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Lesson Idea Name: Visual Book Reports

Content Area: Reading, Technology
Grade Level(s): 4th
Content Standard Addressed: ELAGSE4RL3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or
drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Technology Standard Addressed:
Creative Communicator
CSS.CC.3-5.6
Select and use the most appropriate platform, tool, style, format and digital media to clearly and creatively
express thoughts, messages, goals, or positions.
1. Create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Selected Technology Tool: Computer, iMovie, Adobe Spark, or Screencast-O-Matic
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUzDHhVdig8

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):
☐ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating
Levels of Technology Integration:
☐ Infusion Level: Students may work at a higher Bloom’s Level, but they do not have any “Voice or Choice”
during the activity and most of the decisions are made by the teacher.
☒ Integration Level: We would like to see ALL lessons/activities reach this level. The project is student-
driven. Students have “Voice and Choice” in the activities, selecting the topic of study and determining the
technology tool to demonstrate mastery of the standard. The teacher becomes more of a facilitator.
☐ Expansion Level: The projects created are shared outside of the classroom, publishing student work and
promoting authorship. This could be reached by showcasing the project on the school’s morning
newscast, posting the project to the classroom blog, or publishing via an outside source.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) This lesson plan embraces the Universal Design to Learn because it
engages the students in multiple ways, including through a discussion prompt, imaginative thinking, and
through a video. Students also have numerous avenues to display their work through action and expression.
They can choose between multiple platforms to create their project on, various types of projects to create,
and they can choose whichever book they would like.
Lesson idea implementation: Assuming that this is an online line class since the lesson begins with a video of
the instruction, I would first have the students review the difference between video files and vodcasts. I
would post the following question on a discussion board: "What is the difference between a video file and a
vodcast?" The students should reply to the post, as well as another classmate. I would then prompt them to
think about their favorite book and ask themselves what it would be like if that book were turned into a
movie.
Next, The students are going to watch the video provided. The video explains how the student =s will utilize
one of the various apps recommended to create video files or vodcasts. Following the standard, their job is to
create a movie about a character(s) or event in their favorite book. They also have the option of creating a
"trailer" for the book. This video should be no longer than three minutes long. It should discuss the main
character, protagonist, antagonist, setting, and plot. The video should also feature five pictures that help
them visually describe the book. I would also like the students to discuss why they specifically chose that
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particular book. This lesson will most likely occur during an online or hybrid session and, therefore, be
completed at home. I would provide the students with the weekend to do the assignment, with the hopes
that we can present them on the following Monday. This is an independent assignment, as the design is
entirely up to the student, including the type of project they will do, the book they will do it on, and which
platform they will use to create it. The teacher is the facilitator.
Importance of technology: Using a movie-making platform is critical to the project because the students
would not be able to create trailers or vodcasts without them. The assignment could be done alternatively on
paper as a standard book report, but I am sure it would not be engaging for the students. If the students did
this assignment as a regular book report, they would lose the opportunity to explore a new advanced tool
that allows them to play with sound, video, and motion.
Inspiration (optional): I used a clip from the movie “Coraline.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=UUzDHhVdig8
Internet Safety and Student Privacy: Many risks come with using technology and certain platforms in an
elementary classroom, but there are also many ways to prevent unfavorable outcomes. Informing students
about the importance of maintaining their anonymity by not posting their names or pictures on the internet is
a great start. If students want to post either of these things, the proper documents should be sent home to
their guardians for review. I would encourage their parents to get involved in the project to make sure that
their student's work is safe and acceptable. Students should not be able to be identified through their work.
Reflective Practice: I believe the activities that I have created for this lesson plan are great as they allow
students to be creative and gain experience with a new technology type. To extend this lesson, I would have
the students get in groups and chose the best story of each group. Then, I would tell the students that they
have to recreate a scene from the book and film it using one of the movie platforms mentioned above. They
will present these to the class. A technology tool that can aid them in making this activity even more
comprehensive is a student assessment tool such as Kahoot! Students can use Kahoot to test their classmates
on their knowledge after they present their assignments.
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Lesson Idea Name: Visual Book Reports

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUzDHhVdig8

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