The document outlines 3 lesson plans that incorporate digital literacy tools. The first lesson is a 3rd grade science lesson on global warming where students will create multimedia projects on the topic. The second lesson for 6th-8th grade is an oral history project where students interview relatives and create a video. The third lesson is a 5th grade language arts lesson where students research and demonstrate figurative language devices using a graphic organizer and multimedia.

1. Digital Literacy –Unit 3
Shenika McCoy
IDT 7064/8064

2. Part One
 After taking the Digital Media Literacy quiz what I
found is that I have a solid foundation on what digital
media literacy is and its uses, my problem is
implementation. Because of lack of resources I have been
unable to use a lot of these strategies inside of my
classroom.
 My professors on the other hand have implemented
some of these tools, and I enjoyed the practice I have had
with these tools.
 I look forward to implementing these tools in my
classroom ,I am interested in seeing how useful these
tools are for my students with special needs.

3. Part 2- Lesson Plan 1
 The first lesson I created is a 3rd grade Science lesson on
global warming.
 Students will investigate global warming, and how it
impacts them and the people in their area.
 Groups of 4 will create a multimedia project. They will
be able to create a television news program, a
commercial recorded on Video Dvd or iMovie, an Oral
report with visuals(i.e. original artwork,digital images
etc.), or students may create an online book with student
created words and pictures using a program such as
Zooburst.

4. Part 2- Lesson Plan 2
 I can’t take credit for this lesson idea, I actually got the
idea from a teacher in Chicago ,Nawal Qarooni.
 This is an Oral History project for 6-8th graders.
 It addresses the NET S-Standards of creativity and
innovation, Communication and collaboration, Research
and Information Fluency. It meets curriculum standards
in Social Studies and English –Language Arts.
 Lesson Overview- Students will learn how to ask
pertinent questions by creating an oral history. They will
formulate questions and interview relatives using a
camera and create a video as a finished product.

5. Part 2 –Lesson 3
 The last lesson is a 5th grade Language Arts lesson.
 The goal is for students to research and discuss
figurative language and other literary devices.
 In groups of two students need to answer the
question what is figurative language?
 Students will then create a graphic organizer that
records the figurative language they found and a
multimedia demonstration about their favorite
figurative language device and its meaning.

6. References and
Acknowledgments
 "Literacy in the Information Age" an excerpt from Anderson,
R.A., Grant, M.M. & Speck B.W. (2008). Technology to teach
literacy: A resources for K-8 teachers (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
 Healy, J. (2011, April 08). Find the figurative language. Retrieved
from http://aasl.jesanco.org/content/find-figurativelanguage
 "So What if Schools Don't Prepare Kids for the 21st Century?"
by Dr. Scott McLeod on May 21, 2008
 Qarooni, N. (2011, February 27). I am identity oral history project.
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