Blabberize and Avatars For Fun! FBI SOS Round II

Admin September 25, 2016
Everyone should sign into Google and OPEN your Google Drive and Gmail.  Check to make sure that you are all signed-in to the Google Classroom.  There are some posts on Google Classroom that students have not finished.  Please check your progress on all assignments.  When I return on Tuesday I will be presenting a new unit, and I will be able to speak to anyone about grades or missing assignments during lunch periods. 


In the next few weeks we will be completing an important quiz on the information found on the website: https://sos.fbi.gov/  Each student will only get once chance to take the quiz for a grade.  Everyone must spend time reviewing the 7th & 8th Grade Levels on this site.   When you have had a chance to review the SOS.FBI.GOV website, enjoy the project below (Hopefully these sites are not blocked):

Create a Blabberize project.  Take any picture of an historical figure from music, sports or another genre and add some text (A Famous Quote) and have fun with this...Create an account on Blabberize and use a picture and audio to create a mini-speech by your historical figure.


Spend some time finding out what an Avatar is.  Use the website below to create your own avatar and show it to me before class ends today! (USE YOUR @CCS.US EMAIL TO CREATE ACCOUNT)



When you are finished with Blabberize and Voki, please open an email to Mr. S (hscribner@ccs.us) and email me the links to the projects you create. 

We will be working on the following lesson Tuesday when Mr. S returns if Voki.Com is working ok:

TITLE:  Media in the Digital Age
GRADE:   6, 7, 8
SUBJECT:   Technology
AUTHOR:  Rebecca Posner (http://www.voki.com/teach/projects)
DURATION:  1-2 Days or Teacher Discretion

STANDARDS:

ISTE:  http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards- for-students http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards- for-teachers

OBJECTIVES:

Students will: 1. Learn how to combine digital skills like multi tasking into their class work. 2. Learn what ownership means in the Digital Age. 3. Learn how to avoid plagiarism. 4. Learn how to properly cite internet information. 5. Use technology to present what they have learned and created.

MATERIALS:

1. YouTube video on copyright and the band Girl Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8_kxaWJlR8&feature=fvst 
2. Pencils or pens and paper. 
3. Computer lab, computers, laptops or iPads.

VOKI TOOLS:

1. Voki.com: (http://www.voki.com), Voki app, Voki Classroom, Voki Presenter 
2. How to Make a Voki Support Guide: http://www.voki.com/site/support 
3. How to use Voki Presenter Support Guide: http://www.voki.com/site/support

PROCEDURES:

1. Begin with a class discussion of plagiarism. Ask students the following questions? a) What is plagiarism? b) When is plagiarism wrong? c) Is plagiarism ever okay or good? 
 
 
3. Tell students that before they discuss they are going to do a “free write” in response to the video. Instruct students to keep writing whatever comes to mind without stopping. They can go back and edit later. Ask students to put their pencils and pens to the paper and begin writing in response to the question “Who do you think owns the Girl Talk music-the mash up artist, or all the original artists?” 
 
4. After 3 minutes, tell students to put their pens and pencils down. Instruct them to re-read their free write and underline all of the important lines and points that stand out to them.

ACTIVITIES:

1. Have each student create an original Voki that represents them. It may look like them, or just express some important part of their personality. 
 
2. Each student should have their Voki give a short speech (2-3 slides) about the topic of plagiarism. The Voki should give their opinion on the question, “Is plagiarism ever art?” and describe their thoughts about the video the class viewed. 
 
3. Have each student present their Voki in small groups or to the class.

Academic/Learning Objectives
SWBAT continue to work on levels on the SOS.FBI.GOV website to learn more about Internet Safety & Security.  Students should work on Grade-Appropriate levels to prepare for an upcoming online QUIZ.  Students will also spend time creating online graphic cartoons for use on informational websites.  Students will use blabberize.com and voki.com to complete projects.

STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING!

Project:  Scholars will use class time productively to review Grade-Specific levels on SOS.FBI.GOV.  Students will then follow directions to complete graphic, audio projects on both blabberize.com and voki.com.

IF WEBSITES DO NOT WORK, USE THE BALANCE OF TIME TO COMPLETE ANY OTHER WORK YOU OWE FOR THIS CLASS OR GO TO KHAN ACADEMY

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