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- 2. Audience Who will beparticipating in this unit? • 3rd Grade Students • A mix of students ranging from different abilities.
- 3. Unit Description • Studentswill become an expert on an historical figure. • Students will be able to use a variety of multimedia tools to create their projects.
- 4. Context • These lessonswill be taught in a self contained classroom. • Each lesson will happen on a different day, the lessons will build upon each other, so when students are done they will have created a final project for their historical figure.
- 5. Before the Unit •Before we begin the unit I will make a screencast detailing what the students will be doing for the unit. • I then will put it up on the class website for students to view.
- 6. Lesson 1 • Firstthe teacher will read about a historical figure, like Ann Frank. • Tell students they will choose a character from a list, that they would like to do. If they have someone else in mind, they can run it by the teacher to see if they can use that character instead. • They will become an expert on their character.
- 7. Lesson 1 cont. •Once students have chosen their character, the teacher will show the students how to use the graphic organizer they will be given, by using example. • Students will be using Audible to listen to a story (already bought) about their character. • They will have a graphic organizer in front of them, so they can write down notes.
- 8. Lesson 2 • Studentswill be doing research online, and from books to gather as much information they can on their character. • The teacher will show a Fakebook example, and explain how to navigate the page.
- 9. Lesson 2 cont. •With the information they already have, students will start creating their Fakebook account • Students will pretend that they are their character. • It will be students jobs, as they gather more information, to update their Fakebook page.
- 10. Lesson 3 • Afterstudents have have collected all of their information, the class will make a wikipage. • The teacher will have already created the main page, and invited the students to join.
- 11. Lesson 3 • Theteacher will show an example, on how to create a page on the wiki, and how to do text and add pictures. • Each student will be responsible for putting important information onto their page (they will be given a rubric)
- 12. Lesson 5 • Studentswill be doing a “talk show” creating their own podcast. • Students will be their character, and they will be interviewed by a peer while being recorded. • They will have the questions beforehand (it’s the questions they had to answer to fill out information before) • The podcasts will be uploaded to their wikipages.
- 13. Lesson 4 • Forthe final, students will be writing a story using their character. • What do they think their character would be like in the 21st century? What would they wear? What would they do? • Students will then create a slideshare, to present their story to groups.
- 14. Justification • Screencast- Ibelieve parents should be aware of what is happening in their students class. I thought screencast would be a good tool to use, because I can record my voice to explain what we are doing and why. • Podcast (Audible and create your own)- Students need that audio piece, along with reading, to help them comprehend the text further. Create your own podcast, it gives students a chance to apply their knowledge in a creative way.
- 15. Justification • Wikkis-Instead ofhaving students present to each other in front of the class, I thought having a wiki would be better. Students can browse through the other pages. • Fakebook- It’s a good way for students to remember about their character, because they have to be in a role where they are their character. • Slideshare- Students will use slideshare to remember what they wanted to share with their group.
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