MULTI-MEDIA AUTHORING TEMPLATE

Name: Emily Bennettt

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: 5
Content Area: Social Studies
Technology Used (check all that apply):

Movie

Audio

Podcast

Vodcast

Other: (list)

SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great

Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.
Content Area/Grade/Standards/Topics Addressed:

Brief Description of Learning Experience: As you address the standards, 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? (Overview should be approximately 1-2 paragraphs)
The students will be creating a multimedia video based on their assigned topic from the Great Depression. Topics will be
assigned, at random, to groups of 2-3 students. Students will be required to include audio, pictures, and their own recorded video
in the project. The teacher will be the facilitator, and she will watch over the students and help them with any issues that may
arise. The project will be introduced by showing them my sample video time lining the Great Depression and the New Deal. The
students will watch each others videos and take notes to learn more information about each subject. The teacher will review the
groups and so will their peers. This way they are getting two types of feedback to improve.
Student Engagement/Higher-Order Thinking: What LoTi level would this lesson be and Why?

This lesson would be LoTi level 6 because students are being given access to many types of technology. They will be using
technology throughout the school day. To create this project, they must be highly skilled with using technology. They will be
participating in a project with their peers. Their products will be exceptionally high quality and have a great impact.
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? Using multimedia authoring tools is critical to this project because it is the only
way the students can create the video. They need these tools to assemble and edit their pictures, videos, and audio. Without it,
this project would not exist at all.
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.
When researching for information, students may come across information that is inappropriate. All research should be done
through school computers so that any information that is not allowed to be seen will be blocked. Also, if the students are
videoing themselves and putting it on the internet, I need to ensure that I have written consent from each parent so that not
students privacy is violated.
Other comments about your proposed student multimedia authoring activity: