The Director in the Classroom provides the "Why" for digital video in the classroom in a clear and concisely written book. The book first looks at "Why" filmmaking is an important tool in 21st century classrooms and then explains, step by step, "How" filmmaking projects take shape in the classroom by developing ideas, forming a plan, filming, editing and presenting the final film in the classroom and beyond. At every step, it examines how the filmmaking process fosters the development of personal, social and higher-order thinking skills. Over 25 filmmaking black line masters are included in digital form, ready to use and adapt in your classroom. "The best production handbook for teachers that we've seen "-Center for Media Literacy One of the best, practical texts on digital storytelling and using filmmaking in the classroom written to date.-Wesley Fryer, speedofcreativity.org