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Telling History

Posted in Chapter 5, Social Studies on April 20, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Students involved in producing media projects are telling their own stories, and at times these creations become historical artifacts. With the first pandemic in over a century spreading throughout the world, students are connecting to teachers, other students, and their learning through virtual interactions. By depicting a particular moment in time as it develops, we may end up capturing pieces of history and creating artifacts that becomes primary source documents. Here is one example of a project made recently by Hannah Schweitzer, one of my high school students. It is an example of the Portrait Project that is the primary video production exercise in Chapter 5 of Moving Images.

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