Long Beach Students Bring History to Life

Students in Joseph Hoffman’s seventh-grade social studies classes at Long Beach Middle School brought the American Revolution to life through a research project that utilized iPads and the iMovie application.

Nassau BOCES Model Schools Program Professional Developer Christine Joneleit visited the classes to help train students in properly using the iPads. Teachers Janna Arkow and Patti Van Loon and Social Studies Director Sean Hurley were also involved in the planning of this project.

Each student researched focus questions about the American Revolution. After they used various resources to obtain information, students created narrations for their movies. They made use of a storyboard handout to plan the order of their presentations.

The students also utilized research and the storyboard to find and organize images that supported their text. They learned how to store pictures, record the display sequence and add theme music to create iMovies. The final products brought the behind-the-scenes studies, narration statements and graphics together into three-minute video segments.

“The assignment aligned with the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program by prompting students to be inquirers, thinkers and reflectors as they addressed the focus questions through a combination of research, audio and visual components,” Principal Dr. Michele Natali said.

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