In this activity you will use the evaluation tool you developed in the previous activity to evaluate three lesson plans or case studies. Choose one from each of the following three categories: A, B and C below.
A. Media literacy lessons from FutureLab and digital citizenship lessons from common sense media®.
Online Safety (from common sense media®)
- K-2: Staying Safe Online
- Gr 3-5: Talking Safely Online
- Gr 6-8: Safe Online Talk
- Gr 9-12: Over-exposed Sexting and Relationships
Media and gender (from common sense media®)
- Gr 3-5: Picture Perfect
- Gr 3-5: Selling Stereotypes
- Gr 6-8: Cracking the Gender Code (5Mb)
- Gr 6-8: Gender Stereotypes Online
- Gr 6-8: The Reality of Digital Drama
- Gr 9-12: Feeling on Display
- Gr 9-12: Risky Online Relationships
- Gr 9-12: Becoming a Web Celeb
Digital Literacies (from FutureLab)
- Gr 5-6 Literacy and Science: Captain’s Log
- Gr 6-7 Science: Electricity
- Gr 7 Cross-curricular: Online School Prospectus
- Gr 8 Maths: 3-D Modelling
- Gr 8 Literacy: Animated Stories
- Gr 8 Geography: Our Fractured Earth
- Gr 8 Language: Newspaper Project
- Gr 8 Religious Studies: Rites of Passage
- Gr 9 Science: Why is DNA the Molecule of Life
- Gr 9 Geography: The Dangers of Volcanoes
B. A source of technology-supported lessons or any other technology-supported lessons you may find on the Web.
Technology-supported lesson plans
C. A lesson from your own subject that has been designed and implemented by you or a colleague.
- Administer the evaluations using the evaluation tool and then write a review of each lesson.
- Log in to your personal blog and post your reviews of lessons from A and B only (C will be done in the next activity).
- Give the name of the lesson.
- Include the URL of the lesson (see the reference for the FutureLab case studies in the Resources section).
