Week+of+1.23.12

=Wednesday - SDS Leadership Conference Preparation=

=Thursday - SOPA/PIPA Project=

=Topic=
 * SOPA and PIPA research and project development

=Activity=

Today and next week students will research the SOPA and PIPA legislation being proposed in Congress. 8th grade will work in the following pairs to research and prepare a presentation either in favor of or opposed to the pending legislation.

This will be a video production. Your video will be at least 2 minutes long and will support your argument for or against the impact of the SOPA/PIPA legislation.

When preparing the presentation, the teams will NOT simply create a Power Point. Teams will prepare their argument, record it in video form, and save it to be shared in class on Thursday, February 9th. Presentations can be recorded using the school video recorder, Mrs. Boone's classroom webcam, or other recording device. Through SDS (and at home) you have access to Animoto and to Windows Movie Maker. Both would be good resources for this project.

Schedule:

Thursday, January 19th - **Do the Research!** Learn about the SOPA/PIPA legislation and figure out what you want to say. Get a solid understanding of what it is about, gather facts, soundbites, and data to include in your video. Begin to draw a storyboard, use sticky notes to create a storyboard, and get your ideas written down.

Thursday, January, 26th - **Finish Planning!** Finish your storyboard and make sure it makes sense. Review it with Mrs. Boone - once she gives the ok, you can move onto recording. Begin looking at Animoto and MovieMaker to see which you'd prefer to use.

Thursday, February 2nd - **Create Your Video!** Today is recording day. Hopefully we can get them all recorded today - if not, we'll move it out one more week.

If you are stumped for how to do this, consider creating videos using formats such as these... (//obviously these are examples of formats, not content)//

Did You Know?

34 Things You Never Knew //This one is really plain, but the idea is good... more could be done with the transitions, backgrounds, etc.//

Engage Me! //This is one of the now popular "white board" videos.... you also saw this with the Flat Classroom project.//

In Favor:

Neasia & Dillon Lysia & Reginald Collin & Khalid Greg & Dylan Francis & Darby

Opposed:

Brianna & Mara Courtney & Henry Dana & Grace Reggie & Craig Katie & Alliyah

Questions to Answer:

SOPA Information Resources

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