Allie+Holland

=Allie Holland's Lesson Page=

(PBL) Indiana 2nd grade Standards: E.L. 2.7.11 Report on a topic with facts and details, drawings from several sources of information. EL. 2.7.5 Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus. || 1.Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Instructional Objectives: Students will choose an issue surrounding Earth Day celebrations to create a call to action plan. Students will begin the production of an Earth Day PSA. || class period |||| This is a three part activity. Part 1 is explained here and the other two parts will be explained in the next lessons. Part 1: The first portion of this lesson will be dedicated to discussion and explanation of Earth Day. As a class we will come up with a list of issues. I will ask the students these questions: That list will be tweeted to the students. From that, students will be placed in heterogeneous groups and given five minutes to decide which issue their group will focus on. The issues will get chosen on a first come, first serve basis. The last 15 minutes of the first day will be dedicated to group collaboration. Notes will be taken on GoogleDocs and shared with me. Any free moment between the two class periods, I will allow the students to work on their PSA. Part 2 and 3-Filming and editing of the Earth Day PSAs || * Student computers ([]) ||
 * = Daily Lesson GAME Plan #1 = ||
 * Lesson Title: Earth Day PSAs |||| Related Lessons: Science, Writing (Earth Day) ||
 * Grade Level: Second Grade |||| Unit: Earth Day ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards:
 * ISTE NETS-S
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation:
 * Earth Day website bookmarked
 * Example appropriate PSAs for the students to observe (Disney.com, Nickelodeon.com) ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time |||| Instructional Activities || Materials and Resources ||
 * 45 minute
 * "What can you, as a second grade student, do to bring awareness of these issues to the public?
 * Do you think you can make a difference right now?
 * How will you do that?"
 * GoogleDocs
 * Website
 * __Modifications:__ The students are placed in heterogeneous groupings.Within these groups, students will be given jobs to accommodate all levels. Jobs will be assigned via drawing out of a hat. Modifications are made with timing so everyone can be involved. This activity will be done with all students are in the room. ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * __Ongoing Assessment(s)__: Monitoring student progress on this part will be through verbal communication between myself and the different groups.

__Accommodations and Extensions__: As an extension of this activity, students who finish editing their PSA will be given the opportunity to work more on the presentation of their video. They can create a SlideRocket or a Prezi to aid in their presentation.

__Back-Up Plan__: As a back-up, I have a Flip video camera that could be used to film. The students would use Windows Movie Maker to create their PSAs instead of the iMovie app. ||  ||


 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND==

Evaluating this portion of the assignment will be done through GoogleDocs notes. Students will share their notes with me which gives me the ability to interact with each of the groups at once. By the end of this periods, the students should have at least a general outline of what they want to do/say in their PSA. || Indiana 2nd grade Standards: E.L. 2.7.11 Report on a topic with facts and details, drawings from several sources of information. EL. 2.7.5 Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus. || 1.Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Instructional Objectives: Students will choose an issue surrounding Earth Day celebrations to create a call to action plan. Students will begin the production of an Earth Day PSA. || 45 minute class periods |||| Part 2: The second and day of this assignment will be for the filming and editing of the PSA. Before filming begins, I will go over each area that needs to be met. The students will get the option of using my iPhone to film or have me film their commercial Once a commercial is filmed, I will then email the video from my phone to my iPad. The groups will then use the iMovie app and edit their video. Ample time is given to the students to film their PSAs. Students will be allowed to film throughout the day, when they have extra time. While students are waiting for the iPad to edit, they will be working on an Earth Day story on Storybird.com. Storybird allows students to collaborate with each other and create stories on different computers. Once a story is created, the creator will share the story with the other group members. The group's stories will be about the topic they did their PSAs on. || * Student computers
 * **I love that you are using filming in 2nd grade. That is impressive. I will have to try and use Slide Rocket or Prezi to to presentations. I know my 5th grade students are very capable of doing this type of lessons. Great Job!** **Cami**
 * = Daily Lesson GAME Plan #2 = ||
 * Lesson Title: Filming/Editing Earth Day PSAs |||| Related Lessons: Science, Writing (Earth Day) ||
 * Grade Level: Second Grade |||| Unit: Earth Day ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards:
 * ISTE NETS-S
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation:
 * Example appropriate PSAs for the students to observe
 * iPad and iPhone ready ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time |||| Instructional Activities || Materials and Resources ||
 * Two
 * Each PSA should be less than 30 seconds
 * Clear vision-state what you want people to do
 * Practice before presenting to me
 * GoogleDocs
 * iPad and iPhone with iMovie app ||
 * __Modifications__: The students are placed in heterogeneous groupings.Within these groups, students will be given jobs to accommodate all levels. Jobs will be assigned via drawing out of a hat. Modifications are made with timing so everyone can be involved. This activity will be done with all students are in the room. **Your modifications provide needed flexibility for all learners, including academically gifted students to excel. Cathy** ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * __Ongoing Assessment(s__): (Same as above) Monitoring student progress on this part will be through verbal communication between myself and the different groups.

__Accommodations and Extensions__: As an extension of this activity, students who finish editing their PSA will be given the opportunity to work more on the presentation of their video. They can create a SlideRocket or a Prezi to aid in their presentation.

__Back-Up Plan__: As a back-up, I have a Flip video camera that could be used to film. The students would use Windows Movie Maker to create their PSAs instead of the iMovie app. ||  ||


 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND==

Evaluating this portion will be interactive. I will be working with each group to ensure they are right on track. ||


 * Daily Lesson GAME Plan #3 ||
 * Lesson Title: Storybird PSAs |||| Related Lessons: Science, Writing ||
 * Grade Level: Second Grade |||| Unit: Earth Day ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards:

EL.2.5.6 2006
Write for different purposes and to a specific audience or person. EL. 2.7.5

Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus. || > Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * ISTE NETS-S
 * 1) Creativity and Innovation

Instructional Objectives: Students will use what they have learned about their topic for their Earth Day PSA and create a narrative story. ||
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation:
 * Example Storybirds ready
 * Storybird.com link tweeted to the students (Students have computers at their tables where our class Twitter account is in an open browser). ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time |||| Instructional Activities || Materials and Resources ||
 * One 45 minute class period |||| When groups finished their PSA, they were given the opportunity to start their Earth Day Storybird. Because all of the PSAs are done at this point, each group will be working on their stories. (Storybird.com allows students to pick an artist or topic and use illustrations to create a story). Each group will take their topic from their PSA and create a six page story with the three elements of a story including; characters, setting and plot. The groups will work together, but typing will be managed by students rotating every eight minutes. Once stories are finished, the groups will present them to the class. The stories will also be shared with the entire school and, specifically, our school principal. || * Student computers
 * Storybird.com ||
 * Student groupings, environmental modifications needed, etc: The students are placed in heterogeneous groupings. Within these groups, students will rotate every eight minutes so every student has a chance to type and work with the story. Modifications are made with timing so everyone can be involved. This activity will be done with all students are in the room. ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): I will be constantly moving around the room, reading the students stories as they are writing and helping with spelling and sentence structures. Observation will be

Accommodations and Extensions: For students who struggle with typing and/or writing complete thoughts, when it is their turn to type, I will work that group.

Back-Up Plan: If the computers are operating too slowly, we will use our computer lab time to complete this portion of the activity. ||
 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND== ||
 * Be specific and include the evaluation that you will use for this lesson: Assessment for this portion will be on the completion of the Storybird. The criteria for this assignment will be simple. Students will receive full credit if they meet the page requirements and have the three elements of a story. ||