Let's Make a Movie

The video produced is titled "Saving Earth" and depicts four different aspects of earth: how earth was before, the effects of negative human impacts, the natural response of earth to these negative impacts and what we as individuals can do to help to save our planet. The intended audience is a Social Studies class. Students may be from grades three through six. 

It is a known fact that technology is becoming increasingly popular with adults and children alike. It is also true that some students spend more time in front the television than they do with parents. As such, using videos in the classroom is a good way to associate with the interest of the children by combining visual technological media with learning.

Reflection

The piece produced was a four minute video titled "Saving Earth" to be used as an instructional tool for a Social Studies lesson for students from grades three through four to familiarize then with the effects of negative human impacts on our environment. It will be used to demonstrate the extent at which the pollution occurs, the way in which pollution occurs and the measures that one could take to save our planet. One challenge faced when creating the piece is that the movie maker kept experiencing and error forcing the program to be closed and losing information. We were therefore forced to save after every edit that was made. Another challenge was getting all the information that we wanted to cover within the allotted time. One way in which this piece can be improved is by including cartoon pictures to effectively bridge what the younger children especially, are accustomed of seeing and prefer to relate to.