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| Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
| My Digital Story |
9 to 12 |
 (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Digital storytelling is one of the most creative ways to encourage students to write narratives. The project allows students to use existing writing, photography and computer skills, and gives them a challenging platform to create more intense, interesting and personal stories. |
| My Town/ My School |
3 to 6 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students groups will gather information on their town or school. They will research the city website, or school website to find important facts, history, and landmarks. Student groups will create a presentation to share with others. |
| Mythbusters - Don't FLIP Out! High School Isn't THAT Scary!! |
9 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be introduced to various activities surrounding the concept of digital video production. Students will use Flip™ Video cameras to produce a video that will be used during the high school orientation night for the county’s incoming 8th grade class. |
| New and Different Civilizations- A Claymation Dreamer's World |
5 to 8 |
| The book 'Westlandia' by Paul Fleischman is the inspiration for this claymation unit because the ultimate message is that it is o.k. to be different. In Art, I am an advocate for thinking outside the box and communicating what you are about through your art making experiences and explorations. With this in mind, I let Wesley's feelings and ideas be the seeds for our project. The only thing I change from the book is having students work in teams of 3 or 4 throughout this unit. |
| New School Mural |
P-K to 12 |
| Students will use digital images to create a mural for one of the walls next to the breezeway doors. |
| News Broadcasts |
3 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) After writing and practicing a script, the students present a news broadcast about a topic in the news. This is made with a Flip camera and sent to other classrooms. |
| Not so Simple Machines |
6 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students create a machine, using a combination of simple machines, to solve a problem. Students produce a podcast commercial, a photo story, and digital presentation to 'sell' their invention. |
| Notre monde - Our world |
7 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will share their way of life with their French-speaking pen pals by making a video about them in their community. |
| Our Place In The Rio Grande Rift Valley Watershed |
6 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) An arroyo that bisects our campus is the setting for student groups to explore the influence of flora, fauna, humans, land, water, and weather in this watershed environment. Students will use flip cameras and digital still cameras to document their observations and create digital presentations. |
| Parts of Speech Slide Show |
1 to 4 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Students create a slide show demonstrating their knowledge of the parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). |
| Passport to Ancient Civilizations |
3 to 6 |
| This will be a collaborative project between the classroom teacher and the technology teacher, me. Students will create their own passports of the ancient places they visited virtually. |
| Patchwork Quilt Class Project Thematic Unit |
3 to 3 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a thematic unit that integrates social studies, math, reading, and writing. |
| Picture Books: A School-Wide Genre Exploration |
K to 6 |
| English Language Students from a low-income neighborhood will have the opportunity to access technology by learning how to use digital cameras in a self-directed genre study. Students will synthesize the knowledge they gained from their project, and then proceed to teach other students how to create their own picture book focusing on a genre of their choice. The books will then be available for check out at the school library. |
| Pictures of Health |
K to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Taking pictures of health activities in our school nutrition clubs. Promoting Nutrition with pictures of students involved in activities. |
| Pod Review |
3 to 3 |
(4.5 stars, 2 ratings) Students from the gifted and talented class will create pod casts to review science concepts and vocabulary. These pod casts will be shared with ELL students and other science learners. |
| Podcast for the Environment |
6 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will improve comprehension skills and access prior knowledge by researching an enviromental issue and creating a podcast on the issue. |
| Podcasting Crusader's Style |
7 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Our 8th grade team is known as the Crusaders and our students enjoy making podcasts. We team up on an academic team and, as the science teacher and a lover of podcasting, I will be using podcast more frequently through lessons like this Biome Project. |
| Podcasting Our Way Through Nature |
3 to 5 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Student created podcasts guide other students along the nature trail which is located on our school grounds. The podcasts point out interesting features and teach others about the plants and landforms found along the trail. |
| Podcasting Parabolas |
7 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) After an introductory lesson on parabolas, students will research parabolas, the general equation of a parabola from three points and photograph pictures of parabolas found in everyday life. Students will then organize the data to create and publish a podcast to be share with their peers in the classroom, as well as, around the world. (This is a 3-day lesson for the block schedule) |
| Podcasting Poetry Slam |
3 to 5 |
| Students will participate in a poetry slam by podcasting. Poetry slams are a great way for students to improve oral reading and fluency and to make connections; it is only natural to incorporate technology. |
| Podcasting the 44th Infantry Division (WWII) |
10 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Using the original (1944-45) letters of PFC Fred Sisk (about 80 letters from the European Theater) and published histories of his division (the 44th) we will create podcasts that recreate the events of the divisions fight from Normandy and into Germany and Austria. |
| Poetic Podcasting |
P-K to 5 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students write their own poetry and create a podcast with their own work. |
| Poetry Alive! Interpreting Poetry Using Digital Images |
9 to 12 |
| A team of English students will take the role of a production company and will create a 4-5 minute film using the digital image as a medium for interpreting students’ original poems. Three classes will be working together in order to complete this project: Creative Writing, English, and The Actor’s Studio. |
| Poetry in Motion |
9 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will write a poem in the Target Language and use Movie Maker to illustrate.
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| Poetry Performance |
7 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Making poetry come alive for tenth grade students is about encouraging students to reflect and examine their world. Using poetry models and digital cameras, student created poetry comes alive and is captured for PodCast and VCast to be shared with friends, family and community members. |
