UNIT 5: Your Turn

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Overview

During this unit, you will reflect upon the ideas expressed throughout the course. You will then create a lesson plan that integrates digital media platforms (any of the ones you chose in Unit 4 are fine, but you may wish to change them based on your feedback).

Unit Objective:
The participant will analyze elements of incorporating digital media that relate to personal curriculum, align digital media options to state and Common Core standards, and implement a lesson that incorporates digital media within 1 month of course end.

Reminder
Please open up your Google document, and access UNIT 5: Your Turn

The Nitty Gritty

1. Individually prepare a media decoding activity. Select digital media documents and platforms that might be appropriate for your subject area and your students. This might be a photo, TV program, advertisement, video assignment, a learning management system and so on. Design questions for decoding media messages, similar to those described in Unit 3. Be sure to incorporate ideas from the Critical Concepts when designing questions.

Your lesson should include:

Title
Overview of lesson
Content Areas
Target Audience (Grade Level)
Learning objectives for the content area and media literacy (refer to Core Principles when applicable)
Key Vocabulary Words
Student Prerequisites
Time Needed
Materials and Digital Media Chosen
Procedures
Assessments and Rubrics
Extensions and Adaptations (optional)

Refer to the attached rubric for guidance.
File:IntegratingMediaRubric.pdf

2. Create your lesson in a Word Document, and share it with me to gain feedback during your process.

Synthesis

Key ideas to remember…

Digital media should be used to supplement what you are already doing. It should not be treated to teach media literacy as it’s own content area.
Digital media can be included by offering students the choice to use it. This is a simple way to start.
Digital media should be used to supplement what you are already doing. It should not be treated to teach media literacy as it’s own content area.
Don’t be afraid to explore and learn with your students, try something new that will supplement your learning goals.
Select with rich media documents.
Prepare necessary background information and probing questions ahead of time.