Consumer technology has made it possible for filmmakers to create entire movies from the comfort of their home computer. Guide high school film buffs through the process of designing a documentary with an extensive unit published by...

Bring digital storytelling to your language arts class! To begin, learners select their own topic, such as a poem that reflects a life experience they had or a historical figure who interests them. Then they work to create a storyboard...

Students define the characteristics of a hero by creating their own fictional superhero.  In this film making lesson, students write the background of a superhero character and storyboard scenes from a movie they would like to make....

Students create a Mother's Day video gift by utilizing the latest video technology in class.  In this film making lesson, students utilize important photographs related to their mother and import them into a computer timeline using...

There is nothing more exciting than allowing learners to express themselves through a creative medium. In groups, they write narrative stories, focusing on building a strong storyline and dialogue. Next, they transform their stories into...

Invite your pupils to express their understanding of a novel through a collaborative video project. Groups choose a novel from those you have studied in class, select four scenes, storyboard the scenes, film the scenes, edit the film,...

Students investigate poetry by incorporating images into the words of a poem.  In this language arts instructional activity, students discuss poetry writing devices and self expression with their classmates.  Students create a...

Students read about and research the Holocaust using the Internet. They write poetry about an image of their choice and create a digital movie of their poetry readings.

Students explore storytelling by using video editing software. In this movie making lesson plan, students identify the uses of PowerPoint and create a story using a digital camera which takes stills or video. Students combine this...

Students participate in a collaboration activity. In this My Hero Project lesson, students discover what a hero is to someone halfway around the world and themselves. Over the 16-week session, circles, made up of between 6-9 classes from...

Students participate in an engaging, alternative assessment activity: making a silent film of an Edgar Allen Poe story. This project offers them an additional way to demonstrate their mastery of the topic. 

Students investigate advertising by critiquing commercials in class.  In this media lesson plan, students view several commercials on their computers while completing a worksheet which helps them critique the ads.  Students...

Does your class love reading cartoons? Use their talents and interests to examine the process of writing a story they wish to tell through a cartoon. They develop the beginning, middle, and end of a story based on their original...

Students watch Charlie Chaplin films and discuss film elements. They select a story written by Edgar Allen Poe to write and produce a movie of. They film scenes, edit, and create a final iMovie project.

Using Movie Maker, sixth graders make an eight frame movie based on a story they have written. They choose music clips, select pictures from PowerPoint, and make their movie. The lesson should take about ten days to complete.

Student develop their technology skills. In this video production lesson, students create a movie featuring their day-to-day lives. Students use flip video cameras to film the movie and use software editing programs to prepare it for...

Student develop their technology skills. For this solar system lesson, 3rd graders create a movie featuring planets that they research. Students use flip video cameras to film commercials to market their planets.

Young scholars create a movie using pictures taken from a class ski trip. In this iMovie-ski trip lesson the students determine which pictures they would like to represent their trip. Young scholars then begin to construct their movie by...

Imagine each one of your learners on task and interested in scientific material. Learners investigate science related art by creating a small museum! Using digital cameras, pupils photograph different scientific actions that look...

Young scholars practice composing digital photographs by documenting activities in their lives.  In this photography lesson plan, students utilize digital cameras to create beautiful art from things they find around the campus or at...

Students observe child safety by viewing an educational video regarding the Internet. In this digital privacy lesson, students view a short film based on a young person who falls victim to bad decisions on the Internet. Students complete...

Students explore self through the completion of a creative technology project. In this self-discovery lesson, students create a 25 frame movie about themselves.  Students incorporate images from the web and audio files. 

Young scholars discover film making by participating in a music performance.  In this performance arts lesson, students perform music and physical acting to convey an already written script for their peers.  Young scholars...

Explore poetry with your class by having them film themselves reading different types of poems. They explore different elements in all types of poetry. They choose images to accompany their poems and learn to create video presentations...