Over the past few weeks, I have been teaching students and teachers how to use Photobooth, Keynote, and Pixie to made “Talking Heads” of Famous Americans and Explorers. We have moved on from having only people talk, and now we are making inanimate objects come to life. The third graders at Seven Pines Elementary are learning about Simple Machines, so we decided to make the machines come to life to tell us about what kind of simple machine they are. The students have had a blast writing their scripts and recording themselves in Photobooth. Recording your voice is one thing, but being able to watch yourself while recording has really motivated students to want to write better scripts. This was the first time these students had done this project, so their scripts were a little short for my liking, but it was great hearing students telling each other, “I am going to add more to my script for my next one to make him an better expert.” I can’t wait to see what these kids come up with in the coming weeks.
Here is the example I showed the students:
Here is Isabella’s first Simple Machine video she made:
Robby did an awesome job on his!
