Booktrailers

=The Book Report goes High Tech and Becomes Collaborative:= =The PDS Booktrailer Project:=


 * Resources:
 * [|The Booktrailer: Engaging Teens through Technology] -- Educational Leadership Article
 * [|Digital Booktalk]
 * Equipment:
 * Flip Camera or other Video Camera
 * (Flip cameras are currently available to Educators through [|DigitalWish.Org] at a price of 2 for $150).
 * Video Editing Software
 * iMovie -- Apple
 * Windows Movie Maker or Adobe Premiere Elements -- PC
 * Greenscreen
 * a large green sheet or shower curtain works well
 * Garageband -- Apple -- to compose music
 * Video Sharing Website
 * can be school or public if care is taken
 * recommend [|Vimeo]
 * Curricular Assessment: Assess student comprehension of a novel's key literary elements.
 * Added Value:
 * Deep understanding of the novel in order to summarize book effectively in the book trailer
 * Develops creative thinking processes in creating scenes and composition of music.
 * Must work collaboratively to develop project.
 * Engages and creates excitement in reluctant readers.
 * Fourth grade boys created booktrailers based upon their literature circle books.
 * Courtney Humphrey's [|Blog Post Reflection] about the project.
 * Students told at the beginning of their lit circles what the culminating project was to be -- created an air of excitement and engagement.
 * Procedure
 * Boys read books and discussed extensively in their literature circles.
 * After completing the books, they worked collaboratively to develop storyboards, keeping in mind the requirements set forth in the project rubric.
 * Students had to make sure they included information about the main characters, theme, conflict, and setting of the book
 * Students must plan for transitions and consider mood of scenes.
 * Students composed music for the videos in [|Garageband] to avoid copyright issues with soundtracks.
 * Flip cameras were utilized in filming.
 * Students used a green sheet as a greenscreen.
 * Movies were edited in [|iMovie.] Students had learned iMovie basics earlier in the year when they completed simple math videos using the integrated webcams on their Macbooks.
 * Videos were uploaded to [|Vimeo] and featured on [|Digital Booktalk] website to share with a larger audience.

=**Example Booktrailers from PDS 4th grade:**=

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