Monday, May 14, 2012

I WANT YOU – To Save the Environment!

Final video assignment for my APES class



As part of the AP Environmental science class’ final project, my CT and I decided (thanks to some input from our own Jeff Heil) to have the students create their own short propaganda video on any environmental issue that they studied in class. I am really excited to incorporate this new technology into my teaching experience. We are having the students work in groups of three, and to ensure that the students have access to video equipment, we are setting their groups up so that there is a least one student in each group who has access to video equipment at home.
The students are being given a lot of freedom to be creative with their video.
On Friday, we had the students break into their groups and begin their storyboard on their video. I was so impressed with their creativity. We have one group writing an environmental rap, another group who is performing a parody on the crocodile hunter, and another group who is taking a more serious stance on deforestation. These senior students have been burnt out and unmotivated, but they were really energized by this project. I am so excited to see how each of the videos turns out.
We have decided to show the videos on their last day and we are going to have academy style awards to go with it. It is going to be a great way to send off a great group of kids.

1 comment:

  1. To protect our environment or to protect our plant clean the first and most Important step is Grow more and more tress and don't break nature chain.
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