Progressive

Progressive... promoting changes and advances in thinking.

Students who show a definite pattern of advancement are maturing as students.

Combine progressive ideas with multimedia tools.

NETS1d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities.

Make it Authentic... identify current events connections and consider how you can make a difference.

Current Events Topics

• All About Birds
  • News: Connect to the e-bird Oil Spill page. Come up with creative solutions.
  • Let's track our own local environmental issues using Google Maps. What topics could you explore and track?
• Oceans Portal
  • Focus on impact of the oil spill on invertebrates. Read The Invisible Loss.

Documentary Project

Rather than the oil spill, think about another topic in the news that could be used as the basis for a documentary such as We're Being Invaded Wiki.

Multimedia/Video Tools

There are lots of videos available that could be remixed. Rather than just watching video, think about editing your own.

• Masher. Combine video, music, and photos.
• SafeShare.tv. Edit a YouTube video and create a "safe" link.
• Splicd. Edit a YouTube video.
• Tube Chop. Edit a YouTube video.
• Vidinotes. Create a summary of a video using still captures.
• YouTube. You can show a portion of a YouTube video by simply adjusting the address. Add the minutes and second to the address such as change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no5_M0ZYvmM to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no5_M0ZYvmM#t=0m20s
• YouTube Create Videos. Provides a great list of online video makers
• YouTube Video Editor. Combine and edit videos from YouTube.
• Creaza MovieEditor. Online editor.
• Vizlingo. Enter some words and choose images or clips to go with the words to create a short video.
• Turtlepond Video Maker. Use existing video to create a short movie.

TRY IT
Explore YouTube's option for going to a specific location within a video.
Explore SafeShare.tv as a tool for safe URLs.