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Class Eight
Library of Congress - American Memory Motion Pictures
(3 hours)

Edited By:
Beth Coulter, Ed.D., AAM Director (brcoulter@wcu.edu)
Western Carolina University
Amy Wilkinson, AAM Director (aisom@siue.edu)
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Margo Tomaras, AAM Director (mtomaras@depaul.edu)
DePaul University

Local Resources:

• Edit, save, and integrating audio interviews

In class exercise:

Using the audio files you created for homework, edit the files into useable snippets. Save these files onto your computer or computer disk and insert them into your organizer.

Pedagogy:

In class exercise:

• Why should I use motion pictures in teaching and learning activities?
• How should I use motion pictures in teaching and learning activities?

(Divide into teams of three and research, online, why and how you should use motion pictures in teaching and learning. Each team reports on one "why" and one "how". A recorder enters these into a word processing program and projects for all to see. Copies of the findings will be distributed to each teacher for inclusion in their AAM notebooks.) NOTE to instructor: make sure to stress the importance of citing sources.

Resources:

• Library of Congress Motion Pictures - where are they and how do I access them?

In class exercise:

Library of Congress Treasure Hunt (partner with someone that teaches the same grade level and/or subject that you do - no more than three to a team. Spend fifteen minutes exploring the resources in the Library of Congress -Motion Pictures. As you explore, make sure to include the "real web addresses" for those items you might be interested in using in your teaching and learning activities. Add at least three new item web addresses to your organizer.

Capturing, Editing, and Using Motion Pictures:

(NOTE to instructor: it is recommended that prior to the next in class activities that you discuss the following with the teachers:

• Video formats
• Video taping basics
• Analog versus digital (differences, advantages and disadvantages in the classroom)

Technical Vocabulary:

• MPEG, QuickTime, RealMedia

In class exercises:

• Download players (see Library of Congress - American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amviewer.html for suggestions and helpful links)
• Locate one of the items you found potentially useful during the Motion Pictures Treasure Hunt and download that file to your computer or disk. Make sure you enter all pertinent information into your organizer.

Technology Tools:

• Digital video cameras
• Digital conversion (from analog - VHS to digital)
• Video taping equipment
• Video editing software
• Digital conversion processes
• Analog and digital video recorders
• Internet

Skills obtained:

Capturing, editing, video programs, proper use of video recording equipment, analog and digital conversion (analog to digital and digital to analog), and saving video files

HOMEWORK:

• Interview one person and/or video tape something that would enhance your students' learning. You interview question(s) should be concise and your questioning directed so that snippets of the interview can be edited and used with your students. Bring a digital copy to class. Make sure your interviewee has signed the correct permission form.

An Adventure of the American Mind is made available through a Library of Congress grant funded by the U.S. Congress. AAM is administered through the Education and Research Consortium of the Western Carolinas Inc.
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