Action! In the Classroom

Today's students are attracted to video and readily engage in any project that incorporates the medium. Digital video is easier to manipulate and much less expensive than analog video. Students can create video content and the software can be taught in less than one hour. There is great potential to employ student-produced video as an educational tool and this book explains and instructs teachers how to exploit this potential.

This comprehensive work, divided into four sections, covers all aspects of video production including: foundation concepts; the video production process; equipment review; and an appendix. The companion Web site offers downloadable forms used in the book and support presentation material.

Features:
· Up-to-date information on software and hardware for both Macintosh and Windows
· Details on teaching communications skills and aesthetic education and methods for evaluation
· Authentic methods and procedures used in the entertainment and video industry
· Explains how the teacher can re-create a realistic video environment

K-12 teachers, computer coordinators, directors of technology, librarians, and teachers-in-training, will use the information and guidance offered to teach communication aesthetics and higher-order thinking skills.

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By Daniel R. Greenwood

Inhalt

Part 1 Acknowledgments
Part 2 Introduction
Part 3 Part I Video in Education
Chapter 4 1 Video Projects for the Classroom
Chapter 5 2 Communication Skills in Video Production
Chapter 6 3 Aesthetic Instruction
Part 7 Part II Video Production Process
Chapter 8 4 Preproduction
Chapter 9 5 Production
Chapter 10 6 Postproduction
Chapter 11 7 Advanced Video Editing and DVD Authoring Tools
Chapter 12 8 Distribution Formats
Part 13 Part III Video Production Equipment
Chapter 14 9 Camcorders
Chapter 15 10 Video Production Equipment
Part 16 Part IV Media Literacy
Chapter 17 11 Media Literacy and Teaching Evaluation of media Content
Part 18 Appendix
Chapter 19 Video Scavenger Hunt Tasks
Chapter 20 Camera and Battery Care Instructions
Chapter 21 Sample Release Form
Part 22 Bibliography
Part 23 Index
Part 24 About the Author