Teaching+With+Video+Lesson+Plan


 * Name:** Michael Radosta

//**(Effective use of technology also engages students interest; they show increased motivation and enthusiasm (Berson, 1996, p. 494))**//
 * Title of Video:** Where are the Aliens? (Chapter 4)


 * URL of the original Video:** [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/origins-series-overview.html#origins-where-are-aliens]


 * URL of the Assignment page with embedded video and transcript:** http://radosta.wikispaces.com/Teaching+With+Video, **and second page instructing on writing the friendly letter:** http://radosta.wikispaces.com/Teaching+with+Video+Friendly+Letter

Strategies are noted by color per the UDL from //Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age// (Rose & Meyer, 2002). . > Red: Strategies that support **Recognition** Learning > Blue: Strategies that support **Strategic** Learning > Green: Strategies that support **Affective** Learning


 * Learning Goal(s) or Objective(s):**
 * W.3.2.Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
 * Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
 * Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
 * Use linking words and phrases (e.g., //also//, //another//, //and//, //more//, //but//) to connect ideas within categories of information.
 * Provide a concluding statement or section.
 * W.3.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories
 * Student Understanding(s):**
 * 1) Deriving information from a digital video
 * 2) Basic biology (life is based on carbon and water)
 * 3) The current scientific knowledge about extra terrestrial life (they think there is, but have not proven it yet)
 * 4) Composition utilizing an opening statement supported by facts derived from the video
 * 5) The construction of complete sentences to explain the information they derived


 * Essential Questions:**
 * 1) Have scientists discovered alien life yet?
 * 2) What are the building blocks of life**?**
 * 3) How do you write a paragraph about information you learned?

//**Instructional Delivery Method:**//
 * Methodology:**
 * 1) Video is embedded in the assignment page, linking directly to the video chapter discussing the requirements for life
 * 2) The video on NOVA's website above provides this link when you are viewing the segment. A copy of the transcript is next to the video, so the students can follow along, using auditory and reading modalities (Provide multiple examples and use multiple formats (Rose & Meyer, 2002). This allows for a choice of content and tools  (Rose & Meyer 2002).The dual nature of the video/transcript, along with controllable playback allows each student to build their own context, absorbing information at their own pace (Rose & Meyer 2002)).
 * 3) The video watching assignment Page outlines the core questions to be asked when watching the video (Highlight critical features (Rose & Meyer, 2002)).
 * 4) The writing assignment page includes and informational website for tips on writing their paragraph (Support background knowledge (Rose & Meyer, 2002)). The writing assignment page includes an example of a "bad" paragraph as well (Provide flexible models of skilled performance (Rose & Meyer, 2002)).
 * 5) The writing assignment page includes practice on using linking words in a paragraph (Provide opportunities to practice with supports (Rose & Meyer, 2002)).
 * 6) Students will each use a laptop and headphones to watch the video from minute mark 2:20, two times.
 * 7) This is explained clearly in the instruction page, with a screen capture highlighting the play-back bar

//**Scaffold:**// //Students will watch the video, follow the transcript, and takes notes on paper. **(It is just as important to use a computer to process the invisible numbers behind images, audio and video content as it is to be able to add, subtract, measure, count and calculate visible numbers. (Armstrong ****& Warlick,** **2004, p.2) ****Basic skills for today’s students include: finding information, decoding information, evaluating information and organizing information into personal digital libraries. (Armstrong & Warlick 2004, p.1)** **) **//
 * 1) Students will type their notes on a discussion board, write them on paper, or better yet, extract them from the transcript (Offer several opportunities for demonstrating skill (Rose & Meyer 2002)) and allow for a choice of content and tools (Rose & Meyer, 2002)). //**(The use of word processing online exchanges facilitates cooperative interaction between students. Their work was more deliberate and thoughtful because of the mass audience (Berson, 1996, p. 494))**//
 * 2) We will read and discuss the notes, what we learned from the video, in class.  The students were working together to determine how to complete their projects/tasks (Provide ongoing feedback (Rose & Meyer, 2002)). //**("The verbal interaction that occurred at these times was an important mechanism of understanding" (Mehan, 1989, p. 12))**//
 * 3) Students will create a revised list of facts from that discussion. //**(The use of technology allows for there to be instant feedback on their work (Berson, 1996, p. 487))**//
 * 4) Students will copy their notes to the Friendly Letter Generator
 * 5) Students will compose a letter using the facts they derived as a group, with helpful resources from the assignment page
 * 6) Letter draft will be sent to the teacher when they are ready.
 * 7) Students who have completed the letter will be encouraged to watch other parts of the video (The letter provides an adjustable rate of challenge for student ability. Each student will be evaluated based on their own progress (Rose & Meyer, 2002.)).
 * 8) The teacher will walk around and discuss the letters with the students.
 * 9) Final drafts will be sent to their friend or relative via email //**( When the students realized that other people would read their work....they took more control of their writing". (Mehan, 1989, p. 14)) **//

//**Organization Tool:**//


 * 1) Students will be expected to use QuickNote or GoogleDocs
 * 2) If they need to hand write, they will be expected to type their notes for the discussion board.

//**Collaboration Tool:**//


 * 1) Students will need to enter their notes to the discussion board
 * 2) If they choose QuickNote, they can share their notes on the message board.
 * 3) If they choose screen shots, they can share their work on their wikipage.


 * Product:**


 * 1) Students will write a letter from their notes to a friend.
 * 2) An introductory sentence summarizing the content of the letter
 * 3) Supporting sentences with facts, and using linking statements
 * 4) A closing sentence telling what they think we will eventually discover about aliens.


 * Assessment:**


 * 1) I will get an understanding of each student's writing ability to create an opening statement, cite facts, and a closing.
 * 2) They will write facts they missed on their Google doc or quicknote after reading the discussion board
 * 3) In the assessment, opening statement, facts, and closing will be parsed and evaluated
 * 4) Linking words and phrases will be highlighted
 * 5) Students who did not use linking words properly will be given extra attention.
 * 6) The list of facts they initially created will be included and counted compared to the goal set by the questions posed in the lesson