Students take to using different forms of media to express understanding as a duck takes to water

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Keep This in Mind When Creating Student Media

Packets

Resources

Wikimedia Commonshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

kitzo, media packs on demandhttp://kitzu.org/freeplay music

http://freeplaymusic.com/The Learning Page for teachers from the Lib of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/index.html

Print and picture catalog for downloadinghttp://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html

Dv Creators.nethttp://www.dvcreators.net/where-can-i-find-free-stock-photos/

Digital on demand (paid online service)http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Free, copyright-friendly photos for education http://Pics4Learning.com

Content of a Media Packet

Subject Statement: Word document that describes what the students will be learning. This could include goals, objectives, and curriculum standards.

Assignment: What exactly will students be doing with the materials in the packet. This needs to be well defined with a rubric to assist understanding.

Materials or Assets: This could consist of a word document with web links, images, sound and video clips pertaining to the subject, and information documents about the subject.

Sample of a Vocabulary Media Packet

The Story of the Water Cycle

Asset

folder

of pictures & video clips

Assignment: Use the assets in the Asset Folder to demonstrate the meaning of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation in a PowerPoint. Record the meanings using the record sound function.

Information: A word document with links to websites about the water cycle http://www.kidzone.ws/water/ and information about the meanings of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Rubric outlines the assignment outcomes and expectations

Content Technical Application

3 Definitions are presented in more than one strategy.

Flow and function is smooth and consistently correct throughout.

2 Definitions are complete and presented in a single strategy

Most of the functions work correctly with few problems

1 Definitions are incorrect or missing

Few functions are used and problems occur in the flow of the program