Total Duration: |
Greater than 120 Minutes |
Materials and Resources: |
Masters of Disaster Product Rubric (attached) |
Technology Resources Needed: |
Internet Access iPad 2 or higher, at least one per group Animoto App Tutorial http://help.animoto.com/entries/20797098-how-do-i-create-a-video-on-the-iphone-app Google Forms Tutorial- https://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=140941&topic=20322&ctx=topic Popplet Lite Tutorial- http://www.cvisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001642/Centricity/Domain/23/PDF/popplet.pdf |
Background/Preparation: |
Teacher should be familiar with a recent disaster that occurred either near enough, or was newsworthy enough, to use as a point of reference for the students (Remember when. . .) Students and teacher should be familiar with the process of uploading or taking pictures with the iPad and/or locating copyright-free images on the Internet and saving them to the iPad. Students and teacher should be familiar with the iPad app Animoto. |
1. The teacher will introduce the unit by showing a short video clip related to a type of disaster. An example video is the video "Extreme Weather: Tornadoes 101". If other types of disasters are more common or have occurred more recently, consider one of the following:
2. Follow the video with a teacher-led discussion that explores the experiences of the students related to disasters.
3. Wrap up the discussion with the introduction of the essential question: How can we plan and prepare to minimize the impact on people in the unfortunate event of a natural disaster? 4. Challenge students to create a product to be shared with the entire community that will educate residents on what to do in advance of a disaster to minimize the effects. Inform them that they will need to create a product that can be shared easily and one that will work on a variety of devices. 5. Introduce (or reintroduce) the Animoto App. Remind students of the processes of getting pictures into the iPad both by using the camera and saving copyright-free images from the web. For a brief, but step-by-step tutorial on the app, go to http://help.animoto.com/entries/20797098-how-do-i-create-a-video-on-the-iphone-app. 6. Allow students to select a type of disaster, in which they wish to educate others. Provide them with the Masters of Disaster Product Rubric (attached), as well as, the requirements outlined below. 7. Students will utilize print and electronic sources to gather and evaluate the latest information regarding the possible effects on their community in the event of a disaster of the type selected. Students will outline these possibilities and research the best preventative measures and identify all possible preparations that could be made to reduce the negative effects. Students will use Popplet Lite to create an organizer to plan the topics to be included in their final product. A tutorial for Popplet can be found here. 8. Students will contact and interview an expert in a field related to their chosen topic. The interview could be related to background information, or could be included as part of the preparedness efforts. The research gathered will be converted into a script that could be included in a video portion of the Animoto App, or used in the text content that accompanies the still photos of the Animoto project. 9. Students will use the iPad to create, gather and organize all video, photo, text, and audio elements of the project. 10. Students will use the Animoto App and the resources gathered to create a project that includes the following:
11. Students will share the product with one other team for peer review, and evaluate the feedback provided to make improvements and/or changes. 12. Students will produce a final copy of the product in Animoto format and share it with the teacher for electronic distribution to the community. 13. Students will create a short survey using Google Forms that will be provided electronically to the community members to complete. This survey should include no more than five questions designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the product just as might occur in the workplace. (A tutorial on creating Goole Forms can be found here.) |
Assessment Strategies |
Students will be assessed throughout the project on their ability to work well together and to effectively solve the presented problem. The product will be reviewed by a peer group during the creation process with each group having the opportunity to make additions, deletions and/or corrections. The final product will be evaluated by the teacher using the Masters of Disaster Product Rubric (attached). After presentation to the community, the community members will be asked to complete a short survey on the effectiveness of the product. |
Acceleration: |
Students that display mastery of any aspect of the project will be encouraged to extend the project by incorporating additional resources or providing the end product in additional formats (create a podcast based on the product, create additional print materials, etc.). |
Intervention: |
Teams will be determined by the teacher taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of each student. Tutorials are available for the Animoto App, Google Forms, and Popplet. Project timeline may be extended. |
View the Special Education resources for
instructional guidance in providing modifications and adaptations
for students with significant cognitive disabilities who qualify for the Alabama Alternate Assessment.
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