Advanced Digital Multimedia - Educational Foundation Videos (Update)

Advanced Digital Multimedia - Educational Foundation Videos 

Directions: You will be responsible in teams of two (2) to record and edit a short film highlighting each of the six (6) grants below. We will be scheduling special recording time to visit the schools where the grants are being awarded and will be given class time to edit your video using sound bytes and b-roll from the footage you captured. 

Here is an example of a video created a few years ago for Mr. Lisi's "This is What Professionalism Looks Like" grant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdJawtb4LfA

Below are your assignments:

Thursday, January 28th -

3D Self Expression Architectural Letter (November, Khalif):

Students will be designing and constructing a 3-D letter using one of their initials. Students will then decorate their letter with words and images that are meaningful to them using a variety of mediums. A group of students will also be chosen to produce a collaborative piece that spells Frazer, and will be displayed in the entrance way in the glass display case. 

Exploring the Earth Through Water (Nalazia, Kalin):

The underwater robotics program works with students across the SCSD to support team work and project based learning. It encourages young individuals to pursue the STEM fields with an additional concentration on Ocean engineering at an early age. Careers in the STEM field have evolved with the use of technology, computers and robots. The funds from this grant will provide the technology necessary for students to learn, utilizing, working collaboratively and using problem solving logic. The purchase of underwater cameras, laptop computers and computer cases will allow students to document and view their robots as they work underwater. Students will capture important information as they explore and design an ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) that will help scientists research the earth's surface under water.

Connecting Learning and the Process of Preparing Foods (Kadeer, Tania):

This grant includes planning and creating a meal each week to correlate with the Scott Foresman stories that the students are required to read at the 5th grade level.  The goal is to inspire and educate  students about various foods, teach them how to prepare different types of meals and help them understand how the meals they are planning connect to the stories they will read about throughout the school year.  After preparing and eating each meal students will be required to indicate what they have learned and enjoyed from the process and explain the communication between the meal they created and the story they read that particular week.

Building Community and Cultural Awareness Through World Drumming (Danyell, Naseem):

This grant provides funding for new percussion instruments for both schools to be used by their respective drumming clubs.  The clubs, comprised of 25 fifth grade students at Dr. Weeks and 25 multi-age students at Henninger, will collaborate four times during the school year.  In November, Henninger students will perform and provide support and instruction to elementary students. In January both groups will work together with Biboti Ouikahilo, drummer and Executive Director of Wacheva Cultural Arts Center and in April the drummers will work with Samba Laranga, Syracuse University’s Brazilian Ensemble.  The grant provides funding to pay for these guest artists to work with students on authentic world music.  A culminating performance will take place in June 2016.

Supporting the Arts with a "Paint Knight" (Terrell, Cambria):

Making art is a shared experience, and this project to reaches beyond the classroom and the creative process that takes place there, into the community – to the parents of students, and staff and administration- with an invitation to participate and witness the joy and positive effects of making art. This project will use art students as facilitators, helpers and instructors because art is a shared experience. Attendees will be supplied with a canvas, paint, brushes, a picture to follow and individualized instruction and support from students and art teachers. The new artists will learn how to mix colors, apply paint and how emotions can affect color choices. Students work at tables of small groups of parents to answer questions, talk about color choices, techniques and application of paint. The idea is to share the process of creating art with families and to give people an opportunity to experience the joy and cathartic benefits of creating. This will also provide a forum for students to take on leadership roles and showcase their talents as student facilitators. The experience of families painting alongside their students will provide an opportunity to actually participate in an aspect of their lives they may not be familiar with.  This project is making art accessible to families and staff that may not have an opportunity to experience an artistic process such as painting.

Inspectors of the Future (James, Kaelon):

This project on drones will include understanding drone construction, design, functionality, regulations and career applications. Students will participate in several hands-on projects in this cross-curricular unit. Students will work with Math and Science teachers on understanding the principles of lift. They will work with their English and Global teachers on ethics and regulations of drones and the many different ways they are being used in the military and private sectors. The Engineering teacher will work with students on building and flying drones and performing authentic projects using an industry standard drone incorporating video technology.

Take a Breath-Yoga and Mindfulness in the 4th Grade (Lazaria, Makayla):

There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that exposing both teachers and students to yoga and mindfulness training has a positive effect on learning, pragmatic sills, focus and attention. This effect appears to have a lasting, durable positive impact.  This project will offer a yoga program with mindfulness training to a group of students at McKinley-Brighton Elementary.  The project funds will be used to bring a certified children’s yoga instructor in to offer a six-week series of yoga classes to an inclusive group of 4th and 5th grade students.  The yoga teacher will provide instruction and support in simple yoga postures and breathing techniques for our students as well as some basic mindfulness and mediation training. Additionally, she will also provide a one-hour, after-school training for teachers that would introduce them to the benefits and applications of some simple yoga-based activities that they can use in the classroom.  Funds from the grant will also be used to purchase a class-set of yoga mats for the students and a set of the “Tools for Schools” Classroom Bundle from YogaKids so that after the yoga program has been completed, teachers would have the knowledge and materials to continue to provide yoga-based and mindfulness activities to enhance students’ well-being.