Resources for Teaching and Making Film in the Elementary Classroom There are great resources for film education and film making on the internet. Finding appropriate activities and information for elementary students is a bit more difficult, but projects can be adapted for a range of grades and technical proficiency. Here are a few links to explore. Into Film promotes film and digital literacy in the U.K. The website offers many, many resources and a filter so you can look for grade/age appropriate materials. Here are a few favorite pages. Into Film features a page on filmmaking as well as resources for the classroom. Learn About Film offers advice, information, and resources to help you learn about film and filmmaking. It’s geared towards adults, but it’s full of great technical information. The George Lucas Educational Foundation created the website, Edutopia. Of course, in addition to a range of education articles, it provides wonderful film and visual literacy resources. Here are two lists of teacher resources.
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5-Minute Film Festival: Resources for Filmmaking in the Classroom I’ll admit I’m a bit biased here since I’m a filmmaker by trade, but I truly believe the process of planning and making videos can offer tremendous learning opportunities for students of almost any age. Not only is the idea of telling stories with video really engaging for many kids, filmmaking is ripe with opportunities to connect to almost every academic subject area. As the technology to shoot and edit films becomes more ubiquitous, where is a teacher with no experience in video production to begin? I’ve shared some resources below to help you and your students get started on making blockbusters of your own. __________________________________ Amy Erin Borovoy, “5-Minute Film Festival: Resources for Filmmaking in the Classroom,” Edutopia, February 12, 2016, http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festivalclassroom-filmmaking-resources.
