Week ????: NoteCard Confessions
Summer 2019 EDCI318 Tech for Teaching & Learning
Make sure you get all the way to the bottom of this document and explore all the resources including watching the videos.
Grading Breakdown for the NoteCard Confession Assignment
- 80 points-NoteCard Confession video added to your Seesaw Blog via Youtube URL
- Submit Seesaw Publish Blog URL to Canvas
Here's a rubric created by a teacher friend, Mary Frazier. This is what she uses with her students to assess the NoteCard Confessions.
Check it out.
http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=PX7C4A2&sp=yes
Yes, you have 3 choices as to which App you use!!
Jackson said this about his project:
Many prospective teachers have very positive reasons for entering the profession, and many of those reasons are their former teachers. Teaching is a profession where we can directly impact peoples lives - they truly are some of our biggest role models and inspirations. But just like every aspect of this world, there's always a "yang" to every "ying." There are some teachers (who are few and far between, thankfully) that abuse their power, or are negligent towards students. The above video is a bit about my personal story, which unfortunately is one that involves an abusive teacher, and my inspiration for pursuing a career in teaching. Check out my website: http://jacksonmckain.weebly.com
Notecard Confession Videos are simple to make but can have a powerful impact.
You may have seen examples on YouTube or even Facebook. Why not bring this simple platform into the classroom?
Students start by researching a topic. They must dig deep to understand the emotions that people were experiencing during this time. It goes beyond the memorized facts. Using notecards, students write simple, but yet powerful, statements on multiple cards. Placing an iPad or even a cell phone in front of them, they display the cards one at a time telling a story. Add a little background music to enhance the project even more.
The video itself truly defines whether the student understands the topic. It allows them to express themselves emotionally using the content they are learning.
Check out the examples included here.
EXACTLY what is a NoteCard Confession and how they can be used in the classroom in ANY content area
There are at least two types of Note Card Confessions.
Although not all would be appropriate for classroom use
- One type tells the story from a point of view: a person at a historical event, a character in a book or story, an actor, a criminal or an accessory to a crime, the parent of a victim, and on and on.
- Another type tells your own personal story, this may or may not be appropriate for a lesson in the classroom OR the story of someone else; an ancestor, a friend, a former teacher, etc.
Everyone has a story...................
- Point of View. Style #1 requires a certain amount of research. Watch videos on an event. Read and research the event. Some teachers require an essay first. Then choose the character that you want to tell the story. You will, again, need to try to put yourself in their shoes. It is truly impossible to accurately represent someone else. A close interpretation can only be done by researching thoroughly.
- Style #1 requires a close look at a personal journey. This may not be appropriate for a lesson in your classroom, but it is important to understand the concept. The story should convey emotion, kind of a 'sit on the edge of your seat' feeling. The audience is anxious to get to the end to see how it turns out. If you're sharing someone else's story, you'll want to spend some time listening to them and asking questions. You need to try to put yourself in their shoes and tell their story. You may need to do some research to get enough information if the person has passed away. Think about a teacher that has impacted your life....
Here's an idea to seriously consider for this assignment from Dr. Lori Goodson
This is a very moving video of how hard life was for homesteaders on the Kansas prairies.
The following website has the teacher's comments about this project and more examples of her students' work.
http://aviewoftheweb.blogspot.com/2016/01/notecard-confessions-teaching-with.html
Diary Entries. Here are the diary entries that the students read before they made their notecard confessions.
http://www.stjohns-chs.org/history/scamillo_courses/ap-united-states-history/ch-17-doc-set-2.pdf
It is important to complete a storyboard for your Note Card Confession. Either type in the storyboard or use a pencil as it requires lots of editing to get it just how you want it.
What would Willy Wonka confess? We imagine what his notecards would say.
I am Andrew Jackson
Bleeding Kansas
Experimenting with notecard confession videos in ed584 class from St Joseph University.
NoteCard Confession Storyboard
- Try to use no more than 8 words per card.
- Write Clearly and large
- Use as many cards as necessary but don't go on & on forever, if your video is more than 5 minutes people will lose interest. 3- 4 minutes or less is best.
- It is best NOTt to use small 3 x 5 cards, best to use 5 x 7 size or larger.
- Don't use paper, use card stock!
- Make it emotional
- Get to the point
- Add appropriate music, but make sure the music has NO words, just instrumental.
- Practice before you record.
- Get close when you video so the card so the focus of the video is not the background but the card and the words!
HINT: Most examples use 3 x 5 cards, they are very small, 5 x 7 cards or larger are easier to make your handwriting CLEAR....... make sure your text is very clear & readable, write BIG, or even type!
Here is a link to a planning sheet that may be helpful: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7k0nawWfjnwYnNRb0dteHA5Vkk/view
Also remember, it is very easy to record your screen in iOS 12, but no need if your use one of the apps listed above they all record inside the app. Tutorials for how to record your screen are below, just scroll down. but that is an extra step, one of the apps suggested would be easier.
- If you are HANDWRITING them, make sure you print very clearly and large enough to READ easily.
- Get your camera close so the cards can be read easily.
- prop up your iPad when recording, no wiggly recording.....
NEXT STEPS
- Practice reading your confession orally so you can hear if it flows.
- Record yourself reading it so you can listen to it, again checking for flow. So you know when to change the card.........,.
- But your recording will not include you reading the cards, Just practice that way!
- When you are pleased with your storyboard and have your timing down, you are ready to create the recording of your cards.
- Use as many cards as you need, but don't make your video too long, more than 5 minutes and folks lose interest. Three-four minutes or less is best.
- Write these using markers in very neat handwriting. Do not use more than 8 words on a card. Or type them BIG, CLEAR font!
PREPARING TO RECORD
- PRACTICE using your notecards. Will you drop the cards or lay them down? Do they slide easily without them all falling?
- Decide where you will hold the cards. Establish the part of the body where you will hold them and keep them in that spot. If you don't want to show your face hold them in front of your stomach. Look in a mirror to help you decide.
- INCLUDE music without lyrics to enhance your video and set a mood or tone. This should be classical music, New Age, piano, or something comparable. It should NOT distract from your message but enhance,
- NO LYRICS in the song, Instrumental only!!
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TIME TO RECORD
There are many ways you can record your note card confession.
- On your iPad, just use the built-in in camera, prop your iPad up in front of you and record.
- On a computer: The simplest method is to sit in front of your laptop and record using your built-in camera. On a Mac, use QuickTime Player. You should probably have someone available to start the music for you.
In a classroom setting, you might want to assign roles to a group of students.
- One person could be the videographer,
- another would be the musician,
- another would be the nodder - letting the narrator know when to change to the next card.
- Hint: do NOT let the nodder read the cards ahead of time. This gives the nodder time to read the card like the audience would and not rush through.
HINT: You could always have a friend record you
- Make your Notecard Confession Video on any appropriate topic for use in the classroom and add it to your Seesaw blog and publish.
- Title this post NoteCard Confessions.
- Also add your Notecard Confession video to the Padlet board, as always, the first line is the title of the project and the second line is your first and last name.
- Think like a teacher, you soon will be one. Think deeply!!
Cyndi Kuhn
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