The Collaborative ABC Movie Project

A professional learning experience: The K12 Online Conference 2007
Presented by Bonnie Kaplan and Kevin Hodgson

A podcast by Kevin is a good way to start things off here.



Why we began this adventure -- a historical perspective by Bonnie:

 

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How we did it (tool: spresent slideshow):
Where we are from (tool: CommunityWalk mapping)

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CommunityWalk Map - ABC MoviExplore weddings, venues, and vendors in Amherst, MA, USA

Explore weddings, venues, and vendors in Amherst, MA, USACommunityWalk Map - ABC Movie

(View direct link to our ABC Map)


 

The Letter Assignments (tool: Gliffy concept mapping)

Our TechStories Weblog was used for reflection and sharing

gliffy

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k123

(click on photo or here to go to blog site)


The movies (tool: Jumpcut collaborative editing)

The final movie

(View direct link to movie)


And now, some thematic collections of our movies
Some podcast reactions from our participants

Bud the Teacherbud  reflects on why he joined the project

Gail gailponders the project's impact, too Cynthia Cynthiaexplains what she learned and brought to her classroom

 



Now, let's create something together!
(a roar of applause)

First, randomly select a letter (or two, or three) using this javascript site:

random gen:

(click on photo to go to random letter generator site)

Next, write a short personal memoir based on that letter and post your writing to our Wikispaces site for sharing stories.

 k122
(click on photo to go to wiki site)

Use our collaborative VoiceThread site, find your letter(s) and record your narrative. (Note: you will need to either log in if you have a VoiceThread account or create a new account)

 

Finally, share your own thoughts on how these ideas might be used to help foster a professional learning community at our Wikispaces site for reflection .

k12

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(and thanks for participating in this adventure! -- Bonnie Kaplan and Kevin Hodgson)

 kevin and bonnie 2007