Jessica Pack - Moviemaking in the Classroom: Lifting Student Voices Through Digital Storytelling

Filled with stories of student possibilities, fascinating lessons, and how to get from where you are to where you want to be, this book is a wonderful resource for any teacher wanting to create powerfully memorable learning with their students. Moviemaking in the Classroom: Lifting Student Voices Through Digital Storytelling is the best combination of video-as-art and video-as-communication that Ive seen. The reader will learn from and be encouraged by Packs many insights, as well as the ideas of exceptional educators whose messages enhance the activities and pedagogical exploration. Shane Frakess tell me without telling me idea is one I will bring to the schools I work with right away. Thank you, Jessica, for crafting this exceptional book.

Rushton Hurley
Executive Director of NextVista.org

Storytelling enhances learning, and Jessica Pack has created a wonderful resource to help any educator bring compelling moviemaking into their teaching practice. Moviemaking in the Classroom includes a background on the history, impact, and brain science of storytelling, along with an explanation of the process, including project ideas, examples linked with QR codes, input from K12 educators, assessments, and quick-start lessons, making it a fantastic guide for digital filmmaking. Its a useful source for teachers in any content area who are interested in helping their students speak their truth and learn to communicate in this dominant medium.

Tim Needles
Media and Art Educator, Author of STEAM Power, @timneedles

I taught film as well as integrated media production in my self-contained classes, and it took me a DECADE to develop the skills and activities that Jessica makes oh-so-easy to acquire in Moviemaking in the Classroom. Like it or not, our students are ALL media students today and this book gives educators a fast, academically relevant way to add video production to their classes, from simple to sophisticated. Dont miss out on leading video-based lessons because it looks time-consuming or you have no experience. Jessica Pack makes adding video to your classroom smooth and easy.

Jon Corippo
Author, The Eduprotocol Field Guide, Book 1 and Book 2, and The EduProtocol Field Guide Math Edition; Contributing Author, 100 No-Nonsense Things that ALL Teachers Should STOP Doing; Helpful Guy

Part manual, part memoir, part edtech cookbook, Jessica Packs Moviemaking in the Classroom is a state-of-the-art guide to digital storytelling in the classroom, for both the novice and the experienced. Her inspiring journey as a teacher is joined by a host of fellow educators sharing tips, tools, successes, and best practices for making the K12 classroom a studio where ideas are given sound and form, student voices are raised, and learning is fostered through creativity. Pack makes a compelling case for making digital storytelling the core of how students find their voices to succeed in their studies and in life.

Frank Guttler
Media Literacy Coach and Founder, Lights, Camera, Learn!

Moviemaking in the Classroom is an inspirational resource and guide for educators at all levels who are introducing students to the process of moviemaking and digital storytelling. Jessica Pack provides a wealth of startup strategies, curricular integrations, mini lessons, assessment tools, management tips, research and rationale. Woven throughout is her passion for providing a powerful platform for student voice through the stories they create. The success of her technique is evident in the stories and examples she shares.

Julie Jaeger
PD Coach and Consultant, Educator of Gifted, Tech Integrationist

Jessica Pack has given us a book that is vibrant, thoughtful, and necessary. In classrooms where students and their stories are embraced, the potential for deep connection with their learning and achievement is super-charged. Jessica shows us, through examples and practical strategies, how to use the medium of digital storytelling to empower our learners. The world our students live in today is dependent on the confident, flexible use of media to tell powerful stories to make change, solve problems, and create a better world for all of us. Moviemaking in the Classroom will help you teach your students to do just thatbeautifully.

Rebecca Mieliwocki
2012 National Teacher of the Year

Digital storytelling can transform the learning experience for our students. Jessica Pack is a natural storyteller who will pull you in and get you excited about trying the lessons she outlines in her book. Through stories, rich examples, and resources, you will have a massive toolkit to bring moviemaking to life in your classroom. We know that our students all have a story to tell. This book will show you how to give your students that voice to tell theirs.

Laurie Guyon
Coordinator for Model Schools, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, and NYSCATE Trainer (@smilelearning)

In her book, Jessica Pack demystifies classroom filmmaking by addressing obstacles and presenting solutions. The provided lessons are ready to use and break down the moviemaking process into smaller, more approachable steps. This book is a great addition to the bookshelf of any K12 teacher who wants to experience the incredible impact filmmaking can have on student learning.

Tracy Walker, M.Ed.
Middle School Teacher, Novato Unified School District

Jessica Pack has given educators a powerful blueprint to engage ALL students in digital storytelling. Moviemaking in the Classroom is a must-read for anyone who wants to provide meaningful student
driven instruction.

Dr. Brian McDaniel
California Teacher of the Year and Global Teacher Prize Finalist

Jessica Pack

2021 International Society for Technology in Education.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Pack, Jessica, author.

Title: Moviemaking in the classroom : lifting student voices through digital storytelling / Jessica Pack.

Description: First Edition. | Portland, OR : International Society for Technology in Education, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021023593 (print) | LCCN 2021023594 (ebook) | ISBN 9781564849281 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781564849267 (ePub) | ISBN 9781564849274 (PDF)

Subjects: LCSH: Storytelling--Data processing. | Literature and technology. | Internet in education. | Digital storytelling. | Storytelling in education.

Classification: LCC LB1042 .P27 2021 (print) | LCC LB1042 (ebook) | DDC 371.33/44678--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021023593

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021023594