Final+Project

//**__Lesson 1__**// //Discuss how to analyze a picture -// Display a picture and generate a list of comments/questions that the students notice about the picture. We will go over how to give constructive and meaningful feedback to peers. Based on that list we will create a chart consisting of ways to analyze an image. (Ex. What feeling does the photo evoke, historical facts, figures, text, message, what can you infer etc.) Display a different image on the ELMO and have the students analyze the picture independently. Keep in mind what appears in the different quadrants/focal points. Have students share with a partner (engaging in accountable talk). Facilitate a whole class sharing session. Use anchor chart as a future reference.

Model how to access our voicethread page ([|ed.voicethread.com]). Provide students with personal account information needed to log into the voicethread page. They can find a picture that they will use as their profile icon. We will then analyze a "fun photo" on the voicethread together. I will model how to comment on a photo in voicethread. Students will then be asked to think about how they analyzed photos in the previous lesson, and to refer to our anchor chart (which will be displayed) as a guide. The students will analyze a new picture and comment on the image. At a teaching moment I will raise the question, would anyone like to comment on another student's original comment. Then I can model how to make comments in a mindful and respectful way. The students will then have the opportunity to make some new comments. __//**Lesson 3**//__ Discuss how to analyze a political cartoon tied to our Social Studies curriculum. The cartoons will be uploaded as a voicethread previous to the start of the lesson. Specific questions about the documents and pictures will be posted in our comment bubble in the voicethread. Students who grasp the concept easily will function as experts and help their peers. __//**Lesson 4**//__ Other historical documents ( maps, photos, symbols, flags, portraits, newspaper image, etc.) will be studied in the same format. Many of the documents have been taken directly from previously administered social studies state standardized tests. __//**Lesson 5**//__ 5th graders from Edgewood and Greenacres will video conference about their experiences dealing with voicethread and analyzing photos. Discuss how technology has evolved and how it can be used as an effective communication tool.
 * __Lesson 2__**

-Upload personal pictures to voicethread and comment different images. -Use voicethread to solve challenging math problems from Singapore Mathematics and discuss solutions.
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