Verity Kriegler
Location Hong Kong
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Good advice, thanks!
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Excellent course with great, practical ideas that I can't wait to implement!
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I am really pleased I did this course. I have already done the film making and animation course but it was actually quite a challenge to dive right into animation. This course, however, has given me great ideas how to scaffold the students and how to start the whole process. I was too ambitious with my ideas for animation and now realise that making simple...
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I would love to try the 'chunking' idea so that the students have a more defined task and a more manageable task to achieve. Putting it all together to create one long film also means that each group must put in their best effort as the whole film relies on everyone.
I also really like the idea of workstations. This would work to the students strengths. In... -
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I think paper cut outs would work well. However, I know my kid also have a lot of lego so they could create characters out of that. Clay is also possible, but a bit harder for them to shape.
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I will definitely use the Thaumatrope at the start of my animation ELA so that they can have their expectations managed! I love the confidence that kids have in how much they expect to achieve in a given length of time! This will really allow them to see how to manage time better.
Will definitely explore the African resources as I am South African and I teach... -
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I don't like photographs - i prefer being on the other side of the camera. my preferred photo subjects are african wildlife!
however as I live away from my family and close friends, I do take selfies of events that i want to share with them. -
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I imagine the original selfie would be a self-portrait. I had one of those done in Paris when I was about 12.
Can you think of how you might use the concept of the selfie in your classroom teaching for literacy?
I guess one way would be as a prompt for description of appearance (ESL teacher here) or as a way to compare people (especially if you were in a... -
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A great way to allow kids to express themselves. Giving them a choice of topic also allows them to be more creative in their writing. For those children who feel uncomfortable speaking in front of the class, this is a great way for them to get their message across. It also allows their classmates a glimpse into their lives. This could perhaps help with...
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The start of a dream ---------medium long shot -------Dad and Miss Todd working together on the wings
Freedom ------------extreme low angle ---------Miss Todd is flying!
Crash landing ------------low level long shot ----------Miss Todd is crumpled in a ball
Dad to the rescue ----------long shot -------Dad carries Miss Todd into the house to try... -
I am going to try sequencing with my P5 students in the next unit. We will be learning about newspapers and it will be a good opportunity for them to look at an image like we did with the horse and create a story as well as sequencing events similar to that which Robyn mentioned with the dragon.
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Have you ever created an animation or film with your learners?
After doing the film making an animation in the classroom course, I developed an extended learning activity for the Primary 5 students. They made very short animated films. It was great fun and allowed them to be very expressive. It also helped them with 'logical organisation' when they had to... -
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Hoping to use what I have learnt in the classroom soon. Especially looking forward to week 2 to try out simple animation.
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Horsing Around! Equestrian Drama on High Street
Yesterday evening, a hansom can horse spooked and caused chaos. Initial reports spoke of a gunshot echo which gave the horse a scare. After speaking to witnesses, the rumour was righted and so was the cab. The cause of the chaos? - a bumbling bee. -
I should never read comments before writing! - Your idea seems hard to beat at this stage of a Friday afternoon!
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I imagined a park at daybreak with the birds chirping and an early morning breeze rustling through the trees. The breeze became stronger and turned into buzzing bees and then the music began. I could picture someone skipping through the park bending to smell the flowers or watch a butterfly fly past. An orange - sweet, ripe, happy with individual segments...
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Invictus by William Ernest Henley
'Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit that from pole to pole'An establishing long shot - dark, gloomy, menacing
Emerges a figure - long shot - black from head to toe but distinguishable from the background.'I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.A close up of a face, exhibiting...
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I totally agree! I struggle teaching my students punctuation as they are always inclined to use the Chinese comma (my own name for it) instead of full stops or connectives.
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Alfred Hitchcock - Bates motel
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An extremely informative course. I will spend some time over the Summer holidays going over all the information and attempting to plan at least one filmmaking activity for each of my year levels for the next school year. I am very excited at attempting something new with my students. Thank you very much and to all the people on the course who offered such...
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I agree with your comments.
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I like the idea of work stations a lot.
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Verity Kriegler replied to Monica M
It's so lovely.
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That's so cute! How creative too.
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I may try and use this idea in my P5 class next year. When they create their Enid Blyton book boxes, they can include animated characters.
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It's a wonderful opportunity to use a different medium to help those students who find the traditional way of learning difficult. It is common knowledge that people learn differently, some prefer visual, some oral, some written etc. This idea means being able to incorporate all the learners in the class and cater to their different learning styles. I really...
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I wanted to find out what happened to the letter! I would imagine that a lot of historical topics could be taught using animation.
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I LOVED the animation. The paper cutouts reminded me of Charlie and Lola. I'm a bit behind this week and most of the comments seem to cover my thoughts already.
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I don't teach Maths (lucky for me as I am allergic to numbers) but as far as collaborative learning etc goes, filming their problem / solution helps on a number of levels. Most of these points have already been mentioned so I won't be redundant. I am continually amazed by the creativity of the students!
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My older class (P5) are studying The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. They are going to be writing an e-chapter book continuation of the story using google sites. I think some of the higher level students would be interested in turning their chapters into animation. Of course, I need to be able to do it first!
