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Audience: Fourth grade students Behavior: will take part in a discussion and
exploration of the climate, geography, and industry of the New England region, and
then Condition: work in groups of two to film an iMovie tourism commercial, in
character, as a representative of the New England region tourist board in order to
Measurement: describe at least 2 features each of the New England Region,
including characteristics relating to: climate, geography and industry.
Featured Technologies:
Promethean Board
Digital projector (EPSON)
Personal laptop
Teacher-created New England flipcharts
Class iPad
Microsoft Office Suite
Teacher Preparation:
Teacher preparation for this type of learning will be extensive, including the
assessment and gathering of a variety of research materials including, but not
limited to: video clips of famous tourism commercials; travel maps; books; and
props relating to the New England Region. To better illustrate the capacities and
features of iMovies, I will also need to prepare my own commercial on the iPad.
Motivation/Warm Up:
Students will be asked Do you ever wonder how states and regions attract
tourists? They will view the iconic I Love New York ad campaign/commercial to
help illuminate the idea of selling a destination based on its more favorable
features and sites. They will review the necessary components related to regional
characteristics that must be included in their own upcoming commercials including:
climate, geography and industry.
1) Modeling
Students will participate in a whole-class discussion and exploration of
the climate, geographic and industrial features of the six New England
states including: Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Vermont and Massachusetts. This discussion will focus on the regions
varied climate, rocky soil, fishing industry, etc.
We will discuss the necessary components of their tourist video
including group work, research and preparation of: scripting, prop
organization and varying character creation.
(Project-Based Learning Element(s)):
We will review concepts of Project-Based Learning, including the fact
that both the creative and informative aspects of their iMovie
commercial will be chosen by the group as a whole; based on group
research, collaboration and organization within the guidelines related
to regional climate, geography and industry of their chosen states.
2) Guided
Students will view my self-created : New England Region flipchart,
including an example of my own tourism commercial for the state of
New Hampshire, highlighting the climate, geographic and industrial
characteristics that might appeal to potential tourists.
I will encourage the students to focus on one particular state of
interest to use as a basis for iMovie, and remind them to conduct
further research on their state with the provided assortment of
books, magazines and maps related to the tourist industry of New
England.
Student Expectations:
Closure: (After)
Students will get the opportunity to share their iMovies with the rest of the class,
as we take turns presenting their commercials via the digital projector. An
opportunity for a star-based rating and overall informal whole-class review/edit
will take place for each submission, in the vein of a positive movie review.
Assessment:
Reference List
Boss, S. (2014). Project-based learning: A short history. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from
http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-history
Maryland State Department of Education. (2006). Standard 5.0: Social studies skills and
processes. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from
http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/social_studies/standard5/grade4.html
International Society for Technology in Education. (2007). Standard 1.0: Creativity and
innovation. Retrieved October 7, 2014 from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf
Roblyer, M.D., & Doering, A.H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching (6th
ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon/Pearson.