Susie+Adkins

=Daily Lesson GAME Plan=

Unit: Video Production
=Goals=

Content Standards:

 * Perform camera-related tasks for a video production
 * Design scenery for a video production
 * Operate video cameras/camcorders
 * Perform editing operations

ISTE NETS-S:

 * Communication and collaboration
 * Technology operations and concepts
 * Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making

Instructional Objectives:

 * Students will create a product and create a commercial for the product

=Action=

Before-Class Preparation:

 * Reserve video equipment

=During Class=
 * Students will collaborate with one another to determine the product that they would to create (10 to 15 minutes)
 * Students will determine the "catch phrase" for their product (10 to 15 minutes)
 * Students will brainstorm ideas about commercial (30 to 40 minutes)
 * Students will write script for commercial (40 to 45 minutes)
 * Students will determine individual roles for commercial (15 to 20 minutes)
 * Students will build props and product (120 minutes)
 * Students will videotape commercial (50 to 60 minutes)
 * Students will edit commercial (50 to 60 minutes)
 * Students will finalize commercial (25 to 30 minutes)

=Monitor=

Ongoing Assessment

 * Check for understanding throughout the video process
 * Check for understanding on the use video equipment
 * Check for understanding on the use editing software

Accommodations and Extensions

 * Allow students who have difficulty in use of equipment and software to play a greater role in the creativity process

=Evaluation=

Lesson Reflections and Notes

 * Ensure all students feel as though they have an important role in the process
 * Allow students to be creative

Susie, I would like to work on this project! I think the students will really enjoy this lesson and will like to work collaboratively on this. I have a few questions for you, will you show students examples of the type of commercials you would like to see as a final product? The reason I ask is there are a lot of commercials on television right now that I would not want the students to emulate, plus the cost of creating some of these commercials is astronomical so students might get discouraged if they cannot create something comparable. Also will you create a rubric for the students so they know what they are being evaluated on as they go through this process? Great idea, thanks for sharing. Gayle

Gayle, I do have a rubric for this project. Also, each year my students compete in a local university competition in which they submit many projects comparable to this one. I do show them commercials that were submitted by students of prior years, and we watch commercials via youtube. It is always an interesting project.

=Daily Lesson GAME Plan=

Unit: Podcasting
=Goals=

Content Standards:

 * Develop and publish information in electronic form
 * Insert original sound files into multimedia presentation
 * Construct and publish information in printed and electronic form
 * Design collaborative interactive activities or projects

ISTE NETS-S:

 * Communication and collaboration
 * Technology operations and concepts
 * Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making
 * Creativity and innovation
 * Research and information fluency

Instructional Objectives:

 * Students will create a podcast that is beneficial to the community and school district.

=Action=

Before-Class Preparation:

 * Setup podcasting link on school website
 * Ensure each student has access to Audacity for recording of podcast
 * Ensure each computer has a microphone
 * Setup blog for classroom
 * Setup blog on school website for administration, staff, parents, students and community to document their thoughts / ideas about possible podcast ideas

=During Class=
 * In class setting discuss and review podcasting, Audacity, classroom blog and community blog (40 to 45 minutes)
 * Discuss project expectations, student participation and student roles. (Each student will contribute to community blog, school blog, record podcast) (30 to 45 minutes)
 * Students will brainstorm ideas about possible podcasts (20 to 25 minutes)
 * Students will select podcast subject and research podcast subject (80 to 85 minutes)
 * Students will record podcast using Audacity (30 to 35 minutes)
 * Students will edit podcast (30 to 35 minutes)
 * Students will submit podcast for review to teacher
 * Students will upload podcast to school website (10 to 15 minutes)
 * Students will contribute ideas, comments and feedback to community blog and classroom blog (on-going)

=Monitor=

Ongoing Assessment

 * Check for understanding throughout the podcasting process
 * Review participation in classroom and community blogs
 * Check for understanding on the use editing and recording software

Accommodations and Extensions

 * Allow students who have difficulty in speaking / speech to document scripts for podcast and collaborate with another student to help in the recording of the podcast

