Part of students' orientation in Room 100 during the first week of school was participation in Tech Bootcamp. During the first two weeks of school, students become familiar with the various web tools and creation tools they will use throughout the year. First, students joined my edmodo class. The first edmodo assignment provided instructions for the first assignment: post at least two six-word memoirs on the class padlet page. The next Bootcamp Challenge included learning how to use iMovie to create a movie trailer. I arranged students in groups of three and explained their objective was to create an iMovie trailer that incorporates as many six-word memoirs from each group member as possible into an advertisement for a film about teenage life. Students had about one full class period to create their iMovie trailers. They were evaluated on their consistency of theme, incorporation of six-word memoirs, and their attention to detail. The results were fun, engaging, and effective. Students became familiar with their classmates and several tech tools they will use throughout the school year.
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