Purpose: iMovie is an

Apple app for creating

and editing videos. Engage: The technology
Students can create causes a shift, where students
their own “news show” move from passive to active
based on current events learners.
in the school, locally,
nationally, or globally. Enhance: The technology
allows students to
Digital Bloom’s demonstrate their
Taxonomy: understanding of the content
• Critiquing in a way that they could not
• Reviewing using traditional tools.
• Collaborating
• Summarizing Extend: The technology
• Interpreting allows students to merge
• Filming their school learning with
• Planning their everyday life
• Directing/ producing experiences.
Assessment Strategy: Following a lesson on current events coupled
with critiquing or validating sources, students will work in groups to
research current events and how they are broadcast on different
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media platforms and outlets. Students will create an unbiased news
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report to be broadcast at the end of the project.
 Inquiry:
• Authenticity
• Deep Understanding
• Performances of
Understanding
• Appropriate Use of
Technology
• Citizenship

Relevant Links:
◆ http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/6-way-to-enha
nce-students-learning.html
◆ http://teacherhacks.net/using-imovie-the-classroom/
◆ http://ditchthattextbook.com/2014/02/06/20-video-project-ide
as-to-engage-students/

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3 E’s
1. Engage: The technology
allows students to focus on
the assignment/activity with
less distraction.
2. Enhance: Students are able
to develop a more
sophisticated understanding
of the content because of the
technology tool.
3. Extend: The technology
allows students to merge
their school learning with
their everyday life
experiences.
Related Links:
• http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/11/04/7-ways-to-use-google-h
angouts-in-the-classroom
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eabYzQqoMwA
• http://www.teachthought.com/uncategorized/32-tips-for-using-google-hango
uts-in-the-classroom/
Google Hangouts
Purpose: Google hangouts is a way
to provide interactive video
conferencing that can be archived.
It also allows screen sharing,
texting and voice chats.
Inquiry: Assessment Strategy: As
• Authenticity part of lesson covering
• Deep Understanding parts of government:
• Appropriate Use of Legislative, Judicial, and
Technology Executive. Students will
• Connecting with engage with local and state
Experts representatives or senators.
Students will prepare
Digital Bloom’s questions related to their
Taxonomy roles in government as well
❖ Identifying as present areas of concern
❖ Social networking
for which they have
❖ Investigation researched potential
solutions that they will
present to the
representatives.
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