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The 2019 Educational Film Festival
Project possibilities for a Box Of Light residency
The following videos were created during Box Of Light residencies.
Kindergarten
Wild Things
A kindergarten performance of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are
Wild Things: Digital Book
This iBook was created with images from the kindergarten film Wild Things. The book became part of the classroom's library.
First Grade: Reading
Wild Things
A first grade performance of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are.
Second Grade: Math
Student Created Math Tutorial
Second Grade: Turnaround Facts
Fourth Grade: Math
Student Created Math Tutorial
Fourth Grade: Polygons
Wild Things: Digital Book
This iBook was created with images from the kindergarten film Wild Things. The book became part of the classroom's library.
First Grade iBook
(as seen on Apple's iBook Store)
Original iBook (Image only)
First Grade: story created by, illustrated by and performed by Ms. Leandro's First Grade class, Cambridge Springs Elementary.
This iBook is available on Apple's iBook Store and has been downloaded by readers as far away as Australia. The project developed into a geography lesson as students in Ms. Leandro's class put up a world map and added a pin to the map for the location of each download.
Live Action Math Tutorial
Fourth Grade: Story Problems
Fourth Grade: Science
Student Created Science Tutorial
Fourth Grade: The Water Cycle
Student Created Science Tutorial
Fourth Grade: Series Circuit
Fourth & Fifth Grade: Reading, Geography
Residency Overview
Box Of Light artists talk about our film and animation residency at Russell Elementary. The residency used claymation to take Owney, the Rail Dog on a cross country journey and film to fracture some favorite fairytales. Rich language, media literacy and illiteration? They were all a part of the project as well.
iBook, iMovie Intro for Fourth Graders
In this film, Box Of Light staff introduces the iBook creation process to a classroom of fourth graders. It's a good look into a Box Of Light class; kids working in teams, heads together, the whole room engaged in their task and a proud showing of the final result.
Sixth Grade: Reading, Literature
Film adaptation of novel Bud, Not Buddy.
Sixth Grade
Students researched the Depression and adapted the novel, Bud, Not Buddy into a film. Students researched, scripted, filmed, performed and helped edit this film.
Graphic book re-creation of live film
Sixth Grade
We like to live iBooks behind whenever possible so, we created this iBook from film stills from Bud, Not Buddy.
Sixth Grade: Social Studies, Geography
Journey Through South America
Sixth Grade
These students researched the countries of South America, scripted an adventure across the continent and green screened themselves into each location they visited in the film.
(Apologies for the blurriness of some moments in this film. It's a YouTube issue.)
View of classroom at work.
Student shot footage.
This 6th grade classroom is a beehive of activity during our social studies project. This is another good look at the Box Of Light classroom experience. Students work in groups, in the way they feel comfortable and everyone is actively engaged in their task.
Sixth Grade: Math
Student Created Math Tutorial
Sixth Grade: Exponents
In our original tutorials, students learn a concept or fact, decide how to share their knowledge with others, script, film and perform their own tutorial. Finally, they revisit the topic as they watch their film over and over.
Bully Prevention Films
Bully Prevention Film
In this project, students learn about the dynamics of bullying and collaborate with Box Of Light artists to create bully prevention films. The films remain at the school to be used as topics for futher discussion.
High School: Art
High School: Art
A look at our classroom activities.
High School: Art
Art Animation/iBook Project
High School: Art
In this residency, students research and an animated some of the world's greatest art. The students' research and animation became part of a set of iBooks which continue to be used as resource materials in the art room.