{"id":537,"date":"2015-04-13T21:55:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T21:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onid.piatanova.com\/?p=537"},"modified":"2015-04-13T21:55:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T21:55:23","slug":"project-4-web-based-presentation-tool-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostandpenny.com\/onid\/2015\/04\/13\/project-4-web-based-presentation-tool-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 4 \u2014 web-based presentation tool assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">This Assignment comes after students learn about\u00a0web-based presentation software but before students create their videos. This assignment will use Prezi and will give students a chance to practice their skills and\u00a0also connect ways in which they\u00a0can apply numerous tools they have learned to one project. Additionally, as\u00a0students look for\u00a0copyright free images they apply the newly learned in EU2 assignment concepts: concept of copyright, creating authentic content, and remixing existing content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Create You Own Storyboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now that you have developed a general idea what your video is going to be about it is time to create a storyboard for it. Storyboards are very important and help to make your video production easier. In a nutshell, they are<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>a sort of a comic book style illustration of the entire movie. They help to organize your story, create a visual roadmap and a list of content, and keep you staying focused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here is an example of a storyboard for a video explaining the process of storyboarding (click on the image to enlarge):<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onid.piatanova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/storyboard_example.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-538\" src=\"http:\/\/onid.piatanova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/storyboard_example.png\" alt=\"storyboard_example\" width=\"663\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>NOTE:<\/em> For this assignments we will be using at least 6 squares depicting the key events of your movie and instead of freehand drawing \u2014 digital pictures.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Watch a few examples from practicing professionals about their storyboarding process: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=4142987CFF2C5D49\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=4142987CFF2C5D49<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Login to your Prezi account: <a href=\"http:\/\/generator.acmi.net.au\/\">https:\/\/prezi.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Working in Prezi\u2019s &#8220;Assembly Template&#8221; create a storyboard for your video (you should use at least 6 squares). Instead of sketching each scene by hand, use a picture representing the scene. Use free media libraries at <a href=\"http:\/\/generator.acmi.net.au\/library\">http:\/\/generator.acmi.net.au\/library<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?text=creative%20commons&amp;sort=relevance&amp;license=1%2C2%2C4%2C5%2C9%2C10\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?text=creative%20commons&amp;sort=relevance&amp;license=1%2C2%2C4%2C5%2C9%2C10<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.copyright-free-images.com\/\">http:\/\/www.copyright-free-images.com\/<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/image\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/image<\/a> as resources for pictures. Place a picture for the idea in visual box, and then write the action explaining what\u2019s happening below it. Make sure you account for audio. For example, in the notes you can include \u201cambient sounds\u201d or a part of a dialog or narration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Write a short synopsis of your movie and post a link (or embed) your storyboard into the class blog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Preview\u00a0other students&#8217; story boards and make a post evaluating the\u00a0one you particularly like. In your evaluation, consider the following questions (<em>these questions are from the grading rubric<\/em>):<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Focus on important events: Does the storyboard list all 6 most important events that occur in the movie? Do all boxes have illustrations?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Are all important events displayed in the right order?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Captions\/notes: Are all captions and notes relate to the storyline of the movie?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Characters: Are all characters clearly identified and their actions matched to those in the storyline?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Creativity: Does the storyboard contains many creative details and descriptions. Does the selection of images contributes to the story and\/or used imaginatively?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Rubric for assessing the storyboards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"vertical-align: text-top\">\n<tbody style=\"vertical-align: text-top\">\n<tr style=\"vertical-align: text-top\">\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Excellent<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Satisfactory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Needs Improvement<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"vertical-align: text-top\">\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Focus on important events<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Storyboard included all required elements:The story has a beginning and the end.The storyboard lists at least\u00a06 most important events that occur in the movie. All boxes have illustrations. All important events are displayed in the right order.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Storyboard included most of the requirements but left out one or two.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Storyboard is missing a few requirements and is a bit incomplete. The important events have gaps in storyline.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Many required elements are missing. This storyboard is very incomplete.The story is missing the beginning or the end.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"vertical-align: text-top\">\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Captions\/notes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">All captions and notes relate to the storyline of your movie.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Most captions and notes relate to the storyline.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Storyboard is missing a few captions or notes.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Most of the notes and captions are incomplete, do not relate to storyline or missing all together<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"vertical-align: text-top\">\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Characters<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">All characters are clearly identified and their actions are very well matched to those in the storyline.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Some characters are identified. The actions a little bit mismatched or do not reflect the story.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Identities of many characters are mismatched to their actions.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Most characters are missing and the actions are not identified.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"vertical-align: text-top\">\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Creativity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">The storyboard contains many creative details and\/or descriptions. The selection of images contributes to the story in an imaginative and unique\u00a0way.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Storyboard has some pictures and diagrams. It is somewhat unique.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Storyboard has few pictures. It is a bit on the boring side.<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">Storyboard has almost no pictures or pictures do not contribute to the storyline. It is boring.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Rubric for assessing evaluation posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rubric for assessing quality of students&#8217; comments on each other&#8217;s work will be the same as for every reflective post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Clarity:<\/b> The language is clear and expressive. The reader can create a mental picture of the situation being described. Comparison explanation makes sense to an uninformed reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Analysis:<\/b> View points and interpretations are insightful and well supported, expressed in\u00a0an appropriate style, and are clearly related to\u00a0the topic.\u00a0Students\u2019 position\/perspective is imaginative, taking into account the intricacies and controversies of copyright, creativity, and content remixing issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Relevance:<\/b>\u00a0Reflection is meaningful and demonstrates connections between the knowledge gained from assigned\u00a0article and video\u00a0and students\u2019 personal feelings and experiences with the issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Self-Criticism (Comments):<\/b> Students are able to empathize and recognize value of points of views of others. Considerations of other students\u2019 perspectives raise a question of students\u2019 own biases and preconception.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Assignment comes after students learn about\u00a0web-based presentation software but before students create their videos. 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