TiffanyGreen,MollyMeeks,BreannaSteele

DigitalStoryLessonPlan
Dr.Williams
KSP619UsingTechnologyintheClassroom
August3,2016

DigitalStoryLessonPlan
Title:UsingDigitalStoriestoMeettheScientists
RelatedLessons:ScienceFoundations
GradeLevel:Grade59
Unit:HistoryofScience
SubjectArea:Science

GOALS

MinnesotaAcademicStandardsScienceK12
InteractionsAmongScience,Engineering,TechnologyandSociety
Menandwomenthroughoutthehistoryofallcultures,includingMinnesotaAmericanIndian
tribesandcommunities,havebeeninvolvedinengineeringdesignandscientificinquiry:

5.1.3.2.1
Describehowscienceandengineeringinfluenceandareinfluencedbylocaltraditions
andbeliefs.Forexample:Sustainableagriculturepracticesusedbymanycultures.
8.1.3.2.1
Describeexamplesofimportantcontributionstotheadvancementofscience,
engineeringandtechnologymadebyindividualsrepresentingdifferentgroupsandculturesat
differenttimesinhistory.
9.1.3.2.1
Provideexamplesofhowdiversecultures,includingnativesfromalloftheAmericas,
havecontributedscientificandmathematicalideasandtechnologicalinventions.
9.1.3.2.2
Analyzepossiblecareersinscienceandengineeringintermsofeducation
requirements,workingpracticesandrewards.

NETSSStandards
1.CreativityandInnovation
Studentsdemonstratecreativethinking,constructknowledge,anddevelopinnovativeproducts
andprocessesusingtechnology.
a.Applyexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,products,orprocesses
b.Createoriginalworksasameansofpersonalorgroupexpression

2.CommunicationandCollaboration
Studentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentstocommunicateandworkcollaboratively,
includingatadistance,tosupportindividuallearningandcontributetothelearningofothers.
a.Interact,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,experts,orothersemployingavarietyof
digitalenvironmentsandmedia
b.Communicateinformationandideaseffectivelytomultipleaudiencesusingavarietyof
mediaandformats

3.ResearchandInformationFluency
Studentsapplydigitaltoolstogather,evaluate,anduseinformation.
a.Planstrategiestoguideinquiry
b.Locate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,andethicallyuseinformationfroma
varietyofsourcesandmedia
c.Evaluateandselectinformationsourcesanddigitaltoolsbasedontheappropriatenessto
specifictasks

5.DigitalCitizenship
Studentsunderstandhuman,cultural,andsocietalissuesrelatedtotechnologyandpracticelegal
andethicalbehavior.
a.Advocateandpracticesafe,legal,andresponsibleuseofinformationandtechnology.
b.Exhibitapositiveattitudetowardusingtechnologythatsupportscollaboration,learning,
andproductivity.

6.TechnologyOperationsandConcepts
Studentsdemonstrateasoundunderstandingoftechnologyconcepts,systems,andoperations.
a.Understandandusetechnologysystems
b.Selectanduseapplicationseffectivelyandproductively

NETSTStandards
1.FacilitateandInspireStudentLearningandCreativity
Teachersusetheirknowledgeofsubjectmatter,teachingandlearning,andtechnologyto
facilitateexperiencesthatadvancestudentlearning,creativity,andinnovationbothin
facetofaceandvirtualenvironments.
a.Promote,support,andmodelcreativeandinnovativethinkingandinventiveness
c.Promotestudentreflectionusingcollaborativetoolstorevealandclarifystudents
conceptualunderstandingandthinking,planning,andcreativeprocesses
d.Modelcollaborativeknowledgeconstructionbyengaginginlearningwithstudents,
colleagues,andothersinfacetofaceandvirtualenvironments

2.DesignandDevelopDigitalAgeLearningExperiencesandAssessments
Teachersdesign,develop,andevaluateauthenticlearningexperiencesandassessments
incorporatingcontemporarytoolsandresourcestomaximizecontentlearningincontextandto
developtheknowledge,skills,andattitudesidentifiedintheStandardsS.
a.Designoradaptrelevantlearningexperiencesthatincorporatedigitaltoolsandresources
topromotestudentlearningandcreativity
d.Providestudentswithmultipleandvariedformativeandsummativeassessmentsaligned
withcontentandtechnologystandards,anduseresultingdatatoinformlearningand
teaching