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Agreed that a lot of topics could be covered. I like the idea of getting my students to animate their fable stories or alternatively they will be writing a 'modern tale' similar to the Pied Piper of Hamelin. They actually do a storyboard already so it makes a natural link to producing a film.
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I'll be back in the classroom this week and would like to attempt all the film techniques I have learnt so far. I can imagine quite a lot of topics / themes that can be used and I am very excited to bring a new aspect of e-learning into my lessons.
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My students have been learning about fables. They had to write their own fable - I can see a narrative film working in this context.
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I think a film essay would work very well for my P4 students who will be doing a unit on festivals. Usually they create a booklet to present but I think a film essay would be even more inspirational for them. I'm certainly super excited about the idea.
Are we allowed to show any of the videos on this course to our students? It would be great to show this...
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I used one of pixar's short films to help teach my P4 students about inferencing. I believe they found it very helpful when they could visualise the situation. Perhaps focusing a bit more on teaching literacy through film can help second language learners with reading comprehension. I would definitely be interested in the course 'teaching literacy through...
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I'd like to think of some way my P4 students could use the 5 shot film to explain either 'the making of their board game' or 'the playing of their board game'. Will have to give it some further thought as to how it will be implemented. I do like the idea given by Lisa M as I also teach esl students.
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I wish someone would do something like this for photography! A film photography manual.
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It certainly helps those who are more visually oriented to remember connections between the sentences and the pictures. It also offers an opportunity for listening in context (if you take the sub-titles away). A more interesting approach to listening assessment tasks, I think. We often tell parents of second language learners to allow their children to watch...
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I like the structure of it, especially when teaching non-native english speakers of varying levels of proficiency. I agree that it also helps me (a newbie to film making) keep it organised.
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I'm not quite sure what PSHE stands for. At my school we have PSE lessons but they are taught by the class teachers in Cantonese. I agree with what Lia Molini said - it's very important to educate children about the 'wider world' as many of them can be quite sheltered especially in Hong Kong. Making a video about a sensitive topic allows ownership of the topic...
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A range of shots means that the speech giver is being seen from different angles, rather as though a number of viewers are showing their perspective of the same event. It makes it more interesting to watch and more engaging for the viewer.
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Unfortunately we're on Chinese New Year holidays at the moment so I have been unable to use any of what I have learnt so far in the classroom. I will revisit week 1 when I am back at school with the students and will then hopefully have more to offer on the forum
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Assessment of collaborative work at the planning stage of the film. Leading on to assessing speaking skills (turn taking / being a good listener), then onto assessing writing skills for the script. Just the beginning - there are many types of assessments that film making can offer.
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My students have recorded themselves and posted videos on Edmodo for their peers to comment. I think it works well in that students learn from their peers and can improve their performance. It also helps students learn how to critically evaluate each other and give sensible feedback.
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I may have to change my plan because 20 seconds doesn't sound like a very long time for a film!
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Just done - very basic storyboard. Also didn't realise I could down load it as a word doc so I just typed directly onto the padlet wall. Luckily I have already used Padlet in the classroom!
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I think all the shots were used in the film.
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Verity Kriegler replied to Cristina Sierra
I think I may follow your plan.
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I agree. Very useful for instructions. My class will be making board games and could use the video as an instruction rather than simply writing them down to be read. They are also ESL students.
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I love it too. What an engaging way to illustrate what might otherwise be a boring lesson.
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Great for revision and consolidation - especially for those who are more visual learners.
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My students prepared a book box presentation for their speaking FA. They filmed themselves giving the presentation and then uploaded it to their ePlatform for others to comment on. I videoed the actual speaking FA and uploaded it for them to compare.
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I agree that film making can be used in almost any area. We have CampusTV at our school and bringing film making into the classroom will allow all the students to benefit. I agree too that the shyer, less confident students may feel more empowered either behind or in front of the camera.
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Hi everyone. I'm a KS2 English teacher (ESL) at a Primary School in Hong Kong. My school has a large interest in eLearning and I'm hoping this course will help me contribute something new to the curriculum.
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I feel anything I add would be redundant.
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I do find critical thinking quite difficult especially when I feel that others (researchers, lecturers etc) have so much more experience and knowledge than I do. It is a skill I would like to apply myself to more.
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I always check the BBC news website as well as the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) for news updates. If it is a matter of more professional research then I would use sites that cater to the topic such as iatefl.org for my profession. I also find TED talks informative because they are often given by experts in their field. For a lot more practical and...
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I used Google scholar and came up with quite a technical article on DNA and identifying the remains.
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Verity Kriegler replied to Lenise Page
Thanks for that! I know about TED talks but will definitely investigate TedED.
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I tried econ* on google but the results were disappointing. I also tried it on Bing with similar results. It only came up with Economics and other links relating to university degrees. The other problem seems to be both search engines defaulting to where I am (Hong Kong) therefore the searches are quite narrowed already.
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Verity Kriegler replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
Interesting that the first link on the Yahoo search is about Richard III and Shakespeare!
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Hello! My name is Verity and I am a teacher in Hong Kong. I recently completed a post grad certificate through distance learning. It was quite tough and I would like to learn more about effective ways to research and search on line to prepare for my upcoming online teaching course next year. It's nice to meet you all.