Sample+Final+Project

by Ms. Debra Barber
 * // ﻿ Internet Safety Lesson//**

**//Lesson Summary //**
The teacher will introduce the concept of safety to students by asking them to brainstorm (using a graphic organizer on the Promethean interactive board) on the different areas of their lives where they need to practice safety. The class will then watch a short video clip regarding Internet Safety. The students will read about Internet safety in their textbooks. Students will complete a project by the end of the week to demonstrate understanding of the material. The students will create a Voki recording in which they will share what they have learned about Internet Safety. The teacher will demonstrate to the students how to create a Voki recording and also create a Jing video to explain how to create a Voki and post it on her class Wiki for students to access.

Students will recognize online risks and dangers in order to take appropriate actions to protect themselves while using digital tools and resources. 2. Implement procedures to protect computer systems from viruses and hackers. 3. Recognize the tactics that online predators use to lure students. * Students will not talk to strangers online. * Students will tell an adult if someone online makes them feel uncomfortable. * Students will not give out any personal information (e.g., name, address, phone number, email address, school name, personal description). * Students will recognize that an adult predator may pose as a child online.
 * K-12 Internet Safety Standards - Personal Safety (Grades 3-5) **
 * Standard 4: **
 * Indicators: **

Students will read the chapter on Internet Safety and complete an Internet Safety worksheet. At the end of the week, students will write an essay about how to stay safe when using the Internet.
 * Hand it in teaching: **

Students will read the chapter on Internet Safety then create a Voki recording to share what they have learned about Internet Safety. The recordings will be made available to other students to view, rate, and discuss.
 * Publish it teaching: **

[|How to Create a Voki] (Click on this link to view a short tutorial on how to create and customize your Voki!)

Students will be creating a multimedia presentation using the Voki recording/animation software application. The projects will reflect their mastery of key concepts and processes in regard to Internet Safety as well as technology use. By using the PBL method, the students will actually gain knowledge and experience in the process of designing, creating, planning, and producing their very own multimedia presentation. They will be using //**their "voice"**// and presenting //**their**// ideas and sharing their knowledge of what //**they**// feel is important about Internet Safety. This type of learning fully engages the student and makes the content relevant to them. This project also provides the students with a real-world connection and provides them with the opportunity to customize their characters to look the way they want them to look, which in turn provides more engagement. By allowing the students to make their own design choices in the creation of their Voki, as well as allowing them to decide for themselves exactly what substantive content to include in their projects, the teacher ultimately allows the students to be in control of their own learning.
 * Project-Based Learning Strategy**

In order to get an idea about what the students already know about Internet Safety, the teacher will give students a short pretest. Next, the teacher will show several different Voki presentations to the students in order to help students understand what a "good" or "excellent" presentation might look and sound like. Then the teacher will collaborate with the students to come up with a "checklist" of things that need to be included in the Voki to be "good" or "excellent". The students will use the checklist to aid in the design their presentations. The teacher will observe and check on each student's progress __during the activity__ to provide an ongoing assessment and provide feedback so that students will have a clear direction and understanding of how to improve their work before they actually finish their project. Lastly, students will publish their work. The teacher will add all student-created Vokis to the class Wiki page in order for classmates, teachers, and parents to view their work. The students will be asked to post a reflection about this project to the class online discussion forum. Each project will then get a final evaluation with the checklist. By using a combination of assessment strategies (including the ongoing assessment strategy with reflection and revisions), rather than the more traditional type of multiple choice, pencil and paper assessment, the teacher gains a true and clear picture of what the student has learned, understands, and can actually __**do**__**.**
 * Assessment Strategies**