=Evaluation=

Lesson Reflections and Notes

 * Ensure all students feel as though they have an important role in the process
 * Allow students to be creative

(This project is the one that I am working on for our weekly GAME Plan assignment. If you have any ideas that you would like to share please do so. My goal is to involve the community, administration, staff, parents and students to form a community podcast that will be beneficial to all involved)

Sue, Once again, this seems like an awesome lesson that your students will love. You are very lucky to have access to equipment that allows you to do all this through your school. Is there any limit on what they can and not discuss on the podcast? Also, on what criteria will they be evaluated? Im not sure how you can get the message out to the community, but maybe sending home an email or possibly a recorded phone call to the parents and staff of your building. Possibly posting up flyers and the use of word of mouth. I think that this has an opporitunity to be so much fun for you, your students, and their parents.

Karl

Karl, Thank you for your kind words. I am trying to determine what can and can not be discussed. I am hoping that with staff, administration and community involved that I will have a great deal of ideas. This is where I am stuck. I want the podcast to be beneficial not just random words. I would evaluate each student on participation and completion of a weekly podcast. I hope to get the message out to the community by having my students complete a public service announcement. Wish me luck.

Susie

Susie, I appreciate how clear your directives are for each step of the plan and also that you are involving students in the community. I went to a large high school and graduated with 1000 students. I wasn't involved in the community, it really didn't feel like any "community" because the district was so large and populated. I know teach in a rural district of 500 students total, K-12 and I have seen the impact that a close-knit community can have when working with a school and for that I applaud your project. One thing I noticed was that your plan wasn't subject-specific and an idea might be collaborating with another teacher to help build those cross-curricular relationships. I don't know if there is a history, math, or science connection with your community that could be resolved, but it might be an idea? It could also be a complete train wreck if you get stuck working with someone who doubles your work load...I also liked the idea of adding a script/close-caption for those with speech difficulties. Great plan and have a great week, Dustin

Dustin, Thank you for your input. I am struggling with ideas to use in the podcast. I hope that by involving administration, staff and community that my students will have the opportunity to collaborate with all and will be rewarded with a great deal of information and ideas to build upon.

=Daily Lesson GAME Plan=

Related Lesson: Community Podcasting
=Goals=

Content Standards:

 * Perform camera-related tasks for a video production
 * Operate video cameras/camcorders
 * Perform editing operations
 * Develop and publish information in electronic form
 * Insert original sound files into multimedia presentation
 * Construct and publish information in printed and electronic form
 * Design collaborative interactive activities or projects

ISTE NETS-S:

 * Communication and collaboration
 * Technology operations and concepts
 * Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making
 * Creativity and innovation

Instructional Objectives:

 * Students will utilize digital storytelling software to create a public service announcement to bring awareness to Community Podcast project.

=Action=

Before-Class Preparation:

 * Reserve video equipment
 * Set-up VoiceThread for student access
 * Set-up VoiceThread link on school website
 * Ensure each student has access to VoiceThread

=During Class=
 * In class setting discuss and review VoiceThread, public service announcements and lesson objectives (40 to 45 minutes)
 * Discuss project expectations, student participation and student roles (30 to 45 minutes)
 * Students will brainstorm ideas about how to involve / reach the community for support in podcasting project (30 to 40 minutes)
 * Students will write script for public service announcement (40 to 45 minutes)
 * Students will determine individual roles for public service announcement (15 to 20 minutes)
 * Students will videotape public service announcement (50 to 60 minutes)
 * Students will edit public service announcement (50 to 60 minutes)
 * Students will finalize public service announcement (25 to 30 minutes)

=Monitor=

Ongoing Assessment

 * Check for understanding throughout the public service announcement process
 * Check for understanding on the use video equipment
 * Check for understanding on the use editing software
 * Check for understanding on the use of VoiceThread

Accommodations and Extensions

 * Allow students who have difficulty in use of equipment and software to play a greater role in the creativity process

=Evaluation=

Lesson Reflections and Notes

 * Ensure all students feel as though they have an important role in the process
 * Allow students to be creative