Here are step by step instruction for what we covered in our workshop @Spread The Word

Step 1: Research your topic with your partner

Step 2: Create a Google Doc, name it the Title of your Historical Event, and Share it with your partner.

• In this step, you will create a list of the sources you used to uncover key details about historical figures, the context surrounding the event, and any important cause and effect sequences that contributed to the event's significance in history.

Step 3: Write a short dialog (create a script) between the key figures of your event in your Shared Google Doc - share it with the teacher.

Step 4: Select Legos or draw characters you want to use to represent the historical figures from your event.

Step 5: Set up your "stage" - decide if you will be using a 3D technique or bird's-eye perspective to capture your frames.

Step 6: Film your frames in iMotion - TIPS:

• Make sure you choose the manual setting
• Tap the CAPTURE button for each and every movement (this is how we create the "motion")
• FPS means "frames per second" and the bar attached to this function speeds up or slows down the motion of your frames
• Remember this will also lengthen the movie's total time
• You won't be able to change the fps once the clips are exported out of iMotion

Step 7: Once you have shot all of the scenes, export your iMotion project as a VIDEO to the PHOTO LIBRARY

Step 8: Open up iMovie and start a new project - select MOVIE

Step 9: Select the "simple" setting and tap CREATE MOVIE

Step 10: Make sure you are in the video files in iMovie, tap the clip you wish to use (it will turn yellow) and the tap the DOWN ARROW to make your clip appear in the tray

Step 11: Tap the MICROPHONE to record your script as your movie plays - accept the recording that is paced correctly with the movements of your characters and/or the mouths

Step 12: Upload finished projects to YouTube directly from iMovie

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