MULTI-MEDIA AUTHORING TEMPLATE

Name: Historical Figures

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: Third
Content Area: Social Studies
Technology Used (check all that apply):

Movie

Audio

Podcast

Vodcast

Other: (list)

Content Area/Grade/Standards/Topics Addressed:

SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded peoples rights and freedoms in a democracy.
a. Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (civil rights), Susan B. Anthony (womens rights), Mary McLeod
Bethune (education), Franklin D. Roosevelt (New Deal and World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations and human
rights), Thurgood Marshall (civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society and voting rights), and Csar Chvez (workers
rights).
Brief Description of Learning Experience: What learning standards will be addressed? What will students and
teachers do? How will the project be introduced? How long will it take to complete? What audience will use/care about
the multimedia projects students are creating? How broad is this audience? How will student work be assessed and by
whom? Who will provide feedback to students about their work?
The students will work in groups and create a video based on the historical figure from the list in the standard. The
students will research the historical figure including their life and major contributions. We will work on this project for
two weeks and then they will present the videos to the class and post them to the classroom blog for the parents to view.
Each group will be evaluated by their peers with a grade sheet for them to fill out and be graded by me and I will look at
the peer review forms and assign a grade to the students.
Student Engagement/Higher-Order Thinking: What LoTi level would this lesson be and Why? Which indicators of
Engaged Learning are strong and why?
This lesson would be at a LoTi level of 5 because the students are creating a video. They will also be engaged because it is
student driven since they are picking their subject from the list given and it is collaborative since they are working in
groups with peers.
Importance of technology: Why is using a multimedia authoring tools critical to the project? Could the project be
completed without this technology? What would be lost without using it? What other types of technology, if any, are
going to be used in the learning experience?
The project could not be created without the multimedia tools. The tools allow the students to create the videos and
collect the data as well as formatting the video. The students will use computers and tablets to collect data from the
internet.
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: Briefly discuss some possible issues surrounding internet safety and student
privacy that could arise while implementing this learning experience and explain how youd minimize risks to
students/yourself, alleviate any fears by parents/administrators, and follow school districts Internet Safety/Use Policy.
The students will be instructed on internet safety procedures and the students will only have access to sites that are
approved by the school system and they will be monitored at all times while they are working on the video. The blog will
also be password protected so that only people in the class have access.
Other comments about your proposed student multimedia authoring activity: