Curriculum Page- Reading Reflection# 5
This week in my EME5050 class we were given the task of think of a curriculum lesson based on our reading in chapter 6 that will be completed on our Wiki page for next week. A curriculum page is usually focused on a particular topic, lesson, or unit being covered in class. I decided to base my curriculum page on Famous African Americans. My dream project was for students to create a digital storytelling presentation based on research that they have conducted on famous African Americans who have contribute to our country. I read through the module that is provided for us and decided to use the PBWorks for Educators.
Every year in February I teach my second grade students a unit on Black History and I usually assigned my students a Famous African American project for them to complete at home. Once the students return the project, I usually allow them to create a powerpoint on their famous African American person. For this curriculum page and for my class next school year, my students will create a digital storytelling about their African American person using Prezi. Their presentation should include: the name of their African American person; their birth and/or death; education/family; major contribution/accomplishments; interesting facts. They are required to have at least 2 pictures of their person.
My students will have the opportunity to use books from our classroom library, as well as from the media center. They will also have the opportunity to use the internet to help them on their quest for knowledge. They may explore the following web sites for information:
In order for my students to have an idea on what I’m asking for, I will provide a demonstration so they can see exactly what I’m looking for. I will create a digital story on Black History and their struggles and another digital story on a famous African American person. I will also provide them with examples of other students work that I have research from the Web. Here are a few examples:
www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/studentstories.html
http://www.mesquiteisd.org/movie/monarchbutterfly.htm
Even though next year second graders will not be able to create a powerpoint for this project, I’ll use the previous class powerpoints as other key resources to show them exactly what kind of information that I’ll be looking for in their story. Students will have the opportunity to share with their classmates on what they have learned about their African American person. Once they have completed this assignment and it is successful, I may allow them to create a new digital story telling summarizing what they have learned about Black History as extra credit. I can’t wait for next year to see how well their digital stories will allow turn out!