3.ModelDigitalAgeWorkandLearning
Teachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andworkprocessesrepresentativeofaninnovative
professionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.

a.Demonstratefluencyintechnologysystemsandthetransferofcurrentknowledgetonew
technologiesandsituations.
d.Modelandfacilitateeffectiveuseofcurrentandemergingdigitaltoolstolocate,analyze,
evaluate,anduseinformationresourcestosupportresearchandlearning

4.Promoteandmodeldigitalcitizenshipandresponsibility
Teachersunderstandlocalandglobalsocietalissuesandresponsibilitiesinanevolvingdigital
cultureandexhibitlegalandethicalbehaviorintheirprofessionalpractices.
a.Advocate,model,andteachsafe,legal,andethicaluseofdigitalinformationand
technology,includingrespectforcopyright,intellectualproperty,andtheappropriate
documentationofresources.
b.Addressthediverseneedsofalllearnersbyusinglearnercenteredstrategiesproviding
equitableaccesstoappropriatedigitaltoolsandresources.

LearningObjectives
Studentswillunderstandandapplytheprocessesofconductingresearch,draftinga
storyboard,andcreatingadigitalstory.
Studentswillstudyhowthetechnologiesusedincreatingadigitalstoryworkandwill
understandhowtousethosetechnologiesforotherfutureprojects.

ACTION

BeforeClassPreparation
1.Equipment
Theteacherwillneedtomakesurethateachstudenthasaccesstoeitheracomputerordevicein
a1:1ratioasmuchoftheinitialworkistobedoneindividually.Thismayrequiresigningout
thecomputerlabortechnologycartinatimelymannerfollowingtheschoolssignoutpolicy.
Theteacherwillalsoneedtomakesurethatallofthedevices/computersarealreadybootedup
withanopenbrowserwindowreadytogoinordertosavetime.Theteacherwillalsoneedto
makesurethatallofthedevices/computersarefullychargedinorderforstudentstohave
adequatepowerduringclasstime.

2.Handouts
Theteacherwillgiveeachstudentacopyoftherubricsothattheyknowthegoaland
expectationsoftheassignment.Therubricwillalsoguideandencouragetheirworkandeffortin
creatingthedigitalstory.Lastly,therubricwillsupplementtheteachersverbalinstructions.

3.Connectivity
Theteacherwillneedtomakesurethattheapplicablewebsitesneededfortheassignmentare
workingforthedayeachdaybeforestudentsarrivetoclass.Theteacherwillalsoneedtomake
surethateachindividualdeviceisnotexperiencinganytechnicaldifficultiesaccessingtheserver
orInternetsignal.

4.Projection
Theteacherwillneedtomakesurethathis/herowncomputerisrunningandreadytogo,
projectingontothewhiteboardorshowingupontheSmartBoardinpreparationfor
demonstratingtheinstructions.

5.ExampleofCompletedProject
Theteacherwillneedtohavepreparedanexampleofacompletedprojecttoshowwhile
introducingtheassignmentinordertogivethestudentsaclearerideaofwhattheywillcreate
andwhatisexpected.Theteacherwillinstructthestudentsthatthescientistintheexampleis
offlimitsforthestudentstochoosefortheirprojects.Inordertofacilitatethestudentslearning
andinquiry,theteachershouldchooseawellknownscientistthatthestudentsarealready
familiarwithfortheexamplepresentation.Suchastrategywillencouragestudentstochoosea
scientistwhotheyhavelittletonopriorknowledgeofsothattheopportunityfordiscovering
newinformationismaximized.

TechnologyUsed
PresentationPrograms:
Prezi:

