Internet Research for TechQuest Project

The results of my search:

Over the past few days I was able to find a variety of resources to use throughout my TechQuest project. Although this was very time consuming, it was very beneficial as it helped me to consider the specifics of my project and how I will go about implementing it. I found several articles/journals that discuss the use of digital/student-produced videos as well as various lesson plans on story boarding and recording audio. In addition, I found many premade sewing tutorial videos that I hope to show as samples. In the end, I'd like these student produced videos to be clear, concise and creative, so I feel it's important to show the students some good examples as well as poor examples. I still feel the need to find more examples for them, but I think I have a good start.

What I learned from performing this search:

I used a variety of search engines for my research but found the most luck with Google Scholar and Yahoo. Searching was time consuming mostly because of the inevitable sidetracks. I would find one piece of information that I thought was valuable but I still needed to return to my previous page to explore other suggestions. Most times, I'd end up surfing away from the first set of results and would sorta get lost at times. :) I guess it's better to have too much information then not enough, right? Reading through some of the articles made me realize the amount of preplanning that I will need to do for my students to really understand my expectations and to inspire them to produce something unique. I've learned over the years that implementing a new project or technology automatically means that you'll experience bumps and obstacles along the way, but you've got to start somewhere so it's worth it. I'm pretty sure this project will likely be tweaked a lot along the way but I think the end results will be very beneficial for my students and for future classes I teach.

Articles/Journals I found:

Kearney M. and Schuck S. (2003). Focus on pedagogy:
The use of digital video and iMovie in K-12 schools, University of Technology, Sydney.
http://www.auc.edu.au/conf/conf03/papers/AUC_DV2003_Kearney.pdf

Borowicz S. and Miller S. (2005). City Voices City Visions: Digital Video as Literacy /Learning Supertool in Urban Classrooms, in Urban Education with an Attitude, Finn M., Johnson L., and Lewis R., (87-108.)
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=gXy7_bwR26EC&oi=fnd&pg=PA87&dq=City+Voices+City+Visions:+Digital+Video+as+Literacy+/Learning+&ots=PZsBDhcTQd&sig=Mp4obmxH5j6TGIhLCRIex1WGcpM#v=onepage&q=City%20Voices%20City%20Visions%3A%20Digital%20Video%20as%20Literacy%20%2FLearning&f=false

Dustman P., Drapeau A., Gosin M., and Harthun M. (2003). Participatory Action Research: Creating an effective prevention curriculum for adolescents in the Southwestern US, in Health Education Research, Oxford University Press, Vol. 18, No. 3, 363-379. http://her.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/18/3/363

Case P. and Hino J. (2010). A Powerful Teaching Tool: Self-Produced Videos. Journal of Extension, 48 (1), 1TOT3.
http://www.joe.org/joe/2010february/pdf/JOE_v48_1tt3.pdf

Gardner, D. (1995). Student-produced video documentary provides a real reason for using the target language. Language Learning Journal, 12(1), 54-56. http://journals.sfu.ca/tesl/index.php/tesl/article/view/929/0


Additional Resources:

How to alter a T shirt into a halter dress
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThreadBanger#p/a/u/2/jvscSSWeZmk

Storyboarding
http://www.techsmith.com/community/education/inspired/Student_Research/

Video Production for Kids
http://kidsvid.4teachers.org/

How to make a how-to video
http://www.videojug.com/webvideo/how-to-make-a-how-to-video

How to sew on a button
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-sew-on-a-button

How to turn up trousers (aka hem pants)
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-turn-up-trousers

How to thread your needle
http://www.videojug.com/webvideo/how-to-thread-your-needle

How to make a summer suit and a circle skirt
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThreadBanger#p/a/15A108BB1B75EB97/5/CQ05GbEs2Po

How to sew a zipper
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThreadBanger?blend=2&ob=1#p/search/0/0zuOFD9izBw

How to sew totes from recycled materials
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThreadBanger?blend=2&ob=1#p/search/4/NxfWj8fN79o

Audacity Tutorial
http://voicethread.com/#q+tutorial.b45347.i237627

Crafted Online
http://voicethread.com/#q+tutorial.b89030.i452503