Global Students' Collaboration

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Students' Collaboration Goes Globe

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Public Service Announcement  on Asthma

Final Assignment
Unit/Lesson Topic:  Respiratory System Diseases Public Announcement 
Students: 30                Grade Level: 5
Lesson Time/ Length:  40
Thinking Skills: 
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of concepts. Students will be focused for a long period of time.
Affective: 
Students will cooperate with teachers and classmates.  Students will exhibit 100% enjoyment.
Equipment needed for the lesson: (1) Camera and Computer (Green Screen Project)
Summary of lesson:
Students will utilize past learned information on the diseases that may affect the respiratory system.  Students are aware of the parts of the respiratory system and know how air (enters) and carbon dioxide (exits) travels through the body.  They will take this information to inform the public of how certain diseases may affect the nose and throat, the bronchial tubes, and other parts of the lungs. They will use their creativity to create a Public Service Announcement on Respiratory System Diseases.  I will explain to the students what a Public Service Announcement entails and provide several video examples.  Students will be divided into six groups of five and assigned different respiratory diseases.  The diseases the students will be assigned are Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Asthma, Emphysema, and Cystic Fibrosis.  Students will include in their public service announcement a brief description of the causes, treatments, and preventions. Students’ public service announcements will be video taped using a camera.
Outcome: 
Students will be able to work within a group in a positive manner.  All students will make equal contribution to the making of this public service announcement.  Students will share their creativity and enjoyment in this project.
ISTE STANDARDS

 Students are proficient in the use of technology.     
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

	Criteria				Points
	0-10	11-15	16-20	21-25
Organization	Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.	Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around.	Student(s) presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow.	Student(s) presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.	____
Content Knowledge	Student(s) does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject.	Student(s) is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions.	Student(s) is at ease with content, but fails to elaborate.	Student(s) demonstrates full knowledge (more than required) with explanations and elaboration.	____
Creativity	Student(s) show no creativity.	Student(s) exhibits some creativity.	Student(s) creativity enhances their project.	Student(s) demonstrates a higher level of creativity.	____
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Delivery	Student(s) mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to hear.	Student(s) incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing presentation.	Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly.	Student(s) used a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms.	____
				Total---->	____

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Green Screen Experience

I really enjoyed our class yesterday due to the green screen project.  I always wonder how the newscasters presented their story in the studio.  I had a lot of challenges as usual trying to keep-up and understand the process of how to produce my green screen project.  At first it did turn-out as expected and I needed to do it again to get it close to right.  I had problems uploading to YouTube due to password and email issues.  So the next step was to put the video in my drop box which I obviously did not do correctly because it was not there when I tried to retrieve it.  Therefore, I was totally bumed-out because I had nothing to show for my efforts that evening.

However, I never gave-up, the next day my student computer genius  walked me through the process and showed me how to redo the project on my MacBook Pro.  I recently  joined the Mac world and Ethan has been tutoring me slowly in order to help bring interests and excitement to my health class.  

I am planning to do a green screen project in my health classes in the near future once I have learned the process thoroughly.  I am please to say that my graduate technology classes have been very useful. 

Curriculum Night Project (20% percent project)


I would like to share a Digital Storytelling project that was implemented by my 8th grade students.  We the teachers are required to meet with parents two nights of the year.  We share information about our curriculum and expectation of our class.  I decided to do a digital story using my students to provide the information about my Initiative/Advisory Class.  The students share information and expectation about the Initiative/Advisory. Also, they included information on the two units covered in Health called Nutrition and Life Skills.  The students had to work together and were required to include music, texts, images, pictures, and creativity.  The students did an amazing job and the parents enjoyed the Digital Video.  They even included a Nutritional Musical Rap.  The energy of the students was very visible in the video.  They all had a lot of fun and that is what Digital Storytelling brings to the class.  This project was my 20 percent time requirement.  I am hoping Dr. Penny will share our 20 percent projects before this class is over, so we can get some ideas from each other.

Group Digital Storytelling Project

This is a short reflection of our group project on Digital Storytelling in the school setting.  We explore the usefulness and benefits of Digital Storytelling in the Elementary School, Middle School, and Special Education areas.  We all agreed that Digital Storytelling has it place in the school system.  We felt that students would find more interests and excitement when completing school project by implementing technology as a tool to provide their messages.  We all have utilized Digital Storytelling in the classroom and have witness a high level of energy, excitement, and creativity in our students’ work.  The video will help you understand the benefits of Digital Storytelling in the school setting.  We hope that you will make Digital Storytelling apart of your teaching repertoire.

Glogster.com

In my 8th grade health initiative class, my students are designing a digital poster.  The topic of discussion is our Life Skill Unit which shares information on anger management, assertiveness, drug prevention, peer pressure, social skill, media influence, and anxiety.  Students were assigned a chapter to share with the class.  The students  reviewed the material and then created a digital poster.  The program used is called Glogster. To access this site go to Glogster.com.  The use of this computer program costs $30.00 a year.  Glogster allows the students to create a poster where they can upload images, texts, sound, music, pictures, and videos.  I love this type of program because it allows my students to be more creative.  The students enjoy opportunities where they can express themselves in a new way.  For example of a digital poster click on this link http://so84hjk.edu.glogster.com/glog/