Photos, voice recordings, & fact collecting - OH MY!

Today, Wednesday, they worked in their pairs to collect digital media for the video - voice recordings and photos. One group also interviewed the Superintendent to cover a few questions we had not answered yet. Overall 4 students used digital cameras and 2 students learned how to use a MP3 to record someone talking.

We also began creating the movie with Windows Movie Maker. 6 students were imported photos and inserted text into the movie today. They also played around with the text color and animation. About 2 and 1/2 minutes of video has been created. We are still in need of a good title and some free source GOOD music, if we can find any.

In between all this they each were able to visit several links on the blog and "play games," apparently one of many goals they had for the week. Stop Disasters is a favorite among them.

Research and Planning for the Movie Project

Today, Tuesday, the students worked in pairs to research specific topic areas for the "What is Rivendell" informational movie. Most of the questions or areas were answered by visiting various websites on the Internet. The RISD website was their main source of information; most groups read parts of the website they had never visited previously. Others needed to venture out to other sources usually through links from the RISD site. The graphic organizer, created with Inspiration, shows the different topic areas they were working on today. The few that we could not find will be asked in live interviews with staff tomorrow.