Lesson Implementation Report

1. The outcomes of the implementation: student learning outcomes and technical procedure outcomes

                  ·         The students will demonstrate their ability to create a digital media announcement

·         The students will be able to identify the most appropriate resource that are important to their topic

      ·        The students will be able to explain how to help their cause.

2. The adjustments you had made to accommodate students with special needs

            There are 3 students in the class with special needs.  One student has speech issues and did not want to record his voice in this video.  We had him write what he wanted to say in the video and then I recorded my voice reading his words.  The other two students have 504’s with extended time on all assignments.  These students were allowed to go to the school library during enrichment periods and spend extra time working on the digital media part of the project. 

3. The adjustments you had made for the effectiveness of classroom management

             There were no classroom management issues.  The total population of the class is 18 students.  With two teachers constantly circulating around the room, students didn’t have much opportunity to fool around.  They were so engaged in the project, they hated when the period was over and they had to put their laptops back.  We even had students ask if they could skip lunch and come up to the classroom and work for the period.  We handled this by allowing them to bring their lunch to the classroom and work at the same time they ate. 

  

4. The questions asked by the students

             A majority of the question asked by students were technical question about creating their digital media piece.  They already had individual blogs which we incorporated into the project so there were no questions on how to use the blogs.  Below is a list of some question I wrote down as students asked them.

                              ·         Can I record my own voice and play music at the same time?

·         Is there a way to pick a specific part of the song?

·         How long does it have to be?

·         Will this count as a test?

·         Can I use pictures from the internet?

·         How do I post my video to my blog?

  

5. The problems students had encountered during the implementation process

             There were no problems while trying to implement the process.  The students enjoyed the trial and error process which allowed them to explore and discover features on their own.  The only issue we had was on day two; some of the computer wouldn’t let the students log on. 

          

6. The feedback from the students

             We have the student fill out a questionnaire when they were done with the project.  The responses we received were better than I anticipated.  The students LOVED the project.  They wanted me to go to their Science and Social Studies teachers and teach them to use the program so they could use the programs again in other classes.  

7. The timeframe (was there enough time as you planned for)

             We allotted for 10 class periods.  Six periods was spent on research and the creation of the digital media piece and four days were saved for presentations.  I might have added another day for presentations so students weren’t limited to the 10 minutes if they had more to share.  The class periods are only 39 minutes long so the presentations took almost as long as the research and creations. 

8. What you learned from the implementation including proposed changes for future lessons?

             I don’t think there is anything I would change about this lesson.  It seemed to be a big hit with the students and the ELA teacher.  He plans to work it in his curriculum for next year.  I might decide in the future to allow the students to have more choice than just the Book Builder or the Windows tool.  As I get to learn more technological tools, I may include them as well.