Preziisaninnovativewebbasedpresentationtool.Text,imagesandvideos
canbedisplayedonthecanvasandcanbestructuredbyframes.Apathinthe
Prezisetsthestorylineofthepresentation.
PowerPoint:
PowerPointisaslideshowpresentationtoolthatallowsstudentsto
addtext,picturesandlinkstoslides.PowerPoint,theprogramthatisdownloaded
onthecomputer,presentationscanbesharedasafilewithothers.
GoogleSlides:
GoogleSlidesisanwebbasedpresentationpowerpointtoolthat
allowsstudentstocreatepresentations.Itallowsforstudentstoaddtext,images,
videos,andlinkstoslides.
GoogleDocs:
GoogleDocsisawordprocessingdocumentthatcanbeeditedand
sharedwithothers.
ScreencastingPrograms:
Jing:
Jingisascreencastingsoftwareusedfortakingscreenshotpictures/videosof
auserscomputerscreenwithvoicerecordingcapabilities.Jingautomatically
uploadsthevideostoadestinationontheInternetorasasavedmoviefileonthe
computer.Jingpresentationscanbeamaximumof5minuteslong.
Screencastomatic:
Screencastomaticisascreencastingsoftwareusedfor
recordingvideoswithaudiocommentary.Videosareuploadedtothe
ScreencastomaticwebsiteandusersreceiveaURLtosharewithpotential
viewersforwatchingtheirvideos.Screencastomaticvideoscanbeamaximum
of15minuteslonghowever,incaseswheretheyneedtobelongerthereare
specialadjustmentsthatcanbemade.

CategoryofTechnology
PresentationPrograms(Prezi,PowerPoint,and/orGoogleSlides):WordProcessing
Applications,Organizing&BrainstormingSoftware,Communication&Collaboration
Software,andMultimediaCreation
ScreencastingPrograms(JingorScreencastomatic):MultimediaCreation


DuringClass
Time
6classsessions,55minuteseach

InstructionalActivities
Day1:
(10Minutes)Atthebeginningofclass,eachstudentwillchooseadifferentscientisttoresearch.
Theteacherwillwritedownthescientisteachstudenthaspickedtomakesurenotwostudents
choosethesamescientist.Onceastudenthasconfirmedtheirchoicewiththeteacher,theywill
beallowedtostartresearchingaftertheassignmentpreview.

(10Minutes)Theteacherpreviewstheassignmentfortheclassshowinganexamplestoryhe/she
hasalreadycreated.Theteacherwillgivestudentsallacopyoftherubricthatwillbeusedto
gradetheirdigitalstories.Therubricswillguidestudentsonwhatinformationtheyneedto
includeintheirdigitalstories.Theteacherwillansweranyquestionsthestudentsmighthave
abouttheassignment.

(30Minutes)Studentsuseclasstimetoresearchthescientisttheyhavechosen.Theywill
compiletheirresearchinaGoogleDocbytypingnotesandpastingimages.Withthismaterial,
theywilldraftthestoryabouttheirscientistbyfillingintheStoryboardTemplate(see
SupplementalLessonMaterialsattheendofthelessonplan),whichwillbeavailableasa
GoogleDoc.Thestoryboardwillallowstudentstobreakdownthestorycreatingprocessand
plantheirindividualslidesfortheirpresentationbeforetheybeginusingthepresentation
software.ThecompletedStoryboardTemplatewillbereferredtoasdraftsthroughoutthe
remainderoftheproject.

(5Minutes)Theteacherwillwrapuptheclassperiodwithpreviewingwhatthenextdaywill
looklike.Theteacherwillexplainthatstudentswillbegivingconstructivefeedbackontheir
classmatesdrafts.Thenthethirdday,studentswillbecreatingtheirdigitalstoriesinamedia
formatoftheirchoice.

Day2:
(5Minutes)Atthebeginningofclass,thestudentswillreceiveaGoogleDocchecklisttouseto
peerreviewtheirgroupmembersdrafts.Thestudentswillworkinassignedgroupsof5.
StudentswillsharetheirGoogleDocswiththeirgroupmembers.Studentswillbeinstructedto
reviewfourdifferentdraftsinordertohelpeachoftheirgroupmembers.

(50Minutes)Studentswillreadandrevieweachgroupmembersdraftsoftheirdigitalstories.
Theywillcompleteagroupchecklistastheyreadthedrafts.Thechecklistwillserveasanaidto
ensurethateachstudenthasincludedalloftherequiredelementsforthedigitalstory.Students
willnoteonthechecklistwhichpartsaremissing/includedfortheirgroupmemberstoreference
later.Thechecklistwillhavethesameexpectationsastherubric.Therewillbeonepeerreview
checklistperpersonintheformofaGoogleDoc.Afterreviewingastory,individualgroup

memberswillopenthecorrespondingGoogleDocPeerReviewChecklistforthestorysauthor
inordertoaddquestionsandcommentsorganizedallinoneplace.

