Digital Storytelling/iMovie Project

I enjoyed creating a Digital Story using iMovie.  Although I have created several projects for school using  iMovie, it was good to have a refresher.  In high school, I created iMovies similar to this project; however, it was a new experience creating a movie that could be used in a classroom.  One of the main struggles I had was writing captions that effectively described the image while being concise.  I also had to take into consideration the time for each frame to allow adequate time for the students to look at the picture and read the text.  While I do not think I would have my young elementary students create iMovies, I would definitely consider creating short videos to help introduce or explain a topic in my classroom.  I think the movie is a great way to engage students.  However, a challenge to consider is selecting an appropriate topic that has many options of photos on websites such as www.pics4learning.com to consider copyright.

I chose to create a digital story on Animal Adaptations for a fourth grade science lesson.  This video defines adaptation and provides examples for the following categories: camouflage, defense, hibernation, location, and mimicry.  You may view my video below.