Going Green…Screen Stephen Guthrie Pam Rowland Simpson County Schools Stephen Guthrie Pam Rowland Simpson County Schools.

Going Green…Screen

Going Green…ScreenStephen Guthrie

Pam Rowland

Simpson County Schools

Stephen Guthrie

Pam Rowland

Simpson County Schools

What is a green screen video?

What is a green screen? video?

• Two types of media layered together for special effects

• Technique used in weather forecasts and movies

What is the process?

• Weatherman appears to be standing in front of weather map

• Weatherman stands in front of green screen

• Weather map placed in background using a video editing program

21st Century Learning

• Green Screen Video– Poster dancing in the

background while student describes the content of the poster

• Green Screen Video– Video displaying pictures,

illustrations, and text as the student summarizes the book report

Traditional Learning

• Poster– One student holds the

poster while the other describes it

• Book Report– Student stands in front of

the class and reads the book report

Instructional Benefits• Students motivated and

engaged in creating the product

• The product can be used as an assessment piece

• Literacy Skills - researching, reading, writing, speaking, and listening – embedded within the project

• Students are more likely to make revisions because the product will be published

High Yield Instructional Strategies

• Personal Response-more than one right answer• Emotional/Intellectual Safety-freedom to take

risks• Learning with Others-sharing and comparing

ideas• Sense of Audience-work is shared with others• Choice-students have meaningful options• Novelty and Variety-learning is unusual &

unexpected• Authenticity-relevant, real-life activities

What equipment do I need?

• MacBook with iMovie software• PC with Adobe Premiere, Pinnacle Studio,

etc• Green or blue cloth, paper, or board• External light source that projects onto

the student • Media for the background—pictures or

video• iPad with camera or video camera

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Green Screen Examples

• Dakota Sioux Tribe• Parts of a Plant• Capacity

How do I make a green screen video with a MacBook?

• Open the iMovie program• Stand in front of the green or blue

screen• Open the video camera icon and use

the built in iSight camera feature or – use a video camera and import the video

into iMovie

• Name the clip and capture the video

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Process Continued

• Drag images, videos, or both to the “Story Board”

• Drag the green screen video to the first image or the first video

• Click green screen in the menu• Click “Share>Export using

QuickTime”

Now it’s your turn!Now it’s your turn!

Go to a station and follow the instruction guide to practice

making a green screen video!

Go to a station and follow the instruction guide to practice

making a green screen video!