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Intro screen.
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Using swatching to change an object's appearance.
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Activity Background
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Teacher and School
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Liz Aitken
Carlton Public School,
NSW, Australia.
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Quicktime Movie
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Key Learning Areas
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Theme
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English, Aboriginal Studies, ICT
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"How the Birds Got Their Colours."
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Year Level
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Student Age
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Year 4
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12-14 years
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Ability Level
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Class Size |
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Gifted and Talented
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30 students
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Computer Access
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Duration
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3 computers in classroom, plus access to computer lab once a week.
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3 weeks. The students worked in groups of 3 and nearing completion of the project, students accessed computer lab at lunchtime.
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Rationale
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This 3-week unit was designed to give students an opportunity to create an Aboriginal Dreamtime story as an animation. It was made into a movie and shown during Book Week.
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Student Tasks
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Select a suitable Dreamtime story to animate
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Break the story into its main components |
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Create a title page
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Write simple text
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Select appropriate outback scene
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Keypoint birds and insect
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Use swatching tools for birds
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Use notepad for drawing colours
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Add sounds
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Link scenes using appropriate timing to give the viewer time to read the story
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Swatching an object to change its appearance.
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Involvement for Xpression Participant
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Watch each others "Moving Books" and compare stories and techniques |
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Explore various techniques used by each group ie notepad, sounds swatching |
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Experimented with the insertion of other software types eg MS Powerpoint. |
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Grow in skill using all Kahootz tools |
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Learning Outcomes for Student Creator
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Become more familiar with Aboriginal Dreamtime stories |
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Compare the written text to an animated version of the same story. |
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Group participation and group planning |
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High level thinking skills, using analysis and problem solving to create their own story |
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Improved Kahootz skills |
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Collaborative Potential
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The story was divided into sections and each student had to create their pages |
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The stories were shared with their class and with the school during Book Week |
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This project has the potential for other schools to create similar projects and uploaded into a shared space |
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