When I read the information regarding storyboards, it put me in mind of a project I have been involved with recently where teachers are trying to tie in BBT (Broad Base Technology) components with Science. The students are studying mitosis and meiosis and were required to create a scenario to animate that would include one of these processes.
Claymation is an activity that takes a fair amount of planning, but I really think this was more complex a task than either teacher had imagined. I’m a bit of stickler on content, so before I allowed the students to even touch a piece of clay or a camera, I had them completely map there whole idea out in a storyboard, detailing the major components of their animation including how many different models they would require, transitions, titles, etc. I’m not sure that the teachers appreciated this addition to their project at first, but through the storyboards they were able to tell that the students really weren’t ready to move on. The science teacher reviewed some of the key components. Once the storyboards had been signed off by their science teacher, I then permitted them to begin with the technology.
There are tons of great templates for storyboards available through this course and on-line. They may take a bit of time to build from scratch, but they are easily edited to fit new ideas and are well worth the time in the long run!
Claymation is an activity that takes a fair amount of planning, but I really think this was more complex a task than either teacher had imagined. I’m a bit of stickler on content, so before I allowed the students to even touch a piece of clay or a camera, I had them completely map there whole idea out in a storyboard, detailing the major components of their animation including how many different models they would require, transitions, titles, etc. I’m not sure that the teachers appreciated this addition to their project at first, but through the storyboards they were able to tell that the students really weren’t ready to move on. The science teacher reviewed some of the key components. Once the storyboards had been signed off by their science teacher, I then permitted them to begin with the technology.
There are tons of great templates for storyboards available through this course and on-line. They may take a bit of time to build from scratch, but they are easily edited to fit new ideas and are well worth the time in the long run!
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