By:KirstineRios,CoralMasek,SaraKashBrown

ITProject:iMovieLessonPlan

Endorsement Subject Class Unit Lesson Resources

HighSchool SocialStudies AmericanHistory AmericanPastime TheUnitedStates:ProgressiveEratoPresent Print:ClassroomTextbook,ClassReadings,ClassNotes Electronics:Maccomputers/laptopswithiMoviesoftware NE(Nebraska)Standards: Describeconceptsoftimeandchronology(e.g.,ProgressiveEra, Expansion,WorldWarI,TheDepression,TheNewDeal, WorldWarII,ColdWar,CivilRightsEra,SpaceExploration, EconomicBoomandRecessions,ContemporaryUnitedStates). Select,record,andinterpretkeynationalandglobaleventsin chronologicalorder(e.g.,timelineswitherasandselectedkey event).ThroughiMoviestudentswillreinforcetheinformation theyhavelearnedthroughoutthesemester. CreatinganiMovieaboutaspecifictimeperiodwillbeanendof theyearprojectforthestudentstoreviewforthefinal.Theywill createaiMovieofaspecifictimeinhistoryfromtheProgressive toPresentEra. Theteacherwillneedtoreservethecomputerlaboramobilelab withlaptopsforthestudentstoworkon.Thecomputersneedto havetheiMoviesoftwareavailableforthestudentstouse.The studentswillincorporatetheirknowledgefromclasslectures, readings,andnotesintoashortiMovie. Objective1:ReinforceknowledgeaboutAmericanHistorygone overinclass. Objective2:LearnhowtouseiMoviesoftwaretocreatevideos.

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Introduction

Technology Uses/Materials Needed

Objectives

By:KirstineRios,CoralMasek,SaraKashBrown

Objective3:Learnhowtocollaboratewithclassmatesona project. Preparingthe Student ThestudentswillbeinformedofthebasicuseofiMovieandthe properusesoftheprogram.Theteacherwillgiveatutorialon usingiMovie,showatutorialvideo,andwillgivethestudentsa simpleassignment,sothestudentswillbecomefamiliarand comfortablewithusingtheiMoviesoftware. StudentswillbelearningthroughfiveofthestagesinBlooms Taxonomy: RememberStudentswillneedtolistdifferentevents thatoccurredintheirassignedtimeperiod. UnderstandStudentswillsummarizedthefactsabout eachevenwhenpresentingtheiriMovieandwillbeable todifferentiateeventsamongthetimeperiodsthey learnedinclass. ApplyStudentswillillustratethehappeningsoftheir timeperiodthroughtheiriMovie. AnalyzeStudentsexaminethereasonswhyspecific eventsoccurredintheirtimeperiod. CreateStudentswilldesignaniMovietorepresenttheir assignedtimeperiod. 1. Divideclassintogroups. 2. Givetheclassinstructionsonwhattheyaretodo.Show themanexampleandtherubriconhowtheywillbegraded. Withintherubric,listanallottedlengthfortheiMovie.Other aspectstodetermineintherubricwouldbepicturesor footageandaudioifnecessary. 3. AssigneachgroupatimeperiodtomakeaniMovieover theirtimeperiod. 4. Providetheclasswithcomputerstostarttocreatetheir iMovieovertheinformationgathered(eitherinthecomputer labortheclassroom). 5. GivetheclasstwodaysinclasstoworkontheiriMovie (amountofclasstimedependsontheclass). 6. Walkaroundtheclassroomthroughouttheclassperiodand

Assessmentof Student Learning

Lesson Sequence

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seehoweachgroupisprogressing. 7. Ifstudentsaretakinglonger,givethemanextension(another dayinclasstoworkontheiriMovies). 8. OncetheiMoviesaredone,haveeachgroupshowtheir video.Afterthevideo,eachgroupshouldgointomoredetail onwhatwasintheirvideo. 9. Afteronegroupisdonepresentingtheirtimeperiod,givethe studentsafewminutestocompletethattimeperiodsportion oftheworksheet. 10. OnceallofthegroupshavepresentedtheiriMovies,givethe classacoupledaystoreviewforthefinalexam. 11. Givethestudentsthefinalexam. Measurementof Theinitialmeasurementofsuccesswouldbeaworksheetthatthe Success teacherhadcreatedoverallofthedifferentprojecttimelinesthat willbehandedoutatthebeginningofeachclassandpickedupat theend.Theworksheetwillcoverthedifferenteventsandbasic factsaboutthetimeline.Thefinalmeasurementofsuccesswillbe thefinalexamtheteachercreates.Theexamwillbe comprehensiveandwillincludeallofthetimeperiodsusedinthis assignment.Therewillalsobequestionsontheexamthatconsist ofinformationnotmentionedintheiMovies,butmentionedin classthroughreadings,lectures,andnotes.
ExampleofaHistoricalTimePeriodiMovie: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9PKtHjdYsYLWFPNTdPRHBqTE0/edit?usp=sharing