Why would I want to try Digital Moviemaking in my classroom?

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Flexibility

Rather than a prescriptive, "teacher-proof" activity, the greatest potential of Digital Moviemaking lies in its flexibility. This type of activity be implemented in a variety of content areas and in a variety of ways, as illustrated in the diagram below.

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21st Century Skills + Content

Recently, the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) has developed enGauge® 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age. These guidelines suggest four "skill clusters" which outline new skills that students will need to excel in the Digital Age.

Not only do Digital Moviemaking projects provide students opportunities to engage in activities that address 21st century skills, they can reinforce and/or extend content or process learning objectives. Digital Moviemaking projects do not employ technology to teach technology skills. Rather, the technology is a vehicle for students to present information/ideas in their own way - student voices.

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How Kids Learn

One interesting and emerging facet of Digital Moviemaking is the variety of learning theories in which activities may be grounded. Please explore the links to learning theories below to uncover how Digital Moviemaking projects may be undergirded by a variety of different approaches to how students think and learn. (links will open in a new window)

Bloom's Taxonomy (Cognitive Domain)
Constructivism
Dual Coding Theory (Paivio)
Multiple Intelligences (Gardner)
Project-Based Learning

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