Film about the Virtual World project at Doveton College

Leaving the Earth Short Film

Recently film maker Greta Tucker, apart of the Doveton Live team, made a short documentary about the Leaving the Earth project.  It was fascinating to listen to the students respond to questions about their learning and level of enthusiasm for the journey.  It is worth commenting on how they have connected and invested so much imagination to this course and how they describe the experience.  It is a reality even though it is a virtual reality.

We will post a link to the doco when all the clearances are completed.

 

Reflection Sessions 28-29

Reflection Session 28- 29

What an amazing leap in engagement after the holidays. The kids are ready for a new challenge and we have begun to plan our end of year exhibition.

Film making seems to have sparked an interest.

We are beginning with the planning for the end of year exhibition showing the process and journey of the leaving the earth Project. All students used Final Cut Pro for the first time. They imported videos, stills and audio from their server folders. They are using the features of the software to put in text, titles transitions, effects and sound effects.

 We needed to work through the editing process with more depth in the coming sessions.

They had the choice of working individually or in pairs. Pairs had to be negotiated and both had to be from the one tribe. it was abut a 50/50 split of pairs and individuals.

 looking forward to the next few weeks :)

Work Plan Session 28-29

Term 4

Session 28-29

Exhibition preparations begin

Student will be required to

Plan an end of year Mars exhibition

The digital exhibit pieces

Collate and collect samples of the journey and personal experience for Leaving the Earth

Students can share resources, or make new ones.

Look into the server files for texts and documents made by your tribe over the year. 

Year 7 Time Capsules

Tribe folders

What to include:

Flags still shots and plans for buildings, space pods.

Put all of this info into the presentation.

Include the tour your tribe planned and take your parents on the tour.

Movie

Slide show

Include Text format

Sound  and Pictures

Software used

Final cut pro

iShowu

Crazy talk

Imprudence

Audacity

It is hoped that by the end of the term we will invite parent to the classroom to view the exhibition

the films made by the student. tentative date set for week 10 of term 4.

Parents will view the individual films of the students journey and also be tourist on mars participating in the prepared Mars tours.