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Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
Producing a Franchise to encourage global awareness, increased, informed decision making about health, peer relationships and education. |
7 to 8 |
The students will determine categories of franchises from which to work out media productions for weekly broadcasts on our school news show. |
"In the News!" |
2 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) A newscast that can be writen, produced and created by elementary or middle school students. Co-Authored with Stacy Bodin |
Big Things-Small Packages |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Every year, students enrolled in the media 3 & 4 program are required to create, for the purpose of public instruction, personal work experience, sales and marketing, a Portfolio Project using computers to edit, store digital video files, music and images. Those files will be used in a short film, documentary and the annual senior video-a video yearbook for the graduating class. |
Campus Media Team |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The campus media team create biweekly news shows for the school. The videos are for the students and teachers to be kept informed, entertained and updated on the latest events happening at school. |
Cheesy Connections |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students plan, shoot, and create cheesy videos of their chosen SAT vocabulary word to help other students learn the meanings of the word.
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Community Problem Solvers |
6 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) Students collaborate in teams to conduct research and solve real community problems using science and engineering. This is applied to the ECybermission Challenge. |
Creating Our Own Newscast |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Through effective delivery of the morning announcements, and adding creative visual headings for each, it is possible to share news on the school web page with students, staff, and parents, as well as archive the events of the year. |
Cyberbullying PSA |
5 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will form groups of 2 or 3 to make a 60 second Cyber-Bullying Public Service Announcement. They will contuct research, create an outline, write a script, film, edit and publish. |
Energy Agents in Action |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will learn through video how to conserve energy and protect their environment. |
Goddard Gazette Web Site |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) My students will create a school news web site from the ground up, updating it every two weeks with news and events at our middle school. |
I Can Help the Earth, Can You? |
1 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use the flip video cameras to create short video clips, or commercials, stating what they can do around the school to promote Earth Day awareness. These will be used to spread awareness of the simple acts that can be done each day at school and home to help our Earth. |
Inspiring a Bigger Picture! A 4th Grade Global Newspaper! |
4 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) My students have created a vision to develop a Global Newspaper for our classroom, community, and other students around the world via a web based publication. They have developed a list of jobs, ideas, and supplies needed and are excited to work to make this vision a reality. |
Jazzing-Up Thanksgiving! |
7 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Through the years, students have answered the “What are you thankful for?’ question. In this unit the students will answer this question incorporating technology with art, figurative language, the study of biographies and autobiographies, research, and by producing a jazz / blues song. |
JUPITER |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson teaches students about Jupiter and Earth Science. It has been modified to accommodate students with various disabilities. |
Let the Sun Shine-Development of the Digital Negative/Cyanotype Printing |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson helps students understand the concept of what photography is and to learn alternative printing processes. Students use hands on traditional photo chemistry along with modern digital imaging techniques. |
Mentors' Podcasts for New Middle School Students |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students in 7th and 8th grade will work in groups to create podcasts to be shown to incoming 6th graders about life in Middle School. The older students will learn how to create podcasts using Tool Factory Podcasting with Video Site License. |
Movie Music |
5 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students study music in movies and create a sequel to a popular childrens movie. |
Multi Media: Television Show Production |
10 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) OST class offered for students in grades 10-12. Introduction to multi-media production careers with partnership with local university students, radio station and cable TV. |
Objective Weathering and Erosion |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is contains the learning of the erosion and weathering process. Students will study their own time-lapse photos to determine if their object of study has gone through the process of weathering. The student will have to determine which weathering process has occurred and illustrate what the future product would be. |
PODCASTING |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students wrote plays with historical settings or events and recorded them on a podcast using the 30 day free trial of Tool Factory. |
Stacy Bodin's "Digesting a Story" Unit |
1 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 4 ratings) Digesting a Story (Written by Stacy Bodin, submitted by Schuyler Poche) Retired teacher (and current Dozier Tech Specialist/webmaster) Stacy Bodin wrote the and worked with this project several times during her teaching career. As librarian, I am submitting this with permission from Stacy Bodin. |
Stop Motion Animation with Photographs |
5 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Have students move objects in a scene and take a series of photographs that create the illusion of movement of said objects. The students will then put the photos in a video editing program to make a short video of their characters in action. |
Super Science Slueths Explain It All: Circumnavigating the Circulatory System |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students work in pairs to develop podcasts about the circulatory system as a capstone unit project to display what they have learned. The podcasts can take the form of dramas, sports casts, etc. requiring the students to do more than just memorize information. |
Tiger EV Technology to Improve Sustainability and Petroleum Dependency |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The Tiger EV project involves research, design, and construction of an all-electric vehicle. This three-wheeled vehicle is powered advanced battery and electric motor technology. Electrathon America registered EV cars compete all across the country with the goal of traveling the farthest distance in a given time, with a limited energy source.
Our goals for this project are to: Increase students' and publics' awareness of the future of alternative energy transportation. Advancing the implementation of green technology in educational curriculums across the country using hands-on learning in the fields of electronics, aerodynamics, and materials usage, in a real life application.
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Tune in tonight |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) We will learn about the growth of imperalism and how countries in Africa and Asia are colonized by Europeans. We will discuss the impact of imperialism on these countries in Africa and Asia |
Voice of History |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Radio programs dominated national consciousness from the beginning of the 1900s to the dawn of television, and they were known for their abundant creativity, their clever advertising, and their infinite reach. Recreate the joy and drama with quick research, a few voice recorders, and a solid editing program. |
Writing Classroom Agreements using Inspiration & Word to Go |
3 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) At the beginning of the year, the class will create a "Classroom Constitution" using Inspiration software and, as an option for classrooms w/ Palm Pilots, Word to Go. Students will brainstorm as a class a list of behaviors that they think will help the classroom environment be conducive to learning & to show how they can become better citizens in their class. |
“Through the Eyes of a Child- Student Photography” Elementary Level – Visual Arts |
2 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will experience the beauty of literacy through the use of photography. Teacher guided photography instruction will focus on the subject areas of reading and writing skills to help students become better readers. |