Working with Green Screens

Working with green screens is a new adventure for me. This will be the first time I have attempted such a project. My original idea was to use the green screen app as a means of publishing student writing. Next month we will begin fractured fairy tale writing. My students are aware that a fractured fairy tale is similar to the regular fairy tale but with a twist. Therefore they will be creating a fractured fairy tale with the twist being the setting. When we finish the writing, students will retell their story using the green screen app and adjust the background to their new setting. However, before I adventure into this project I figure I should test the waters. Therefore, my students are creating simple videos about themselves, their community, province and country for our epals in Iowa. This will be our chance to mess around and have fun with the app! Be sure to check back to see our progress! 

Follow Up: 


Working with Green Screens has been incredibly fun! We spent time just having fun with the app where my students created videos about themselves and another video about Taber, Alberta or Canada. We then sent those videos off to our E-pals in Iowa and Edmonton. 


We are now working on our fairy tale writing. This past week, we've read through MANY fairy tales and fractured fairy tales. After giving my class a list of fairy tales, they chose their favourite and are now in the process of writing their very own fractured fairy tale. The one aspect that they are changing is the setting. It is so neat to watch their creativity and ideas. I am very excited to see finish products. Some students have asked if they can draw their own backgrounds rather than search the web for something. When we are complete we will be emailing the videos to their parents.