Week 3-Discussion Board Topic #2

I’ve recently introduced IMovie and Screenflow into my classes. I’ve set up a series of demonstrations on how the programs work, and have told the students to take notes during the demonstrations. The students seem to have a second nature in how these programs work, however, the problem lies in the availability of only one computer in the classroom. I received a grant for a 17-inch Mac pro, and am having students work in small groups of 4 to produce movie reviews, capturing scenes via screen flow, and creating narrative explanations of film elements. Because I am an art teacher, I’ve created this as sub lesson within a studio art lesson. Every week on Friday, one group of four works on the film review while the rest of the class works on a studio art lesson. It’s been a balancing act, but the only way to get students to explore the technology until I can get more computers in my classroom.