Artist Research Movie Presentation

This will be a three part project. The first part consists of doing research on an artist of your choice (however, each artist may only be chosen once!) Once you have researched your artist, you will create an informational movie, using iMovie, about your artist. Your movie will consist of images that you pull off of the internet. All of the images need to tell us about your artist, however most of your images should consist of works that your artist made. You will also include voiceovers in your movie that tell us about your artist and the works they created. Now, that you know a lot about your artist, including where and when they made their art, you will create a song on Garage Band that goes along with your presentation. Your song must fit your artist, the type of work they created along with considering popular music during the time period in which your artist was working.

Objective(s)  1. Students will use the internet and other resources to obtain information about an artist of their choice, along with images that relate to that artist. , 2. Students will present what they have learned about their artist in a movie (on iMovie) that includes images and voiceovers of pertinent and informative information., 3. Students will also create a song on Garage Band that reflects their artist, the work they made and time period that will be integrated into their movie., 4. Students will first grade and reflect on their own project along with research, reflect and grade their peer's works.

NETS: 

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology., CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION: use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others., COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION: interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media., COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION: communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats., COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION: develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.

RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY: apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information., RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY: locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media., RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY:evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING: critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources., CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING:plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project., CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING:collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior., DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology., DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity., DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS: demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology., TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS: apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

Technology Tools Internet Research, Google Docs, Presentation Software, Moviemaking Software

Procedures - 1. Choose an artist and begin researching facts and finding images that relate to your artist., 2. Create a movie on iMovie about your artist by importing the images you found and doing voiceovers of the facts you learned., 3. Create a song on Garage Band that relates to your artist and then import it into your movie., 4. Complete the rubric by grading yourself and answering the reflection questions

Assessment Rubric, personal reflection, peer assessment