UNIT INSTRUCTION PLAN

utilizing the
MU Art Education Lesson Plan Format
Developed by Dr. Kathy Unrath

Name: Alison Caselman

TITLE OF UNIT: Introduction to Computer Art 1 GRADE LEVEL (S):9-12 Grades

NATIONAL VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS

(http://nationalartsstandards.org/sites/default/files/Visual%20Arts%20at%20a%20Glance%20-
%20new%20copyright%20info.pdf):

VA:Cr1.1.Ia VA:Pr4.1.Ia VA:Re8.1.Ia

VA:Cr1.2.Ia VA:Pr5.1.Ia VA:Cn11.1.Ia
VA:Cr2.1.8a VA:Re.7.2.IIa

NETS (http://www.iste.org/standards/standards/standards-for-students):
ISTE 1A ISTE 3C ISTE 5D
ISTE 1B ISTE 4B ISTE 6A
ISTE 1C ISTE 4C ISTE 6C
ISTE 2A ISTE 5A ISTE 6D
ISTE 2D ISTE 5B

RATIONALE and GOAL(S) FOR THIS UNIT: The rationale for this unit is to get my students to
introduce themselves to their peers and to learn that this is more of a community than a solitary class.
They will have their first discussion board where they answer questions then respond to peers. This
will help build community the first week of the block. I believe this is important to teach so there is a
place for students to share their creations where they can get honest feedback. This feedback and
relationships built will be meaningful to the students because when (if) these students meet face to
face, they will already feel like they know one another. This is also important to teach because
students need to have a little bit of background knowledge so they can learn to use Vizor.io properly.
This will probably be the first time students have used this program and will be the bottom building
block of their knowledge.

ENDURING BIG IDEA:

The Big Idea is Introduction. It is the first week of the block and it will be more about them, and how
this class is set up, and what is expected from the students. Our school can sometimes have a lot of
adding and dropping during the first couple weeks of the block, so this gives the student a chance to
see what this class would be like. Digital thinking and new media is interconnected within this unit
because the program is a fairly new web-based program that allows its users to build in virtual reality.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Who are you?
What is virtual reality?

KNOWLEDGE BASE and KEY CONCEPTS:

Students will know:
How to create a thread within the discussion board.
How to reply to a peers discussion board.
How to use online resources.
How to submit assignments.
About virtual reality.
How to create a Vizor.io account.
How to create in Vizor.io.

OBJECTIVES:
Students will:
Post answer to at least 4 questions/prompts.
Respond to 3 peers
Create a Vizor.io account.
Play around in Vizor.io to get the feel of the program.
Watch online resources to help understand the program.
Create their Me: Visor Style virtual reality.
Turn in their sharable link.
Respond to peers work with a WOWIE and WHAT IF.

UNIT AND LESSON VIGNETTE:

Note: This is a unit that I am creating for an online Computer Art class I am teaching this year. With
online education there are no transitions to consider. Our agenda is set up weekly, so Ill be breaking
the unit plan into weeks so it is realistic for my current teaching situation. I estimate students
spending around 3-5 hours working on their art each week (45-60 minutes per day). Each week will
look similar because my students work better when they have a routine and structure that they have
already become familiar with. Students have a Vizor.io account and have already proven that they
know basic skills. Students are also allowed to work in an alternative setting, if they determine that it
better fits their design, and after communicating this to me. These are places to explore what they are
learning about and reflecting on their experience visually and then writing a reflective blog to
accompany their creativity.

Computer Art I
WEEK ONE
 Try to complete all assignments by Friday.

Week One assignments will not be accepted after midnight Friday of Week Two.

Folder Read Watch Do

Week 1 Lets Get Post your answers to at least 4 questions/ prompts.
to Know Respond to at least 3 peers threads
Each
Other!
Week 1 Welcome to
Computer Art I
Week 1 Visor.io Tutorials #1- #4 Create a Vizor Account-Its Free and you have to
(Links are listed in have this to publish your work.
Blackboard) Respond to these videos by turning in a link (like
described in tutorial #3) of you demonstrating
each of these different task. So you will be turning
in 4 different links for this part.
After you feel comfortable working through these
tutorials, please create a piece using the Vizor
webpage to describe you as a person.
- Please include a background/picture/setting, at
least 6 objects that you have added and/or
manipulated, and different types of lighting.
Turn this link into Me: Vizor Style
Respond to 3 of your peers Me: Vizor Style link
with a WOWIE and WHAT IF
- Points are being removed if you dont give evidence WHY
you think something looks nice or someone did good.
Not because the hair is cool but WHY is the hair cool?

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS:

Differentiate Tools for My Diverse Classroom:
o Text to Speech apps for their readings
o Students using Speech to Text apps for their blogs
o Making sure the materials that students use fit their small and large motor abilities
o Allowing the students to create what has meaning to them and being open to the
unknown outcome.
Keeping Students Engaged:
o By allowing them to create artwork for personal reflection
o By making computer art lessons more hands on with less text to read
o By giving them the ability to make choices and problem solve for themselves.
Challenge Highly Talented Students:
o Ask them to try an unfamiliar medium
o Encourage them to continue to research the Big Idea and to dig deeper into the
content.
When Students Finish Early:
 o One great thing about online education is student can finish early without needed busy
work to keep them from bothering others.
o They need to make sure to login each day for attendance
o Work on other work from previous units
o Work on other work from a different class

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES: (both formative and summative)

With this class being online, it is hard to really get substantial formative assessments. I am
able to see what they are thinking and the steps students take by reading and responding to their
blogs/discussion board post. How the student receive points is if they hit the word count and stay on
topic for their discussion board writings and explanations of what they did that week and turned in
their image(s). If they do both of these tasks, 100% is awarded to the students.

Examples of Summative Assessment for this Unit:

When student complete their post answering at least four different prompts asked and then
respond to peers.
When students complete their Me: Vizor Style, they will be graded on if their project followed
the objectives within in the videos and if their blog was on topic and met the word count minimum.
They will also accompany the inventory with an artist statement. Then when they respond to their
peers work.

Examples:

https://vizor.io/mcmunchies/vizor-style
 https://vizor.io/wunderfull/me-vizor-
style

https://vizor.io/goldenscars/lily-s-happy-place
RESOURCES AND LINKS PAGE

Links to videos created specifically for my class and students:

Overview of Computer Art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD-gRUz3hZk
Links to Vizor.io: https://vizor.io/
Links to Vizor.io tutorials:
Vizor tutorial 1 - Basic editing: https://vimeo.com/154579582
Vizor tutorial 2 - Adding objects to the scene: https://vimeo.com/154056215
Vizor tutorial 3 Publishing: https://vimeo.com/154305427
Vizor tutorial 4 - Visual programming basics: https://vimeo.com/154305648