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Name: Anna Charis Hanson
PART A: Describe how students could create and publish an original movie, audio file, podcast, or
vodcast in order to achieve required learning standards. Challenge: For an A provide an idea where
the learning activity reaches a LoTi level 4a or above. To do this you will have to design a project where
students engage in higher-order thinking and publish their work to an audience that will use or care about
the results. Broad feedback for their work is also a great way to boost interest and performance.
Grade Level: 3rd
Content Area: Social Studies
Technology Used (check all that apply): Movie Audio Podcast Vodcast
Other: (list)
Content Area/Grade/Standards/Topics Addressed:
3rd grade
Social Studies- Native Americans

SS3H1 Describe early American Indian cultures and their development in North America.
a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest Southwest,
Plains, Northeast, and Southeast.
b. Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food,
clothing, and shelter
c. Discuss how American Indians continue to contribute to American life (e.g., arts, literature).

Brief Description of Learning Experience:
I will use the Georgia standard in my video to educate my students about the lives of the Native
Americans. The students can have access to the video in class or at home as a resource for understanding
the subject content. The movie begins by showing the students different regions where Native Americans
lived in the United States including the Northwest, Northeast, Plains, and Southwest regions. Then, the
children are exposed to the features of American Indians including clothing and stature. Next, the movie
reveals types of shelters and resources American Indians depended on such as bison and they are given a
diagram that shows every single part the Bison was used for. Included in-between the pictures is a video
taken from Discovery education teaching the students about the importance of diverse Native American
tribes. Finally, the movie ends with the way modern Native Americans are living including struggles with
reservation poverty and peaceful protests for overall change. This video will assist students in becoming
more integrated into the past and present lives of Native Americans and will encourage their engagement to
create personal movies.

Student Engagement/Higher-Order Thinking: What LoTi level would this lesson be and Why? I
believe this lesson focuses on Level 4 of technology implementation because the students are fully
engage in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems through use of digital
resources. Students can learn about Native Americans and even create their own videos about Native
Americans to share with groups inside and outside of classrooms such as with different schools,
cultures, or even parents.

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Importance of technology: The

project could be created without using a video file, but I do not believe the
students would retain as much information as they possibly can from simple lesson plans. The movie serves
as a great knowledge reference and students may not understand a topic to the full extent without access to
the video.
Inspiration (optional): If you used existing multimedia projects as a model for your project
(whether in part or whole), include the URL(s) so we can visit. Explain what concepts you
borrowed from others.

Internet Safety and Student Privacy: If students create their own work, it is possible for their to be
risks for Internet safety. To prohibit this from happening in cases of shared products, I would ask
permission from students parents and from the school administration to produce any work from the
children. I would also limit names or any other personal information from being accessed by strangers.
Other comments about your proposed student multimedia authoring activity: