Digital Storytelling, Grades 3-4, 5-6
Grades 3-4
Mondays & Wednesdays
June 27, 29; July 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 20
No class Monday, July 4; make up class Friday, July 8
Grades 5-6
Tuesdays & Thursdays
June 28, 30; July 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21
8 class sessions, 2 hours per class
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PST (16 hours)
This class is designed for success using Apple iPads
Course Description:
Critical thinking, technology, interpersonal skills, time and resource management, problem solving, and imagination are all essential literacy skills for 21st century learners. This introductory course covers fundamental concepts of storytelling and screen grammar and provides opportunities for students to explore the specific techniques used by filmmakers and industry artists alike.
While working on their digital story projects, students will develop their critical thinking skills and focus on issues of personal identity, cultural heritage and the family journey. Over four weeks, students will learn how to use still and moving images, voice-over narration, music & sound, and interviews to create a digital story that moves an audience.
This class is designed for success using Apple iPads.
Instructor Biography:
Frank Guttler, Director of Programs for the Mobile Film Classroom, is a graduate of the California State University, Northridge School of Cinema & Television. He is an accomplished educator and digital storytelling and media arts expert, with nearly two decades of experience in connecting educators with technology, literacy, and filmmaking. He was recruited by the American Film Institute (AFI) to develop groundbreaking curriculum for AFI's K-12 Screen Education Center, making the tools and processes and filmmakers accessible to educators of all subjects and grade levels. Frank has also led filmmaking workshops and seminars for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Apple Distinguished Educators, Discovery Educator Network, and Google Teacher Academy.
Critical thinking, technology, interpersonal skills, time and resource management, problem solving, and imagination are all essential literacy skills for 21st century learners. This introductory course covers fundamental concepts of storytelling and screen grammar and provides opportunities for students to explore the specific techniques used by filmmakers and industry artists alike.
While working on their digital story projects, students will develop their critical thinking skills and focus on issues of personal identity, cultural heritage and the family journey. Over four weeks, students will learn how to use still and moving images, voice-over narration, music & sound, and interviews to create a digital story that moves an audience.
This class is designed for success using Apple iPads.
Instructor Biography:
Frank Guttler, Director of Programs for the Mobile Film Classroom, is a graduate of the California State University, Northridge School of Cinema & Television. He is an accomplished educator and digital storytelling and media arts expert, with nearly two decades of experience in connecting educators with technology, literacy, and filmmaking. He was recruited by the American Film Institute (AFI) to develop groundbreaking curriculum for AFI's K-12 Screen Education Center, making the tools and processes and filmmakers accessible to educators of all subjects and grade levels. Frank has also led filmmaking workshops and seminars for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Apple Distinguished Educators, Discovery Educator Network, and Google Teacher Academy.