Teaching Movie

For this assignment, you will be making a movie that explains one of the concepts covered in this unit.You may have a maximum of 3 people in your group. Pairs and working alone are also acceptable.

Before you make the movie, you will need to complete some planning documents. They are outlined below.

Possible Movie Topics

RAM vs. HD
ROM vs. RAM
Saving Files
Booting the computer
Counting in Binary

ASCII
Unicode
Hz
metric units
baud
job obsolscence

bits/bytes
Images in Binary
Image Compression
Text Compression
RSA Encryption
Typewriters

Caesar Shift Encryption
Analog sources of data
Viruses
Defragmentation
Digital Divide

Packets
Network Basics
Functions of the OS
Types of Software
Anything else we learned in unit 1. Get your topic approved first.

Analysis (each person will complete one).

A. Will you work alone or in a group?

In point form, list four positive factors of working alone.
In point form, list four positive factors of working in a group.
Make a decision, will you work alone or in a group? Justify your response.

B. What is your preferred topic?

Pick 3 topics.
For each topic, choose the three key facts about that topic that your movie will need to convey.
Make decision, which is your preferred topic. Justify your choice.

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Alone or group	Very poor submission. Much missing.	One of the pieces of level 3 is missing or poorly done.	Four positives and four negatives. A decision. Complete submission.	Clear justification. Sub titles.
Preferred topic	Very poor submission. Much missing.	One of the pieces of level 3 is missing or poorly done.	3 topics, 3 key points for each. A decision. Complete submission.	Clear justification. Sub titles.
Formatting	Very poor.	One of the pieces of level 3 is missing or poorly done.	Sans-serif headings. Serif text. Styles. Well formatted. Subtitles on sections. Overall title on the submission.	All formatting rules followed. Extremely well formatted document.

Topic Choice

This will occur in class on the day the Analysis is due.

Each group or individual will draw a number.

In the order given by the numbers, you will pick your topics.

One group per topic.

Design (If you are in a group, this is done with your group).

C. Which type of movie will you make?

(a) skit: For example, the Medieval Help Desk (http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=6692)
(b) analogy: For example, Cars in the Warriors of the Net (http://www.warriorsofthe.net/)
(c) slideology: (in powerpoint) For example, Did you know 2.0 (http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=3051&title=Did_You_Know__2_0)
(d) cut-outs: For example, Commoncraft's "In Plain English" http://www.commoncraft.com/
(e) newsreport: For example, BBC's Click series. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm
(f) typing animation: Web 2.0: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=27432

Choose one of the above (or a different one) and briefly explain why you choose it.

Do not just read information to me. That is boring.

D. Storyboard

Make a storyboard for your movie - a script or description would also be fine.
Example of a storyboard: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/LessonPage:Thumbnail_storyboard_examples
Example of a script: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/hamlet/full.html
Whatever means you use to explain your movie, provide details (LOTS OF DETAILS) as to what will happen. Someone else should be able to take your plan and make your movie.

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Which Type	Very poor submission. Much missing.	Choice is made. Weak justification.	Choice is made. Some justification.	Clear justification. Sub titles.
Storyboard - props, positions, sequence	Very poor submission. Much missing.	Some things are missing. A lot of detail is missing.	Very clear. Someone else could take your plan and make the movie.	Creative.
Storyboard - dialog	Very poor submission. Much missing.	Some things are missing. A lot of detail is missing.	Very clear. Someone else could take your plan and make the movie.	Creative. Funny.
Storyboard - title screen and credits	Very poor submission. Much missing.	Some things are missing. A lot of detail is missing.	Very clear. Someone else could take your plan and make the movie.	Complete. Very clear.
Report Formatting	Very poor.	One of the pieces of level 3 is missing or poorly done.	Sans-serif headings. Serif text. Styles. Well formatted. Subtitles on sections. Overall title on the submission.	All formatting rules followed. Extremely good looking.

Creation

Make the movie (or Powerpoint)

Here are some notes on Movie Maker. Here are some notes on Powerpoint: Effective Presentations: http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/75749/Effective-PowerPoint-Presenting

The movie should be between 2 and 4 minutes. Even .002 seconds over is not acceptable.

Submit your movie on CD or DVD or on USB. It might take me a while to return them, so don't count on getting the USB back quickly.

	Level 1-2	Level 3-4-5	Level 6-7	Level 8
Factual Information	All information required.	No errors.	No errors. All information required. Well organized.	Concise.
Skills	Few features used. No credits. Movie was less than 2 minutes or over 4 minutes.	Movie was well made using features taught in class.	A few extra features that have not been taught in class were used to make the movie.	Many extra features that have not been taught in class were used to make the movie.
Creativity and story line.	As boring as the binary example I made. Yuck.	Well done. Fairly standard video.	Outstanding in some way (funny, creative).	One of best in class.