Day3and4:
(55Minutes)Studentswillbeginworkingindividuallyoncreatingtheirdigitalstory
presentations.TheywillusetheirGoogleDocdraft,groupchecklist,andrubrichandouttoaid
themincreatingtheirdigitalstory.Studentswillchooseapresentationprogramtool
(Powerpoint,PreziorGoogleSlides)tocreatetheirdigitalstory.Thedigitalstorymusthavea
minimumof10slides.Theslidesmustinclude:
atleastoneimageofthescientist
informationexplainingwhothescientistis
placeandtimetheywereborn
detailsabouttheirfamilylife
whattheyinvented
majoraccomplishments
details/circumstancesoftheirdeath
Thesecriteriaarealsolistedintherubric.Oncethedigitalstoryslideshavebeencompleted,
studentswillchooseascreencastingprogram(JingorScreencastomatic)tooltocreateavideo
withaudiocommentaryoftheirdigitalstory.Theaudiocommentarywillconsistofmore
indepthexplanationaboutthescientistandmaterialoneachslide.Studentswillreceivetwo
daysforinclassworktocompletetheirdigitalstory.

Day5and6:
(55Minutes)Studentswillshowtheirfinalprojectstotheclass.Twodayswillbesetasidefor
viewingpresentations.

Materialsandresources
Day1
Copyoftherubricforeachstudent
Computerordeviceforeachstudent
WordprocessingSoftware(GoogleDocs)
InternetAccess
InternetResearch

Day2
Checklist(Eachstudentwillreceiveaccessto4checklistoneperdrafttheywillbereviewing)
Computerordeviceforeachstudent
InternetAccess
WordprocessingSoftware(GoogleDocs)

Day3and4
Checklistsfrompeerreview
Rubric
Computerordevice
WordprocessingSoftware(GoogleDocs)

PresentationProgramsoftware(Prezi,Powerpoint,orGoogleSlides)
ScreencastingProgram(JingorScreencastomatic)
InternetAccess
Headphones
Microphone

Day5and6
Projector/ScreenorSmartBoard(Forwholeclassdisplay)
InternetAccess
MediaPlayer
Speakers

Additionalteachingnotes
Studentswillbeworkingindividuallycreatingtheirdigitalstoriesonthescientistoftheir
choice.Theywillcollaboratewithothersonday2.Thegroupswillrevieweachothersdigital
storydrafts.ThegroupwillcompletetheGoogleDocchecklisttogetherwhilereviewingthe
draft.Thegroupwillrepeatthisstepforeachgroupmembersdraft.
Classtimewillbeprovidedforresearchandcreatingthedigitalstory.Someofthe
contentofthisprojectcanbecompletedoutsideofclasstimeashomework(theresearchpart).

MONITOR

Assessment
FormativeAssessment
Teacherfacilitatesaseriesofcheckinsthroughanexitticketapproach.
Day1checkin:
(Afterstudentshaveresearchedtheirchosenscientist.)Oncestudents
havecompiledtheirresearchontoaGoogledoc,teacherchecksforatleastthreesources.After
teacherhasverifiedthreesourcesstudentsmaybegindraftingtheirstories.Studentssendemail
toteacherthatincludestheirthreesourcesinordertoleaveclass.Thatwayteachercancheck
sourcesintheeveningandmonitorstudentsresearchcredibility.
Day2checkin:
Teacherwilladdressanypotentialissueswithsources,eitherasaclass
ifitsacommonissueorindividuallyifitsonlyafew.Exitticketwillbeanemailsentfrom
studentstoteacherthatincludesalinktotheirGoogleDocPeerReviewChecklist(see
SupplementalLessonMaterialsattheendofthelessonplan).Teacherwillreviewchecklists
beforeDay3.
Day3and4checkin:
Teacherasksifstudentshavequestionsabouttheirchecklists
and/orwhatneedstobeedited.Teachermightaddressoneortwocommonmistakesorissuesas
aclass.Teacherwillalsocheckinwithstudentsindividuallybasedonassessmentofchecklist
and/ornoticingdifficultyormanymistakes.Exitticketwillbeemailsentfromstudentsto
teacherthatincludeseitheralinkoranattachedcopyoftheirpresentation.

