MULTI-MEDIA AUTHORING TEMPLATE

Name: Gordon Carr

PART A: Describe how students could create and publish an original movie, audio file, podcast, or vodcast in order to achieve
required learning standards. Challenge: For an “A” provide an idea where the learning activity reaches a LoTi level 4a or
above. To do this you will have to design a project where students engage in higher-order thinking and publish their work to an
audience that will use or care about the results. Broad feedback for their work is also a great way to boost interest and
performance.
Grade Level: 11th
Content Area: United States History
Technology Used (check all that apply): Movie Audio Podcast Vodcast Other: (list)

Content Area/Grade/Standards/Topics Addressed: SSUSH13 Evaluate efforts to reform American society

and politics in the Progressive Era
d. Describe Progressive legislative actions including empowerment of the voter, labor laws, and the
conservation movement.

Brief Description of Learning Experience: As you address the standards, what will students and teachers do? How will
the project be introduced? How long will it take to complete? What audience will use/care about the multimedia projects
students are creating? How broad is this audience? How will student work be assessed and by whom? Who will provide
feedback to students about their work? (Overview should be a minimum of 2 paragraphs) Students and teachers will work
on different aspects of the Progressive Era, in this particular case, they will work on a short project over the first Progressive
President, Theodore Roosevelt. Students work will be assessed for accuracy and creativity by their teacher.

Student Engagement/Higher-Order Thinking: What LoTi level would this lesson be and Why? I feel like this would be a
LOTI 3, because there is no outside collaboration, albeit the teacher could incorporate that. It does not feel like a generally well
put together external collaboration lesson though.

Importance of technology: Why is using a multimedia authoring tools critical to the project? Could the project be
completed without this technology? What would be lost without using it? What other types of technology, if any, are
going to be used in the learning experience? The lesson could not be completed without technology, as the students would be
creating a video of their own, focusing on an aspect of the Progressive Era.

Inspiration (optional): If you used existing multimedia projects as a model for your project (whether in part or whole),
include the URL(s) so we can visit. Explain what concepts you “borrowed” from others.

Internet Safety and Student Privacy: Briefly discuss some possible issues surrounding internet safety and student
privacy that could arise while implementing this learning experience and explain how you’d minimize risks to
students/yourself, alleviate any fears by parents/administrators, and follow school districts’ Internet Safety/Use Policy.
The only thing that would be at risk is violation of copyright laws, so citations would be absolutely necessary here. Students
should just ensure that they do not post any information in the credits.
Other comments about your proposed student multimedia authoring activity: