Technology Integration Project

Technology

YouTube is an online video streaming website that allows users to upload or watch videos on command. YouTube has the ability to be access from a PC, laptop or smartphone. YouTube allows a person to like videos, subscribe to users, as well as create channels to categorize videos saved/uploaded.

Prezi is an online collaborative presentation tool. Prezi has the capability to be created on a PC or tablet through the website or an app. Prezi shares the same qualitities as Microsoft PowerPoint, except with more features that are appealing. Prezi allows you to create an interactive presentation with unique themes.

Kahoot is a game-based classroom responsive system. Through the creation of teacher-led quizzes, educational content is enriched by asking questions in a game-like environment. Students can use their mobile device, personal computer, or tablet to access the technology.

Instructional Objectives

6 (F) demonstrate appropriate use of digital photography and editing to:

(i) use digital photography equipment to capture still-shot images that incorporate various photo composition techniques, including lighting, perspective, candid versus posed, rule of thirds, and filling the frame;

6 (B) demonstrate appropriate project management to:

(i) create a plan for a media project such as a storyboard, stage development, and identification of equipment and resources; and

Intended Audience

Middle School students, 8^th grade, in Digital Design Class that is high school credit.

Learning theories/Instructional Model

Theory: For this lesson, a constructivism theory is incorporated because students knowledge is constructed based off of personal experience.

Each person has a different interpretation and construction of knowledge process

Students are not a blank slate, but bring past experiences and cultural factors to a situation.

Model: A Dick & Carry Model is used in designing this lesson plan because the teacher identifies what they want to accomplish when planning. With that being said, the teacher must analyze the learners and what will work best for them.

At several points in the activities the teacher is checking for understanding. The first time is during the activity when students match the terms. The second time is while students are uploading images to the correct slide for Prezi, and the third time is during the Kahoot interactive activity. At the end of class, this is a summative evaluation because the learner has been introduced, reviewed, got own examples and is summing it all up together with feedback from  teacher and peers.

Examples of potential instructional activities

Class Duration: 80 minutes – Block scheduling

Topic: Camera Angle & Camera Shot

Warm-up:

Students will watch the YouTube video: Camera Shots & Angles - An Introduction (~ 3 minutes)

Activities:

-       Teacher and students will discuss collectively as a class the YouTube video that was viewed. (~5 minutes)

o   Why is this important, what do you think about this, what is the difference between angle and shot, where have you seen this—give an example from a movie you just recently viewed.

o   Discuss objectives for today.

-       Identifying Camera Angles and Camera Shot (~ 20 minutes)

o   Each student will get a set of descriptions identifying a camera angle or camera shot.

o   Students will label on the left side of their piece of construction paper camera angle and on the right side label camera shot.

o   Students will match the correct definition/description with the correct image identifying the terms.

o   Class will collectively go over terms to make sure all students have the correct matches of terminology.

-       Student examples of camera shots and camera angles (~ 35 minutes)

o   Students will be grouped into 2-3 students

o   Each group will get a camera

o   Groups are to create their own examples of Camera Angles and Camera Shots by taking pictures on campus. (Students can take pictures in classroom or in the hallway near classroom)

o   Students will import images on the computer and upload them into a presentation.

o   Students will use Prezi to identify their images and which term is captured.

Wrap-up/Check for understanding:

-       Students will log-in individually on Kahoot to check to see if students understood content (~ 15 minutes)

o   Kahoot will show question on screen and students will individually answer on device.

o   Points will be awarded based on correctness and time taken to answer

o   After each question/image, class will collaboratively discuss correct/wrong choices deciphering why it is correct or wrong and student’s thoughts.

Lesson Presentation