GroupOne5-D-1

= = Multimedia Lesson Plan

Goal:
The goal of this lesson is to involve college, high school and elementary level students in the production of a multi-media animal story writing and telling presentation.

Objectives:

 * 1) Students will use [|Flickr], and [|Podcasting] to publish their stories visually and orally.
 * 2) Students will use the Writing Process (Plan, Rough Draft, Revise and Edit, Publish) to create their presentation.
 * 3) Students will meet virtually via [|Wikis], [|Blog sites]as well as Face to Face to collaborate through the process.
 * 4) College students involved will be picked based on their interest in mentoring elementary or high school students.

Materials:

 * [|Flickr.com], [|Podomatic.com], [|Wikispaces.com], Paper Pencil, Final Project Example, [[file:Writing Rubric.doc]], [|Blog Site]

Procedures:

 * 1) Inter-grade level groups will be setup according to selected interests (Students choose their favorite animal). We place them in groups according to their favorite animals. Meeting times and places for each group will be established after the first informational meeting at which students identify their interest and associated group.
 * 2) Each group will be assigned one or more college students who will, in addition to serving as a mentor to the elementary and high school students, help produce the multi-media animal story writing and telling presentation based, when possible on their favorite animal.
 * 3) During their first and subsequent three meetings, the students will brain storm ideas by collecting photos from Flickr and copying them to their photo files for later use. This will act as an introduction to Flickr and the High School and College students will act as mentors for this. Podcasting and Wikis will be introduced too by the older students. After this meeting, the goal is to have all team members familiar with these three media so that when the writing project is started on their Wiki each member is prepared to use Flickr, Wikis, and Podomatic.
 * 4) Using the group Wiki, the students will view the example (see page 2, Final Project Example) and prepare their first Rough Draft (three minute requirement) of their animal story. They will have two days to prepare this writing collaboratively.
 * 5) After completion of the rough draft, the students will revise and edit their Story. They will post their final draft on a the project blog for their teacher and all to read. The teacher will use this draft to assess their writing using the [[file:Writing Rubric.doc]].
 * 6) Student groups will use Audacity and school provided microphones and PCs to record their stories. Each group will pick one or more than one reader depending on their story, logistics, and needs. Podcasts will be uploaded to their group blog.

Evaluation:
The students will share their podcasts with each group. Each group will assess the story according to the following criteria on a scale of 1-5: The individual groups will sell assess their teammate's and their individual group work using the following criteria on a scale of 1-5.
 * Use of all available effective technology (Flickr, Podcast, Word Processing).
 * Creative use of technology and writing techniques.
 * Storytelling skills (Plot structure, oral skills).
 * Time requirement (three minute maximum).
 * Works cooperatively with all teammates.
 * Shares useful information for the project.
 * Uses time wisely.
 * Exhibits their best effort.