SummaryofOLE1

SummaryofOnlineLearningExperience

BethWardlaw
DesigningOnlineLearning/ITEC7481
Dr.Fuller
November29,2015

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FormyLMS,IchoseGoogleClassroom.Thisseemedliketheperfectplatformfor
us,becauseeachstudenthastheirownMacBookAirandGoogleDriveaccount.Ialso
lovethateverythingtheycompleteandturninisstoredintheirdrive.Thisisextremely
helpfulformiddleschoolstudents,astheystillstruggletokeepupwitheverything.

Forthiscourse,studentswillbecreatingtheirveryowndocumentaries.Theywill
coverthefollowingstandards:
STEAMSTANDARD
5.3(Connections,relationships,applications)Demonstrateanunderstandingofthe
effectsofvisualcommunicationmediaonallaspectsofsociety.

ISTE
StudentStandards:

1.CreativityandinnovationStudentsdemonstratecreativethinking,construct
knowledge,anddevelopinnovativeproductsandprocessesusingtechnology.
2.CommunicationandcollaborationStudentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentsto
communicateandworkcollaboratively,includingatadistance,tosupportindividual
learningandcontributetothelearningofothers
3.ResearchandinformationfluencyStudentsapplydigitaltogather,evaluate,anduse
information.
5.DigitalcitizenshipStudentsunderstandhuman,cultural,andsocietalissuesrelatedto
technologyandpracticelegalandethicalbehavior.

Themaingoalsandtopicstocoverincludeddemonstratinganunderstandingfor
howvisualcommunicationmediahasaffectedsociety,aswellasdemonstratingan
increasedknowledgeoftechnicalskillstohelpreachanartisticendproduct.Students

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willlearnthewhyandhowtoneededtodevelop,produce,andeditapublicservice
announcementanddocumentary.Thestudentwilldemonstrateanunderstandingof
howmediahasaffectedsocietyandtheeffectsofvisualcommunicationmedia.
Studentswillunderstandwhyastoryboardisneededtoproduceafilm,demonstrate
knowledgeofthestoryboardprocess,andanalyzeothersstoryboardforfeedback.
Studentswillapplyartisticprocessesandskillstocreateastoryboardfortheir
documentary,aswellasconductingandfilmingaPSA.Studentswilllearnhowto
properlygiveaninterview,aswellashowtoutilizeGoogleFormstosendoutquestions
forcharteredresponses.Last,studentswillmasterusingiMovieandGarageBandto
createtheirowndocumentary.
Expectedstudentaudiencewillbe6ththrough
8thGradeDarlingtonSchool
studentslookingforenrichment.Studentsare6th,7th,and8thgradestudents.Wehave
aratioof53%maleand47%female.

StudentcanparticipateinaGoogleHangoutwithmyselfeveryTuesdayat6:30
PM.Additionalhangoutscanbearrangedduringofficehours.Studentwillparticipate
ingroupGoogleHangoutwithentireclasseveryThursdayat6:30PM.Blogsmustbe
updatedweekly(byFridayat6:00PM)andreflectadequatelearningtowardsgoalsset
forth.StoryboardwillbepostedonGoogleClassroomandfeedbackgiventhroughthe
shareddocument.DiscussionpostwillbeheldinGoogleClassroomandstudentsmust

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replytoatleasttwopeerseachweek.Studentsmaypostastheydevelopon
documentaryboardforfeedbackfromteacherandpeers.
Studentswillparticipateinanintroductionpostwith3truthsandalie.Theother
studentsmusttrytodeterminewhicharetrue(everyonemustreplytoeachpost).We
willmeettogetherinaGoogleHangoutforagroupmeetingthefirstThursdayofthe
course.Wewilldiscussthecourse,anyquestionsthatarisefromthecalendar,syllabus,
andtheintroductionpost.Studentswillrevealtheirtruthsandlie.
Studentswillberequiredtopostaweeklyblogontheschoolwebsitetodiscuss
whattheyhavelearnedandtheirprocessworkingthroughthestandards.Students
mustmaintainprofessionalcommunicationwhentalkingwithotherstudents.Allwork
mustbeoriginal,andcopyrightlawfollowed.Ourfirstlessonwilldiscussfairusepolicy
andcopyrightlaws.Absolutelynocriticismandbullyingwillbeallowed.Whenreplying
topeers,studentsmustspeakrespectfully.
StudentswilleachhaveaMacBookProwiththesoftwareinstalledbyDarlington
School.Studentswillneedavideocamera,whichcanbetheirphoneorcheckedoutat
theschool.TheywillneedaninternetconnectionandtheirschoolGoogleAccount.
Ifatechnicalproblemoccursduringtheschoolday,studentswillcontactmyself
oroneofthemembersoftheITdepartment.Forafterhourtechnicalproblems,theycan
refertothe
studenthandbook
,oremailmeandletmeknow.

Assessmentsinclude:Blogpost,discussionpostwithfeedback,quizzes,Google
Docassignments,aVoiceThread,andthefinaldocumentary.Studentswillalsohavea

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formativeassessmentattheendofUnitOne.Assessmentsincludeapplying,analyzing,
evaluating,andcreatingtocovercognitiveandactivelearning.Eachactivityhas
differentiation,withavarietyofwaystocompletetheassignment.
IwillworkwiththeLearningCenteratDarlingtontoseewhatstudentsneed
additionalhelpandwhatstrategiesworkforhim.StudentswithlimitedEnglish
proficiencyorareadinglevelbelow6
th
gradewillbesupportedusingamodified

discussionforumrubricandtheoptionofparticipatinginaVoiceThread.Inaddition,a
screenreadercanbeused,anditisexplainedandofferedintheclassmaterials.An
outlineofnotesforthemodulewillbeprovidedaccordingtoIEPsuggestions.
AdditionalteacherphonecallsandGoogleHangoutswillbeusedtoofferadditional
assistanceandongoingsupporttolearners.

References
GradeEightContentStandards(CADeptofEducation).(n.d.).Retrievedfrom
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vagrade8.asp
StandardsforStudents.(n.d.).Retrievedfrom
http://www.iste.org/standards/istestandards/standardsforstudents