On
Wednesday March 23rd, the Oak Ridge Media Center was turned into the
Shaffgoomeier
Theater, the
setting for the 7th Grade Reading/Language Arts Movie Trailer Awards
Show. Over the course of two weeks,
Christy Good, Ryan Shaffer, and Brittany Hagmeier, had students create movie
trailers using Windows Movie Maker showcasing books they had recently read.
The
teachers enlisted the help of Todd Lane, Middle School Technology Integration
Coach to demonstrate and assist students in the making of the trailers. Ryan approached Todd about introducing
students to Windows Movie Maker and to be an extra person to help when
students had problems or questions.
Each
student completed their own unique movie trailer and uploaded the video to a personal YouTube
account. From there they shared it with
their teacher via a Google Form. Once
shared, the students voted on their favorites in five different categories:
Best Images, Soundtrack, Special Effects, Persuasive, and Overall Best. The teachers also added a bonus category:
Critic’s Choice. This award was created
and voted on by only the three teachers.
Students received trophies if they were the winner of the category.
When Todd
initially heard about the awards, his brain started spinning and he
emailed Sue Kraus, the Media Center Specialist.
Todd stated, “I instantly brainstormed ideas that I had that might make this an experience that the students would remember
forever. Why just present awards within the
classroom? Award shows present on stages,
in front of peers, and it is a
celebration. If I’ve learned anything from the PLC process, it’s that we need
some celebration when learning takes place. I wanted this for the students.”
After
class Todd collaborated with Sue. Within
an hour, they decided on having all classes come to the media center for
the awards, having red carpet, paparazzi, green screens, and students/faculty
dressed to the T, just like a real award show. When Todd
and Sue shared the ideas with Christy Good, also a team leader for Oak Ridge,
he’ll never forget the look on her face.
It was shock, excitement, and a little apprehension. Could we really pull this off? It took a couple of discussions with the
teachers and some careful planning of schedules, but the award show was
planned.
The day
of the show, the Media Center was transformed.
There were two green screen stations set up, Nicole Redington (Oak Ridge
Instructional Coach) and Debra Barry (LM Teacher Leader Coordinator) posed at
Paparazzi, taking photos as other Oak Ridge staff conducted interviews with the
students as they walked on the red carpet to take their seats in the
theater.
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| Oak Ridge students pose for the camera. A green screen transforms them to the Oscars. |
Once the students were settled Todd became the host for the event, to which he added an amazing
monologue, humor, and that once in a lifetime awards pose using a selfie stick
that he just happened to have with him. The categories were announced with the
nominees for each class with the winner coming up to accept their trophy from
their teacher.
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| Proud students with their awards. |
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| Proud students with their awards. |
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| Proud students with their awards. |
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| More memorable moments of the day. |
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| Students pose for the red carpet and with awards. |
The excitement was real,
the disappointment was real, and the overall energy and appreciation for their
peers was genuine.
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| The many hats Todd Lane wore at the celebration. |
"The
students loved the experience and are still talking about that day. I enjoyed working with the students and appreciated the trust that Christy, Ryan,
and Brittany had for me and Sue to create an awards show that would allow for
memories, fun, and some friendly competition at Oak Ridge. I am
thankful to the teachers, Sue Kraus and Susan Taylor for their contributions
and transformation in the Media Center, and the participation of the staff and
the students who made the day and the movie trailers amazing.”
~Todd
Lane
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