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A Web Lesson by Evelyn Shipman

Ben Hulse School

Imperial, CA

1. Produce a multimedia presentation using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe.

2. Illustrate a favorite or award winning book.

3. Build and sharpen skills necessary to use electronic media effectively

I used this lesson to enable fifth grade students to:

1.4 Create simple documents by using electronic media and employing organizational features(e.g. passwords, entry and pull-down menus, word searches, thesaurus, spell checks).

1.6 Edit and revise manuscripts to improve the

meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences.

These are the Standards my Lesson AddressedEnglish Language Arts – Writing

StrandFifth Grade

1. Using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe students will create a multimedia presentation effectively combining graphics and text in an informative, attractive layout. Assessment by teacher/student developed rubric.

2. Students will demonstrate skill in using graphic production tools available in Kid Pix Program. Measured by pre and post checklist.

3. Students will increase skills in using pull-down menu features (i.e. save, edit, font changes) and in use of word processing feature of this software. Measured by teacher observation.

4. Students will demonstrate skill in summarizing significant events and details of the selected book and will articulate clearly the situations, setting, characters and plots using appropriate descriptive language. Measured by score on rubric.

My Instructional Objectives for this

Lesson

Session 1Give Pretest(Treasure Hunt)Show sample slide showsBrainstorm topicsShow Storyboard WorksheetWork on

Session 2Review tools and skills from pretestTeach new toolsBegin storyboard and script worksheet

Session 3Review toolsTeach New tools and pull down menu items(save, edit stamps)Show rubric and demo student page

Session 4Review all toolsCheck finished Storyboards and scriptsMake title slide

Session 5View a few title slidesCritique using tips and rubricWork on slides

Session 6View “How to Make A Slide Show” from Kid Pix Resource DiskWork on slides

Session 7Review Sounds and TransitionsBegin to assemble slide showsEdit slides

Session 8Continue to edit and polish slide shows.Use peer critiqueGive post Test(Treasure Hunt)

Session 9Present slide shows to audienceTake as much time as neededAssess finished product with rubric

This was our timeline of activities

This is how our 20 students did on the Pre

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This is how our 20 students scored on the rubric assessing our final

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1. The finished slide show product was a great motivator for students to become more skillful in using the graphics tools in Kid Pix.

2. Being able to summarize important details and present them in a coherent, logical manner is a skill which must be addressed more with my students.

3. This activity is a great “warm-up” for Hyperstudio and PowerPoint.

4. Students accomplished the standards outlined in the project while increasing their technology skills AND found the process stimulating and enjoyable. (Measured by teacher judgment!!)

A few of my conclusions

• Do this more than once during the year.

• Try students working in groups.• Use this form of reporting in

other areas of the curriculum, i.e. science, social studies

• Try to communicate with other students using the same program

How would I extend the value of this experience for my students?