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 * Online Collaboration Lesson Plan **


 * Lesson Title: ** Teaching Global Community About the Power of Public Service Announcements in Graphic Design
 * Related Lessons: ** PSA Poster Designs (ie: Summer Enrichment Program, Walk/Run Cancer Benefit, Local Food Pantry), Elements and Principles of Graphic Design, Advertising, Community Service
 * Grade Level: ** Eighth
 * Unit: ** Graphic Design/Public Service Announcement Design

** GOALS ** // 1.1The Creative Process- // All students will demonstrate understanding of the elements and principles that govern the creation of visual art in graphic design. // 1.2 History of the Arts and Culture- // All students will understand the role, development, and influence of the arts throughout history. // 1.3 Performance- // Students will synthesize skills and technologies appropriate to creating, art and will apply various media and processes in the creation of theme based a rt. // 1.4 Aesthetic Reponses & Critique Methodologies- // Students will demonstrate and apply understanding of arts philosophies, judgment, and analysis to works of art by peer critiques and journaling.
 * New Jersey Core Content Standards: **

Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Research and information fluency Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making Digital citizenship Technology operations and concepts
 * ISTE NETS-S: **

Students will utilize epals.com to upload finished digitally created Public Service Poster designs to educate other members of this global site about the power of helping a community and delivering a message through this important medium. Collaborative discussions and feedback will help students assess the success of their designs.
 * Instructional Objectives: **


 * ACTIONS **


 * Before Class Preparation ** : Teacher opens up epals.com account to create a place for students to upload artwork.

Lesson time- approximately one 45 minute class.
 * Instructional Activities: **

1. Benchmark Lesson on [] using Smartboard as display. Teacher reviews website and poses questions to students on how they might use this resourceful site for online communication and collaboration. (10 minutes) 2. Students explore site individually or with a partner to see what other schools have presented. (15 minutes) 3. Class gathers for informal discussion on their exploration time. (5 minutes) 4. Students upload their jpeg file to epal using Home page and clicking on Students-Community Media-Share Your Work. (5 minutes). 5. Class discussion on what their intent is in trying to teach a global community about the power of an effective PSA announcement in helping your own community. Teacher writes these collaborative comments into questions (displayed on SmartBoard), which will be typed in epal created page so our new global community may offer feedback and further discussions. (5-10 minutes). 6. Teacher informs class they will be checking site daily to review comments from their new global community.

** MONITOR ** Daily review of site as a warm up activity will allow teacher and students to assess feedback from global community.
 * Ongoing assessments: ** Teacher observation of student exploration of relevant parts of epals.com site, comments during discussions, and successful uploading of file to site.


 * Accommodations and Extensions ** : Utilize support time to meet with students who need more guidance or extra time due to IEP specifications. Assist students who have difficulty with uploading by utilizing a student “expert” to help.


 * Back-Up Plan: ** Teacher uploads photos to site to save time.

** EVALUATION ** Evaluation will be based on class discussions, feedback from global community, and also by student suggestions. This is a first time venture for my students so evaluation methods would be modified to fit project as it progresses.