I love the video below, it's very funny and so true....
Not only did this short video make me laugh, but it also impressed me with it's thought, planning, execution and editing.
The process behind the creation of this video shows a huge amount of pre-production planning coupled with integrated ICT skills.
This video made me think about how students within a school could operate extended collaborative projects across multiple year groups.
Consider the creation of a Disney Pixar animation blockbuster, such as 'Frozen', where actors, animators, musicians, graphic designers, recording engineers, etc, all work together in an extended collaborative project. Some of these contributors may never set foot in a room together, but the end product is something amazing. The skill set of each member is utilised to its fullest.
The technology on hand around us makes this type of extended collaboration a real possibility within classrooms.
How awesome would it be to be a teacher or a student that participates in an extended project across a whole school age range, where all students are learning at different levels.
Picture this:
A year 1 class learns a new concept (such as subtraction in maths) and teaches another student in their class this concept. As they are doing this they are using an iPad to video their conversation.
This is then passed to a year 7 drama class...
The year 7 drama class watch the video and design and plan a lip synch performance to complement the year 1 audio.
When the performance is ready the year 9 IST class visit the year 7s and begin to plan the video production requirements. Once the planning is complete the two classes work together to record the performance.
The audio and the video are then passed over to a year 10 multimedia class who work on the editing of the video to create the final cut.
A true cross curricular learning experience, where each level of student are learning at an appropriate level with authentic use of technology and a publishable final product.
This product can then be shared globally using a resource such as YouTube in order to gain feedback from the whole world!
Who would not be proud to be involved in such a powerful extended collaboration learning experience, I know I would!
