Shaw, Mikaela, 506 Pecha Kucha

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A Constructivist Approach to acquiring understanding and promote creativity Mikaela Shaw University of Southern California Education 506: New Media Literacies November 12, 2011 Dr. John Pascarella Using Telestrations to Create and Analyze an Interpretation

North Carolina State Standards ELA: 

North Carolina State Standards ELA *Interpreting *Proposing *Evaluating *Judging Students as Readers: View grammar View sentence structure Predict Listeners Interpret peers’ words Appreciate peers’ experiences Authors: Write Speak Media use for expressive purposes

Scarborough High School Students and Accessibility: 

Scarborough High School Students and Accessibility 53% receive free lunch 49% speak English as a second language 58% come from low-income homes Computer Lab 30 computers Access to internet 2 month waiting list

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At the completion of the activity, students will: Build interpretation skills Experience suppressed communication Transfer internal ideas to presentable format Gain awareness of various technological presentation tools Learning Objectives

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Learning Plan Telestrations 10 index cards In groups of ten, students will sit in a circle Students will decide which way to pass the cards Activity will commence for 10 rounds

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Telestrations -Write a sentence, phrase, quote, etc. -KEEP IT SECRET! -Teacher calls time and cards are passed -Each student draws what they read -Time -Each student writes the image/scene they see -This continues for 10 rounds, when each stack of cards is back at its original creator -At no point during the game can students look at any cards besides the top one

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Telestration Example #1: From Fruit to Electrocution

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Telestration Example #2 From Birth to Death

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Learning Goal Give students the opportunity to gain metacognitive awareness Make learning fun Create a safe learning environment Creative expression

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Constructivist Theory and Constructivism Constructivist Theory: - Learners do no absorb, they construct -Students are active learners -Accommodation and assimilation Constructivism : -Students and teachers benefit -Can make learning meaningful -Personalized learning

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Hidden Learning

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-Students share for 10 minutes - Group activity becomes individual activity - Remainder of class is spent brainstorming - Outline due After the Activity

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Homework -Students will create a short story -Students will present that story with a technological presenting tool (Prezi, Pecha Kucha, Popplet, Flip book, YouTube, etc.)

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Plethora of Possibilities Questions to ask yourself: What is my plot? What genre is present? Have I proofread? Is my story consistent? Whether students have dolphins swimming in space, or a giant riding an Emu, the storyline must produce support for these scenes and it must flow effortlessly.

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Plethora of Possibilities

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New Media Literacies Play! Performance Negotiation Collective Intelligence

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Resource Accommodations Scarborough High School – Low-tech school -chairs, desks, pens, pencils, paper/index cards, school computer-lab: dial up internet High-tech school -adjustable chair and desks, Tablet PC with writing stylus, computers in class, students may bring own laptop/iPad Mid-tech school -chairs and desks with positioning aids, erasable boards, computer lab with 2 week waiting list, high-speed internet

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Reflective Essay What did you learn? What, if anything, did you find difficult? Did you enjoy integrating technology? Do you think this technology will be useful in the future? What would you change about the assignment? Would you be excited or unenthusiastic if asked to partake in this assignment again, or one similar to it? Why or why not?

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Course Extension At the course’s end, students will revisit their story Allows: -Teacher assessment -Student assessment -Students can view progress progress

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Effectiveness and Analysis of Creating an Interpretation - Successful Constructivist Approach - Honing grammar and creative writing skills - Communication skills -Assessment strategies -Fun learning