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Public Service Announcements (PSA)
Public Service Announcements (PSA)
- A public service announcement (PSA) raises awareness about an problem in the world that needs a solution.
Text Research
Text Research
- Visit the Ocean Exploration Sci-Wiki-Tific website.
- Search the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) for your topic. What are your researching?
- Read Mr. Czarka's NOAA Teacher at Sea logs. What do you learn about people working to protect the oceans?
- Learn about various endangered species on The Red List.
- Arkive has great photography and information on endangered species.
Images (photographs) and Videos
Images (photographs) and Videos
- Use the "iMovie Extras" app on your iPad.
- Use Utilize a Flickr advanced searchto find images that you can use in your PSA.
- Remember you must cite, or give credit, to the person who made the image.
- Click the box that says, "Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content." This is at the bottom of the webpage.
- You can check if you have permission to use the image. If the image says, "All rights reserved," you cannot use the image (unless you contact the creator).
- Remember you must cite, or give credit, to the person who made the image.
- Visit Arkive for photographs and video you can use.
- Shutterstock and Free Digital Photos have images that you can use too!
Know You Can Use the Image: Creative Commons
Know You Can Use the Image: Creative Commons
Watch this video to learn how to use other people's work in your PSA. Learn about the creative commons symbols.
Using iMovie to Create Your PSA
Using iMovie to Create Your PSA
Learn tips for creating a PSA using iMovie for the iPad.
More Resources to Assist Your Research
More Resources to Assist Your Research
Use these resources below, such as graphic organizers and rubric, as you collect information about your topic.
Creating a Endangered Species Story Arc Using iMovie
Creating a Endangered Species Story Arc Using iMovie
Use the information from your "Endangered Ocean Animal Species PSA Planning Template" (see below). Select important information with a highlighter. Tell the story.
Endangered Ocean Animal Species PSA Rubric
Endangered Ocean Animal Species PSA Rubric
Use this rubric as you work on your PSA. This rubric will help you include all the components (parts) of the PSA to get the top grade! Remember, the top grade means more than a grade on your report card. It means that you are doing your part in preserving a healthy environment for all of us!!! And you just may earn a spot for your PSA in the South Bronx Environmental Film Festival.
Endangered Ocean Animals PSA Rubric.pdfEndangered Ocean Animal Species PSA Planning Template
Endangered Ocean Animal Species PSA Planning Template
Use this planning template to prepare your research. This planning template will assist you in taking all your research into a story arc. A story arc is a plan for a story, or movie or even PSA! Next you will use the iPad movie templates. You will use a highlighter to select the key information on the planning template to use in the iMovie. View the video above or click here for more information.
Ocean Endangered Species PSA Planning Template.pdfInformation Gathering Graphic Organizer
Information Gathering Graphic Organizer
Use this graphic organizer as you begin your research. This graphic organizer will help you collect lots of information. Some of this information might get used. Some of this information might not get used. You are simply gathering (collecting) information. Do not forget to write the citation at the bottom of the page. Citation means the name of where your information came from. Here are some examples: title of the book you read, website you visited, video you watched, or expert you spoke to.
PSA Info Gathering Graphic Organizer.pdfEndangered Ocean Animal Species Research Graphic Organizer
Endangered Ocean Animal Species Research Graphic Organizer
Use this graphic organizer as you investigate different ocean animal species that are endangered. You will find the following information:
a) name of the endangered animal;
b) 2 facts about the endangered animal; and,
c) reason the animal is endangered.
Read the article, "Thirteen Threatened Animals of the Ocean."
Endangered Ocean Animals Research Graphic Organizer PDF.pdfiPad iMovie Templates
iPad iMovie Templates
Use these templates to plan out the text (words) and images (photos) that you will incorporate (put) in your PSA. Decide which theme will fit your PSA's message best. then print those pages out from the following template files.
Adrenaline Template.pdfPSA iMovie Trailer Templates.pdfTips for Using iMovie
Tips for Using iMovie
Click here to review the different steps for using iMovie on the iPad. Have some fun! Make a difference for the environment!
PSA Teaching Ideas
PSA Teaching Ideas
You can use these ideas to teach others to create a PSA.
Return to Putting Together Your PSA.
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