Week 11 - The Internet

This week and next week (week 12) we are going to be ONLINE using the INTERNET most of the time.

We are going to explore the risks inherent in browsing the Internet for K-5 kids. Also, in groups you are going to develop your own policy for internet use by k-15 kids.

In the practical session, we are going to evaluate websites and develop criteria for evaluation.

I think all of you are almost done with their DELICIOUS account. In the theory session we reterived the forgotten passwords and made a quick referesh on how to tag using delicious.

Your delicious account is one task of your portfolio. Check your check list for the portfolio assignmnet.

Week 10: Continue Working in Our Interviews

In week 9 we spent a quite time trying to register but Elhamdullah we finally registered our Magix Movie.

This week in the theory and the practice session we are going to edit our Movies.

Some of you had a problem importing their movies because of using different cameras with different codecs.

This problem is solved by converting your movies to MPG or MWV using a software called Super and it is in the S drive.

Let us have fun editing our wonderful interviews, Yesssssssssssssssss!!!!

Week 9 - Editing our Interviews

I saw you all before exams trying to get your interview done. I think all of you have their raw interview video by now.

In week nine theory session, we are going to do the following:

1. 
   Install Magix movie pro 14 (most of you installed it already, double check for installation


2. Activate your Magix movie pro by entering a code (each one is assigned completely different code - check your email for this code).

Also, we are going to explain theoretically how to edit your movie. I will show you a SmartBoard activity that help us know the steps that we should follow to edit our movies.

In the practical session we are going to do the actual editing of our movies.

Break UFFFFFFFF we are done

Break Break Break Break.

No ICT projects in this week Yesssssssssssss!!!!

Exams

Good Luck all of you in your exams. Hope all the best for you all.

Week 8 - Consent Form

As you know that if you are going to interview someone you have to get his/her permission to make the interview and agree to use this interview in your project.

We are going to write this consent form in the theoretical session of week 8 InshAllah.

Here are some Guidelines of what should be included in the consent form:

1. Introduce yourself (who are you?)
2. The purpose of the interview
3. What is expected from the interviewee
4. Confidentially of the information you are gathering from the interviewee
5. A statement that the participation in this interview is voluntary
6. The benefits and risks of this project
7. Your contact information
8. Your signature and the interviewee’s signature
9. A statement at the end that the interviewee has read and agreed to participate in your project

You can start writing your consent form according to these guidelines.

Week 7: Videos in the Classroom

In this week we had the opportunity to go through the Movie Production Cycle as shown in the image below. We have done the following:

1. Determine a topic for each of you interview
2. Determine who you are going to interview
3. Practice writing a storyboard
4. Practice a simulated interview

Next week InshAllah, you should bring a written storyboard and prepare yourself to shoot the interview in the practice session or you can shoot the interview outside. You do not have to appear in the video if you are not comfortable to do so.

In the theory session of week 8 we are going to talk more about how to conduct an interview and also how to write a consent form.