Emily Moore Tech in the Classroom

Tech Rich Lesson Plan

Type of setting: Public High School Number of Students: 28 Special Needs: Highly functioning student with IEP, receives extra time on tests, but fully functions in the classroom Grade Level: 10 Subject: US History II Topic: The End of the Cold War I. Purpose: Students will learn about the collapse of the Berlin Wall. II. Student Objectives: 1. After reading from the textbook, the students will be able to create an accurate timeline recording the events of the Cold War. 2. Students will be able to write a brief summary of the fall of the Berlin Wall; this summary must include dates, significant people as well as how the US responded to the fall. III. New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards: 1. 6.2.12.A.5.a- Explain how and why differences in ideologies and policies between the United States and the USSR resulted in a cold war, the formation of new alliances, and periodic military clashes. 2. 6.2.12.B.5.b- Analyze the reasons for the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and evaluate the impact of these events on changing national boundaries in Eastern Europe and Asia. IV. Procedures 1. Class will start with primary source material, for this lesson the hook will be the video. The video will be of a newscast from November 9, 1989, which is the night that the wall collapsed. 2. Students will then form groups. Within these groups there will be different positions such as fact checker, director, on-screen talent and the producer. Every student will help to write the initial script. 3. The students will work together to create a news report as though they are covering footage of the night that the Wall collapsed.

4. The students will be given two iPad per group, this will facilitate cooperation and to insure that the students are communicating. The students will use one iPad for their notes and pre writing. This iPad will also be used as the teleprompter using the Teleprompt+ app. The second iPad will use the ReelDirector app to film and edit their footage. 5. In post production, students will need to create an introduction to their news show that includes an animated graphic and sound. The students will also be required to incorporate live footage from the event. V. Materials:
1. Textbook 2. iPads with Reel Director program

VI. Assessment: 1. News reports will be graded based on content, cooperation, and effort. (see attached) VII. Follow up: This lesson will be the end of the Cold War Unit. Once the news reports have been completed, we will watch the videos as a class before we begin our last lesson of the unit. In our last lesson we will have a day of making predictions as to the lasting effects of the Soivet Union and the Cold War, followed by a test for the unit.

Miss Moore Rubric for News Reports 1 Video was not accurate, major errors in information, missed large portions of necessary information

Name: _______________

Group Name:_____________

Content 50% (Group Grade)

Video Requirements 20% (Group Grade)

Cooperation (This grade will be given to you by your peers) 20% (Personal Grade) Pre-writing activities 10% (Personal Grade)

Total:

2 Video had many informational errors, complete history of event but missed information Included 1 of Included 2 of the following: the following: sound/graphic sound/graphic Intro, 5 minute Intro, 5 minute anchor, 2 anchor, 2 minute at minute at location location report, real report, real footage footage Did not Provided a cooperate or minimal provide amount of adequate information, support for distracted other group from members task, did not participate fully Did not Somewhat participate in participated in brainstorming, brainstorming, distracted easily group distracted, contributed little Comments:

3 Provided an overall accurate report, multiple errors and a few pieces of missed information Included 3 of the following: sound/graphic Intro, 5 minute anchor, 2 minute at location report, real footage Provided some of what they were responsible for, did not work seriously, did not work well with group Participated in brainstorming, made minor contributions, slightly distracted

4 Provided a complete report, mostly accurate information with few errors

5 Provided a fully comprehensive report, accurate information with no errors

Included 4 of the following: sound/graphic Intro, 5 minute anchor, 2 minute at location report, real footage Provided their appropriate materials but did not help or cooperate with their peers

Included: sound/graphic Intro, 5 minute anchor, 2 minute at location report, real footage Provided the material that they were responsible for, worked well with group members Lead the group in brainstorming activity, fully participated in discussion

Participated in brainstorming, made major contributes, did not facilitate conversation