visual and auditory explanations auditory explanations of science principlesof science principles

Cultivates respect for Cultivates respect for the the practices of practices of scientists scientists as as discoverers and seekers discoverers and seekers of the truthof the truth

They can practice They can practice science communicationscience communication

Science Story Science Story IdeasIdeasNewton’s Laws of Motion and meNewton’s Laws of Motion and me

Solids, Liquids and Gases in my Solids, Liquids and Gases in my lifelife

The science behind technologyThe science behind technology

Predator/prey relationships from Predator/prey relationships from their point of viewtheir point of view

Survival in a biomeSurvival in a biome

A scientist I knowA scientist I know

Women in scienceWomen in science

African-Americans, Asians, and African-Americans, Asians, and Latinos in scienceLatinos in science

Envision a future space missionEnvision a future space mission

Research past space missionsResearch past space missions

More Science More Science Ideas…Ideas…

Science-related Science-related legislationlegislation

Biome studiesBiome studies

Stories about geologic Stories about geologic processes processes

Stories about water, Stories about water, water resources, water water resources, water wars in the west, etc.wars in the west, etc.

Exploration of new Exploration of new landslands

What happens to all our What happens to all our old tech stuff? old tech stuff? (recycling, hazards, (recycling, hazards, etc.)etc.)

Ocean explorationOcean exploration

Ocean fisheries Ocean fisheries preservationpreservation

Opinion pieces about Opinion pieces about environmental issues: environmental issues:

damming a riverdamming a river

building a new shopping building a new shopping center that disrupts center that disrupts habitathabitat

increasing production increasing production at an agricultural siteat an agricultural site

widening a major roadwidening a major road

selling animal parts selling animal parts like seahorseslike seahorses

Science principles at Science principles at work in your house, work in your house, kitchen or yardkitchen or yard

Resources and Resources and Sample Ideas for Sample Ideas for

StoriesStoriesSession Handouts and Tutorials Session Handouts and Tutorials for using Photostory 3, Windows for using Photostory 3, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, and iMovie Movie Maker, iMovie, and iMovie on iPad onon iPad on

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Copyright Copyright ConcernsConcerns

Students need to be aware that they may Students need to be aware that they may be using copyrighted material.be using copyrighted material.

Fair Use in EducationFair Use in EducationPortions of (often 10% of length) of songsPortions of (often 10% of length) of songs

Portions of movie clipsPortions of movie clips

Usually 5 or less images from one Usually 5 or less images from one artist/photographerartist/photographer

Cyberbee: Cyberbee: http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

Students Students can can learn to respect others’ learn to respect others’ original work!original work!

What is a common What is a common classroom classroom

workflow/timeframe?workflow/timeframe?

DAY ONE: Assign DAY ONE: Assign topic, do topic, do basic research notes, fact synthesis

DAY TWO: Write, DAY TWO: Write, revise, proofread revise, proofread script, start script, start storyboard

DAY THREE: Finish DAY THREE: Finish storyboard, begin storyboard, begin compiling images on compiling images on Camera Roll, practice Camera Roll, practice voice narrationvoice narration

DAY FOUR: Add images DAY FOUR: Add images sufficient for length sufficient for length of voiceover, record of voiceover, record voiceover, adjust voiceover, adjust images to fit voiceoverimages to fit voiceover

DAY FIVE: Final DAY FIVE: Final polishing, adjust polishing, adjust sound, add background sound, add background music/sounds, add music/sounds, add titles and transitionstitles and transitions

DAY SIX: Share and DAY SIX: Share and critiquecritique

Digital Story Digital Story ProcessesProcesses

Student SamplesStudent SamplesStudent Samples on Vimeo

Minerals in Solar Panels

Cell Phone Minerals

Mystery Scientist

Computer Minerals (pitfalls of audio)(pitfalls of audio)

Surfing and Newton’s Laws

Minimata Bay Disaster

Classroom Classroom Handouts and Handouts and WorksheetsWorksheetsDigital Storytelling

Checklist

Sample Storyboard

Adopt-River DS research prompt

The History of Mars Exploration

Mineral to Market Mineral to Market Note PageNote Page

Scoring RubricScoring Rubric

Let’s explore the iMovie Let’s explore the iMovie workspace and make a workspace and make a

quick samplequick sample11 Gather some images and save to Camera RollGather some images and save to Camera Roll

22 Write Script (time for later), storyboard Write Script (time for later), storyboard Open iMovie on iPadOpen iMovie on iPad

33 Choose New ProjectChoose New Project

44 Import images into iMovie (adjust length Import images into iMovie (adjust length for script)for script)

55 Record scriptRecord script

66 Add effects and background soundAdd effects and background sound

77 Export to Camera Roll for sharingExport to Camera Roll for sharing

ResourcesResourcesiPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)

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