SummativeAssessment
DigitalStoryTest(seeSupplementalLessonMaterialspage):
Thetestwillbegiven
afterallstudentshavepresentedtheirdigitalstories.Thetestisworth16points1pointfor
eachstepputinorderinthefirstsection,2pointsforeachshortanswerquestion.
DigitalStoryRubric(seeSupplementalLessonMaterialspage):
Thisistherubricthat
willbehandedouttostudentsatthebeginningoftheassignment.Also,Teacherwillusethis
rubrictogradestudentsduringdigitalstorypresentations.

AccommodationsandExtensions
Studentchoiceinwhichsoftwaretouseisalreadyaccountedforwithinthelesson,butif
studentsaremorefamiliar/feelmorecomfortablewithadifferentpresentationsoftwareor
screencastingprogramtheyareallowedtousethoseprogramsinstead.Beforebeginningtheir
work,though,theyneedtoconsultwiththeteachertomakesuretheirchoiceofprogramaligns
withthelessonobjectives/standardsandiscompatiblewiththeequipmentusedintheschool.
Studentswhoneedhelpnavigatingthetechnologycanworkinpairsaslongasitisclear
thattheyworkloadisequal.
Theuseofimagesinthisprojectcreatesanopportunitytodiscussdigitalcitizenshipin
termsofcopyrightandfairuse/publicdomainimages.Ifstudentsneedto,theycanfindimages
inbooksfromthelibraryandusescannerstomakeadigitalcopytoincludeintheirpresentation.

BackUpPlan
Studentscanconductresearchusingreferencematerialsfromonlinedatabasesand
referencebooksfromthelibrary.Studentscankeepwrittennotesbuttheresearchwillallbe
addedtoaGoogleDocwordprocessingsoftware.Thereasonwhystudentswillputinformation
ontoaGoogleDocissoitcanbesharedwithclassmatesandbepeerreviewed.

EVALUATION

LessonReflectionandNotes
Theindividualstudentprojectswillbepresentedfortheclassondays5and6.The
presentationswillbesharedasdigitalmovies.Eachstudenthaschosenascreencastingprogram
software(JingorScreencastomatic)andthesedigitalfileshavebeendownloadedandcanbe
sharedwiththeteacher.Theteacher,then,canpullthepresentationuponamovieplayerand
showonaprojectedscreenorSmartBoard.
Thecompletedprojectwillbeevaluatedusingbytherubricthatisattachedabove.The
teacherwillevaluatetheindividualprojectsastheyareplayedforthewholeclass.
Theteachercancreateasharedfileontheschoolnetworktoarchivepresentationsfor
lateruse.

REFERENCES

Digitalstoriesaboutscientists.(n.d.).RetrievedApril02,2016,from
http://digitalstoriesfamousscientists.weebly.com/timelinecomputeruse.html

Cennamo,K.,Ross,J.D.,&Ertmer,P.A.(2010).
Technologyintegrationformeaningful
classroomuse:Astandardsbasedapproach
.Belmont,CA:Wadsworth.

SUPPLEMENTALLESSONMATERIALS

StoryboardTemplate

GoogleDocPeerReviewChecklist

DigitalStoryTest

DigitalStoryRubric

Category

Duration

Lengthof
Lengthof
Lengthof
Lengthof
presentationwas presentationwas presentationwas presentationwas
57minutes
4minutes
3minutes
lessthan3
minutes

Slidesand
Images

10ormore
slidesand
images

79slidesand
images

46slidesand
images

Lessthan4
slidesand
images

Understanding

Studentsdigital
storyis
completewitha
beginning,
middleandend.
Allimages
correspondwith
storylineand
makesense.The
voice
over/screencast
isalignedwith
thepresentation.
Studentshowsa
highlevelof
understanding
howtocreatea
digitalstory.

Studentsdigital
storyis
completewitha
beginning,
middle,andend.
Mostimages
correspondwith
storyline.The
voice
over/screencast
ismostly
alignedwith
presentation.
Studentshows
an
understandingof
howtocreatea
digitalstory.

Studentsdigital
storylacksa
clearbeginning,
middleorend.A
fewimages
correspondwith
storyline.The
voice
over/screencast
lacksalignment
with
presentation.
Studentshows
lowlevelof
understanding
howtocreatea
digitalstory.

Studentsdigital
storyis
incomplete.The
imagesand
storylinedonot
correspond.The
voice
over/screencast
doesnotalign
withthe
presentation.
Studentshows
verylittleifno
understandingof
howtocreatea
digitalstory.

Sources

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