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Meet the Media Studio!

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The Secondary floor of the Knowledge Center now has a Media Studio with a green wall.  The green paint extends to adjacent walls so media creators can get corner shots. The green screen feature is  easy to use in iMovie . Students record video in front of the screen/wall, import into iMovie, layer it over a different video clip or image, and apply the green screen effect. Meaningful integration ideas include creating newscasts set during historical events, advertising a product with student created background, setting scenes that give purpose for speaking in different languages, building conceptual understanding of time and place, experimenting with the role of context, and defying laws of physics. Community members can book the Media Studio by going to their calendars, creating an event, clicking on rooms to the right next to guests, and scrolling to KC - SS Media Lab.  Here's a video about booking rooms for events .

Google Forms to Quiz yourself, your friends, or your students

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You can use Google forms to make quizzes to practice questions with one right answer.  Using data validation, you can enter a correct answer When the form is being used, answers will not be accepted until they are correct  Shuffle question order for more fun Complete the form multiple times to keep practicing Review data on who has completed, and how many times. For a speed test, you can check time between completions of the form. Here’s how. Watch the Video: Step by step instructions: Go to Drive and click new--> Form Enter a title and instructions Click on the down arrow next to Multiple Choice and choose Short Answer Enter your question text, and click on the three dots at the bottom right Choose Data Validation Choose Regular Expression | Matches | enter the correct answer in the space for 'Pattern' | Enter an error message in the space for 'custom error text. Choose duplicate to copy your question and edit the question ...