MultiMedia Tools

Lesson Idea Name: Plant Life

Content Area: Science
Grade Level(s): 1st
Content Standard Addressed:
S1L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the basic needs of plants and
animals.
a. Develop models to identify the parts of a plantroot, stem, leaf, and flower.

Technology Standard Addressed:

Empowered Learner:
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating
competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
c. use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their
learning in a variety of ways

Selected Technology Tool:

Movie (list application):
Audio (list application):
Other: (list)

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating

Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4:

Integration

Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation:

Students have some prior knowledge of what a plant is. The teacher will introduce the lesson by
showing students a picture of a plant. Then the teacher will ask students what do they see and how
many different parts of a plant are there. Students will then go home over the weekend and they will
first, listen to the podcast that gives them instructions on what their homework is.
Then, students will look at the iMovie the teacher created on parts of the plant. Students will be
assessed on the parts of the plant when they return to school. Parents/guardians can also monitor and
help students with their homework as well to better prepare students for their assessment.
Once students have been assessed and have learned about the parts of the plant and the plant cycle
students will then create their own iMovie on the information they have learned throughout the unit.
Students will have assistance from the teacher uploading pictures an/or videos, audio, etc. when
creating their own iMovies.
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Importance of technology:
Using iMovie is important for students to have visuals of the parts of planta as well as the plant cycle.
The project could not be complete since the goal is for students to create their own iMovie with the
assistance of the teacher since this is for first grade. Students would not be able to address the
technology standards of an empowered learner.
Inspiration (optional):
Internet Safety and Student Privacy: Student safety is very important and is a top priority for
teachers. Students will be aware of internet safety sand procedures before beginning the lesson. Rules
will also be posted in class for students to review. Student will only be able to use first names when
recording audio files or publishing work.

Other comments about your proposed student multimedia authoring activity:

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