Lesson for using a Screencast

UBD Lesson Plan

Todd Hamontree
 Title of Unit Making charts in Excel Grade Level Teachers
using screencasting

Standard: NETS

• Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology

operations and concepts. Teachers:

A. Demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts

related to technology.

• Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and

experiences supported by technology. Teachers:

A. Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply

technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of
learners.

• Teachers implement curriculum plans, which include methods and

strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning.
Teachers:

C. Apply technology to develop students' higher order skills and creativity.

Understandings:

1) How can teachers use Screencasting?

2) Where can teachers find things to add to lessons?

3) Where can teachers find Excel charts?

4) What can Excel do to build lessons that are engaging?

Related Misconceptions:

1) podcasts are too complicated for me (teachers).

2) It takes too much time to make charts in Excel.

Essential Questions:

Overarching Questions: Topical Questions:

1) Can you create engaging lessons 1) How can I use

using Screencasts and Excel chart Screencasts in my
maker for your students? room?

2) Can you create Screencasts and charts 2) What can the charts do
for lessons to create more student to help your students
engagement? understand your lesson
better?

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences

Agenda
 Notes to the Instructor
Use this area, if needed, to explain to the instructor how your planned
activities above satisfy specific elements of the scoring rubric.

WHERETO is denoted in the plans above using the following codes:

W- Where the unit is going, Why it is going there, What is required

H- Hooks

E- Explorations and Experiences, Equip for performance task

R- Rethink, Rehearse, Revise, and Refine

E2- Self Evaluation

T- Tailored to learners

O- Organized

Unit Understandings are denoted in plans above using the following codes:

U1- Understanding #1: Knowing that making screencasts does not have
to be as intimidating as they think.

U2- Understanding #2: Knowing that screencasts can help the

engagement of lessons for their students.

U3- Understanding #3: Knowing the reason to use screencasts.

The Elements of the NETS standards are denoted in plans above using the
following codes:

A- Demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to

technology.

B- Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced

instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.

C- Apply technology to develop students' higher order skills and creativity.

 UBD Stage 2 Template
Stage 2 – Determine Acceptable Evidence

Title of Lesson on Making Grade Teachers

Unit charts in Excel Level

Stage 1 – Identify Desired Results

List the understandings of your unit:

Students will understand that:

1) Creating lessons using the Excel charts is not as intimidating as

they think.

2) Putting in charts into lessons can increase the level of

engagement for their lessons.

3) That there are many chart they can create and use in Excel to
enhance their lessons.

Related Misconceptions:

1) That word is the only office product to use to create lessons.

2) Charts are too difficult to learn how to put into lessons.

Essential Questions
(copy and paste from Stage 1)

Overarching Questions: Topical Questions:

1) Can you create more 3) How can charts enhance your

engaging lessons using student’s work?
charts?
1) What can the charts do to
2) Can you create charts in Excel help your students
quickly and easily? understand your lesson
better?
 Stage 2 - Evidence

Performance Task(s)
Be sure to indicate:

Goal: To teach teachers how to be comfortable using the screencasting to help

create engaging lessons for their students.

Role: The instructor will be the Facilitator for using the program for the teachers.

Audience: Teachers of all grades and subjects.

Situation: The teachers want to learn how to use the screencasting to put into
lessons.

Product Performance and Purpose: To teach teachers to be comfortable

using the screencast program for their lessons.

Standards and Criteria for Success: The teachers will be able create a
screencast for a lesson.

Student Self-Assessment and Reflection

The teachers will create a screencast while at the seminar. Then the
teachers will be responsible for creating their own lessons using the
screencast program. The teacher will implement a screencast into a lesson
they will use in their classroom. The teachers will ask the instructor any
question they have or concerns they ran into. The teacher will write
comments back to teachers that have questions or concerns.