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Technology Infused Lesson

Title: Diversity Presentations ("Finally the Final")

Subjects: Sociology

Learning Level: Grades 10 - 12

Abstract:

During the course, the curriculum focused on racism, sexism, homophobia, "lookism" and religious intolerance. Not only did the students learn about these subjects, but also they educated youth in our community about these topics. Students will create a technology project that focuses on one of the topics for their final exam.

Objectives/Outcomes:

Students will focus on one of the diversity topics and reflect upon their experiences this semester for their final exam. Students will create a lesson plan, handout and technology project. (PowerPoint, video or claymation) The objective is to have a product that has elementary/middle school students thinking about the materials the Soc/CAPT students are presenting.

Invitation:

Ultimately, your media creation should be able to be used next year by CAPT or Diversity Project students to take into a classroom where the student will be presenting.

Tasks:

Students will complete a lesson plan to accompany their project explaining how they would teach the subject.

Students will complete a handout for the elementary/middle school students they are teaching. The following list offers several ideas they could create:

• Article: Ask the students to read and answer questions.
• Skit: Ask students to perform a skit and write a reaction.
• Game: Have the students play a game.
• Writing Activity: Create an activity or drawing that you would like the students to complete.

Students will complete one of the following:

PowerPoint

Minimum of five power point slides for each student. This can include a title slide. Your PowerPoint presentation should include four pictures and text relating to the topic. The topic is your choice as long as it relates to the Diversity Program ("lookism,” sexism, racism, homophobia, and religious intolerance). Harassment and bullying certainly can be included under these titles. Make sure that you include a reference page listing three to five resources. This page can be an extra slide in your PowerPoint presentation or a separate piece of paper. Finally, complete a lesson plan for your presentation. The lesson plan should relate to the topic/information in your slide. Explain how you would use the information in a presentation.

Video

Minimum of five minutes for the student/group. Within the footage there should be interviews, picture, and information that relates to the Diversity Program ("lookism,” sexism, racism, homophobia, and religious intolerance). Three to five resources should be used during the creation of your video. The resources should be cited in the credits or a separate sheet of paper. In addition to this, a complete lesson plan should accompany your video. The lesson plan should relate to the topic/information in your slide. Explain how you would use the information in a presentation. Finally, make sure you also create a handout.

Claymation

Minimum of two+ minutes for the student/group. The clay characters should portray the subject area(s) covered in the course: "lookism,” sexism, racism, homophobia, and religious intolerance. Three to five resources should be used during the creation of your video. The resources should be cited in the credits or on a separate sheet of paper. In addition to this, a complete lesson plan should accompany your video. The lesson plan should relate to the topic/information in your slide. Explain how you would use the information in a presentation. Finally, make sure you also create a handout.

Situations:

• Students will have eight hours of class time (four days) to complete the project.
• On the fifth day students will share a verbal reflection with the principal, curriculum director and service learning director at a local Thai restaurant.
• On the sixth day, students will share their media projects with each other and the teachers.

Interactions:

The exam assignment is delivered to students by teachers. Students will work in small groups or individually.

Tools:

• Nine computers
• Digital still camera
• Digital video camera
• Video editing software
• Clay

URLs:

• http://www.itse.org
• http://www.wsd1.org/LitOnline/claymation.htm
• http://www4.district125.k12.il.us/webmeisters/cchausis/tutorial/imovie.html

Assessment:

We had a class discussion on grad standards. We discussed their intent, how they were being used presently, how they could have been implemented differently and how the standards were built into this class in a way that they would not have noticed them. As of the students' final exam, the Minnesota Grad Standards no longer exist.

Projects:

Point Values:

• Written Reflection = 25 points
• Present Media Final = 25 points
• Multi-media Presentation, Lesson Plan, Handout = 50 points

Checklist

PowerPoint

Video Production

Claymation

Standards: (Minnesota Graduation Standards and ISTE)

Students will explain, and apply, ideas and theories drawn from sociology in the examination of persistent issues and social problems within their verbal reflection and media projects.

Author(s): Catherine Nachbar and Catherine Ostos.

Submitted by: Catherine Ostos, for the Central Cultural Connections Collaboratory, Arrowhead "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology" Project, Dept. of Education, University of Minnesota Duluth.

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