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

Benicia Unified School DistrictBenicia Unified School DistrictTouro University California Graduate School of EducationTouro University California Graduate School of Education

California STEM Symposium, Anaheim, CA 2015California STEM Symposium, Anaheim, CA 2015Resources and Presentation materials:Resources and Presentation materials:

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Roger Pence: Roger Pence: rogpence@gmail.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 What Common Core and NGSS standards does DS meet?DS meet?

What ISTE Standards are covered in DS?What ISTE Standards are covered in DS?

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

What are alternative apps to iMovie on iPad and What are alternative apps to iMovie on iPad and Android tablets? Android tablets?

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 a tableton a tablet

Simple , touch Simple , touch interface NO WIRESinterface NO WIRES

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

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

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

cross-curricular cross-curricular connections and connections and meaningful contextmeaningful context

Pictures can convey Pictures can convey abstract meaning that abstract meaning that words alone may misswords alone 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 effective picture especially effective at telling the story?)at telling the story?)

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 make instructor wants to make it.it.

Requires Requires concise writing concise writing and revision to work as a and revision to work as a scriptscript

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

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

The iPad is the tool, The iPad is the tool, learning science is the learning science is the goalgoal

Learn/demonstrate visual Learn/demonstrate visual literacyliteracy

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

Provides an opportunity Provides an opportunity for peer review and for peer review and critiquecritique

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

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 of science principlesscience principles

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

They can practice They can practice science communicationscience communication

What ISTE Standards What ISTE Standards are covered in DS?are 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

Science Story Science Story IdeasIdeasTime-lapse Studies (sample shown Time-lapse Studies (sample shown

later)later)

Newton’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…

RoboticsRobotics

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Tesla battery plant in Tesla battery plant in Nevada (a lithium story)Nevada (a lithium story)

Science-related legislationScience-related legislation

Biome studiesBiome studies

Stories about geologic Stories about geologic processes processes

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

Exploration of new landsExploration of new lands

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

Ocean explorationOcean exploration

Ocean fisheries Ocean fisheries preservationpreservation

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

damming a riverdamming a riverbuilding a new shopping building a new shopping center that disrupts center that disrupts habitathabitat increasing production at increasing production at an agricultural sitean agricultural site widening a major roadwidening a major road selling animal parts like selling animal parts like seahorsesseahorses

Science principles at work Science principles at work in your house, kitchen or in your house, kitchen or yardyard

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

https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/

Copyright Copyright ConcernsConcerns

Students need to be aware that they Students need to be aware that they may be using copyrighted material.may 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 topic, DAY ONE: Assign topic, do do basic research notes, , fact synthesisfact synthesis

DAY TWO: Write, revise, DAY TWO: Write, revise, proofread script, show proofread script, show DS practice script start start storyboard, go over , go over details of the process details of the process with handout: with handout: Digital Digital Storytelling on the iPad Storytelling on the iPad using using iMovieiMovie””

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

DAY FIVE: Final DAY FIVE: Final polishing, adjust polishing, adjust sound, add sound, add background 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 SamplesDay into Night: a Time-lapse Digital Story

Voyager

iPhone Minerals

Mystery Scientist

Bungee Jumping

Surfing and Newton’s Laws

Minimata Bay Disaster

Classroom Classroom Handouts and Handouts and WorksheetsWorksheetsDigital Storytelling C

hecklist

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

33 Choose New ProjectChoose New Project

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

88 If time, let’s look at Pinnacle Studio app for If time, let’s look at Pinnacle Studio app for comparison to iMoviecomparison to iMovie

ResourcesResources• iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)

• https://dsinscience.wikispaces.comhttps://dsinscience.wikispaces.com

• Android Editor – KineMaster Pro (free w/ Android Editor – KineMaster Pro (free w/ in-app purchases)in-app purchases)

• Android Editor ReviewsAndroid Editor Reviews

• Chromebooks? Use WeVideoChromebooks? Use WeVideo

Thanks for your time and Thanks for your time and attention.attention.

And…don’t forget to do your And…don’t forget to do your session evaluations online.session evaluations online.

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