2 Minutes to Make a Difference Final cut

Congratulations on making revisions to your movies.  I hope the comments and feedback were helpful.  Please make sure you have the following things in your final Movie

• include Final Cut in the Title
• In the description please write a few sentences describing the changes from the first draft to the final cut.
• Include a few sentences describing your movie
• make sure that all group members name and room numbers are in the description.

Labels should be 2minutes2012 and spmath.  Here are the movies that have been uploaded so far.  The Due date is Wednesday at 9:00.

Please embed this final cut at your eportfolios.

Harbeck

2 Minutes to Make a Difference 2012 First Drafts

Congratulations to many of you for completing the first draft of your movie projects.  The rubrics that they are being marked on are located from these links:
Production and Direction Rubric
Content Rubric

Here is a movie playlist with all the spmathgr8 movies so far this year. 



Please comment on as many movies as you can.  When commenting on the movies provide positive feedback on what would make the movie better.  You all have spent many hours on this project.  Many of you have fantastic artistry and skills that need to be shared.

• One model for leaving comments is 3 stars and a wish.  The three stars are great parts about the movie, the wish is something that needs to be improved upon.
• Another comment model is to choose parts of the rubric and watch a few videos.  Then comment on based on the criteria you have chosen to specifically comment on.  i.e. What is the issue? This is the first criteria on the content rubric.  The issue is clearly communicated early in the movie. Essential background information provided. These criteria are how a person gets 5 marks.  If you think that they have accomplished this then say that they have done this well.  If you know they are lacking this part of the rubric then ask them to be more specific when doing their final version.

The more comments people receive the better the movie projects will be.  I hope you find time to comment and then to revise your movie by next week.

Fantastic job so far.  Continue working hard.

Harbeck

First Draft of your Movie Project 2012

Welcome to the next to last part of your 2 Minutes to Make a Difference movie project. You need to upload your first draft to youtube by Monday.  Please make sure you follow the instructions below. 

• log in to youtube using spmathgr8
• the password is the standard one we have used all year.

• at youtube while the video is uploading please do the following
• Title your movie Subject 2 Minutes Movie Project 2012 First Draft
• Description Include your group members names and a 1 sentence summary of the movie
• Tags will be spmath, subject, 2minutes 2012
• Category is Education
• License is CC not standard

If you are experiencing difficulty uploading to youtube please read this link. It will be helpful for students using Microsoft Movie Maker.

Old Marking Rubric

Here are the rubrics used last year to mark your projects.  In 2012 there will be some changes.  These rubrics are a good start for you when doing your first draft.  The new rubrics will be done by Monday April 9th.

There are 2 categories that you will be marked in for your Movie Project.  One is Production and Direction (The artistry of your movie) and Content.  Here are the two rubrics that will be used.  Feel free to print them off and ask questions.  If you have completed a movie and want to make it better please use the rubrics to achieve a better mark.

Production and Direction Marking Rubric

Content Marking Rubric

Finding Creative Commons Media for your 2 Minutes Movie

This is an excellent site

When you are searching at the Creative Commons Website you can find all sorts of media.  You can find images, music, video and so much more.  It is important to cite all of your sources.  Always paste the link into your Google Presentation and keep yourselves organized.

Practice searching for images using this site.  You should also search for music for your video too.  The best music for these videos will not have words.  Enjoy searching for media you can use in your videos.

2 Minutes to make a Difference 2012

Welcome to part 2 of your movie project.  this week you are expected to have the following things done:

• use the group information in class to add as many notes to your graphic organizer
• Choose one of the 6 topics you have an organizer on to be your topic for the movie
• Research that topic further using the links provided in this post.

By the next Monday February 20th you need to have the following done:

• Paragraph explaining why you have chosen your topic
• extra notes (up to 30 points) on your topic

All note taking should be done or copied to your Google presentation (only one presentation per group).   Please make sure you have shared that presentation with your group members, and your LA teacher.  mlee@wsd1.org, mwilson@wsd1.org and me chris.harbeck@gmail.com

Helpful links

New Videos

Issue Backgrounders

Pay it Forward 2011-12

Welcome to your first 2 Minutes to make a Difference  and We Day Assignment.  This will start you on your journey to make a 2 minute movie by the end of March.  Here is your assignment.

THIS POST AND ASSIGNMENT NEED TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 14 9:00 AM.

^{Excerpt from the movie:}

^{"You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how}

^{they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward...to three more people. Each. So, nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven." He turned on the calculator, punched in a few numbers. "Then it sort of spreads out, see, to eighty-one, then two hundred forty-three, then seven hundred twenty-nine, then two thousand, one hundred eighty-seven. See how big it gets?"}

^{Some possible ideas include:}

^{·        Volunteer at a soup kitchen, hospital, care home}

^{·        Clean up your community/school yard/park}

^{·        Donate Food/Clothing/Toys/Books/Christmas gifts}

^{·        Collect new and used toys and donate them to a hospital}

^{·        Help deliver Christmas hampers}

^{·        Make and deliver treat bags for children in hospitals (include pens, notepads, stickers, puzzles, candy, etc)}

^{·        Send care packages for soldiers / write letters to soldiers}

^{·        Become a pen pal with a senior citizen}

^{·        Volunteer to baby-sit for free}

^{·        Write ‘Thank you’ notes to people who have helped you}

^{·        Leave cards or notes in mailboxes, on windshields, or hanging from doorknobs}

^{·        AND LOTS, LOTS MORE!!}

^{These are just possibilities. Students are asked to be creative and try to make a difference in someone’s life.}

 

Title (Your Name)'s Pay it Forward
Labels payitforward, 2minutes2012, username

Your blog post is broken down into 4 parts.

Part 1

What is "Pay it Forward". To complete this part please edit and revise the paragraphs that you wrote after watching the movie. 

Part 2

What was your Pay It Forward act of kindness?

Why did you choose this activity?

Who did you help?

What did you do?

When did you do you act of kindness?

You need to document your act of kindness.  Please make sure you have a photo or video of you "Paying It forward".

Part 3

How did your act of kindness go?

What Happened?

How did you feel?

How did the person or people react?

Did you ask the person or people to "Pay It Forward"?

How did they react to your request?

If you did not ask the person to "Pay It Forward" how come?

Part 4

Why is the idea of "Pay it Forward" important?

Has your act of kindness made a difference?

cc licensed flickr photo shared by jillallyn