Flip+Cams+and+Digital+Cameras

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Return to Tech Liaison Meetings **Dates: Oct. 20th for PDN Grant Teachers** **Oct. 27th for Tech Liaisons and Library Media Specialists** **Topic: Innovate My Class with Flip Cams and Digital Cameras ** Empowers educators to use video to engage learners as meaningful creators is one of the highest forms of critical thinking and a valuable authentic learning opportunity for students. During this class you will :
 * Learn to operate a Flip Video Camera
 * Learn how to incorporate Digital Cameras into your curriculum
 * Address best practices and appropriate use
 * Create and share videos to Innovate Your Instruction for increased student achievement and engagement.
 * Develop additional ideas for Integrating Flip Videos and Digital Cameras Your Instruction
 * Determine ways to publish work to authentic audiences
 * Consider authentic assessment through video “likes” and comments.
 * Join a community that will continue to support you and allow you to share ideas all year long.

**AGENDA**
 * **Time** || **Topic** || **Resources** ||
 * **8:30** || **Welcome/Sign In** || * PDN Grant Tech Liaisons: Get your flip video camera from Beth Richards
 * Tech Liaisons: Sign out Flip Video Camera from Felton Thomas if needed
 * Review today's agenda
 * Read a review of the Flip Video Camera from USA Today
 * **Join** video Group on Transforming Education for the 21C learning community
 * Join Technology Liaisons Group if you are not a member already ||
 * **9:00** || **Introductions/Flip Ideas** || Setting the stage

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 * Read** Flip Your Instruction with Flip Video Cameras
 * **Discuss** Ideas for engaging learners with video
 * How might you Flip Your Instruction to engage learners and increase achievement.
 * Think about how these ideas might fit into units of study across the year.
 * Find a participant’s idea that you liked and reply to their response. ||
 * **9:20** || **Out of the Box** || * Parts of the Flip Ultra & UltraHD
 * Flip Video Website
 * Plug in flip to USB port to charge ||
 * **9:45** || **Sample Video Ideas for Flipping Your Instruction** || media type="custom" key="7228595"
 * Videos created using a Flip
 * Web 2.0 Playlist ||
 * 10:00 || **Flip Tips** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="7228571" * __[|9 Tips for Capturing Great Video]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Tips for Capturing Stories using a Flip Video
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**10:15** || <span style="background-color: #ffe800; color: #161313; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Break / Download Software** || * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Insert camera into USB port (preferably on your own laptop)
 * Leave it till lunchtime to charge
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Follow the steps to download the software
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Notice help menu ||
 * 10:30 || **SchoolTube Overview**

**Jim Morrison** **jmorrison@schooltube.com**

**SchoolTube**

**http://www.schooltube.com**

**Wiki resources: School Tube wiki** || Introduction to SchoolTube - how it works

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 * Overview
 * Importance of video in classroom/core subject videos
 * Tour of SchoolTube website
 * Home > Videos > Channels (brief) > Categories > Contests > Help > Search
 * Register as Teacher and as Student (brief explanation of Educator verification)
 * How to share videos
 * Upload a Video and Moderation of Video
 * Register
 * Applications for SchoolTube Videos
 * Detailed Channel explanation/demonstration – how to set up class channel, benefits of subscription
 * Signup for Channel subscriptions
 * 11:30 || **SchoolTube - Video Tips** || How to Make Videos
 * Lighting
 * Camera
 * Sound
 * Create videos with flip camera - various shot types
 * Digital storytelling – simple video creation: imovie & iphoto, Win Photostory & movie maker
 * Uploading & Moderating videos
 * Finding Videos
 * Channels – create & customize teacher channel, Channel examples
 * Educators Page
 * Help Systems
 * Question & Answer ||
 * 12:30 || **Lunch** || //Hosted by SchoolTube// ||
 * 1:20 || **Create a Video** || * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are my learning tools?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Create a **one minute** video: "Who Am I as A Learner."
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This video should have your voice and the objects / things you need to help you learn.
 * Tip: You may want to share items you have with you today i.e. books, paper. You may want to video websites or pictures of things that help you learn from the internet. Be creative!
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remember the tips for capturing video
 * See sample videos here ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1:30** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Make a Movie** **and Export to Share Online** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Insert Flip into your computer and upload your video
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Trim Video - Save As rather than replace


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make Movie
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Title, credits, music
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Select "Share" "Online"
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Export to computer
 * Can also export back to your flip cam and use it for storage

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 * 2:00 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Publish and Share Video** || * Upload your SchoolTube videos <span class="wiki_link_ext">here
 * Tag videos - oetmanhattan
 * Flip Channel - for individual or group email(If the majority of class has their own devices)
 * View a few videos
 * **While Viewing**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch, Like, and comment on videos
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Add thoughts to discussion forum
 * 2:30 || **Innovate Instruction with Digital Cameras**

Register for next month's class and view upcoming meetings:
 * Josh Wolff**
 * Technology Innovation Specialist** || media type="custom" key="7228081" ||
 * **3:00** || **Housekeeping & Considerations** || * Obtain Permission slips for NYCDOE students (prior to posting student videos online)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students without permission slips can use aliases and avatars
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Avatar overview and lesson plan.
 * Avatar creation tools
 * Further reading below about publishing considerations and research around publishing on the net ||
 * **3:15** || **Wrap Up**


 * See events on Our Learning Network
 * Nov. workshop topic: ** Innovate My Class with Pencasting and Screencasting **
 * Link to register for Tech Liaisons
 * Link to register for PDN Grant Teachers
 * Nov Agenda Preview || **Questions / Commentary / Final Thoughts**

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 * Borough hosting: Manhattan
 * Class: Innovate My Class with Flip Cams and Digital Cameras

RETURN Borrowed Flip Videos to Felton. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">**Discuss** Commenting & Liking Videos <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How might comments/likes impact learners and assessment? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Advice for getting comments Please share specific advice for encouraging likes/comments from the following audiences: Parents/families, students, teachers, administrators… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">**Think** about comments from others that resonate with you. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">**Reply** to those comments. ||
 * **3:30 and beyond** || **Something to Think about:**
 * Publishing to an Authentic Audience** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">**Read** Don’t Forget Your Audience! 5 Ideas To Connect with Real Audiences
 * || **Keep the conversation going** || **Further reading:**
 * Digital Footprint development
 * Just Say Yes to Publishing! Exposing The Man Behind the Curtain If He’s Still Saying No.
 * Tons of educational resources around using Flips
 * Create Playlists with Embedr
 * http://oetmanhattan.wikispaces.com/Flip+My+Instruction

>> Where might you find an audience to publish your videos? Note: Video sites are just hosts for publishing to authentic audiences. >> How might authentic publishing to real audiences impact learners? ||
 * Further discussing:**
 * Keep the conversation going in our Video Group
 * Start your own discussion or try one of these.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Places to publish
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Publishing to authentic audiences