For me, using such utensils on the classroom is all about the interpretive feedback I get from the students involvement of a production. By building guidelines around what is required and by supporting the students through initiatives that give them access to YouTube, wiki, blog postings, picnik etc., allow the students to build their own learning platforms.
Having the appropriate guidelines is, in my mind, the essence of this activity. For example, asking for the students to create a movie about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles pre-European settlement would mean that the students would first need some cultural awareness training to make them aware of language, cultural issues, local Indigenous stories, local ceremonies etc.
When the students develop their movies, it will be easily identifiable if the above mentioned knowledge has been attained. Indicators such as acknowledgement of country, reference to local clan groups or nation, language spoken, current issues around Land Use agreements (ILUA) etc.
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