Presented by Simone Bourne, Natasha Ghidinelli, Elyse Young SOSE Unit (English and ICT integrated)

Overview  Context of Unit  Links to curriculum  Lessons Overview  Activity – Hot Potato  ICT – Adobe Visual Communicator  Assessment Task Sheet  Assessment Rubric  Resources/References  Question Time

Context of Unit  Year 5 class  18 students, 3 EAL learners  Topic on Environmental Issues in Society  Assists in understanding the relevance and impact the environment has on students lives  Students create and present a news report using the ICT program Visual Communicator

Links to Curriculum Ways of Working (ELs)Knowledge and Understanding Plan investigations based on questions and inquiry models Collect and organise information and evidence Communicate descriptions, decisions and conclusions, using text types selected to match audience and purpose SOSE - ELs Place and Space: environments are defined by physical and human dimensions Geography - ACARA environmental consequences of urban development, personal travel and household consumption English - ACARA Literacy: Plan, draft and publish informative print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience (ACELY1704)

Lessons Overview Lesson OneLesson TwoLesson Three Introduce environmental issues Hot Potato activity Assign students to groups, topics and roles Explain assessment task and rubric Show students an example of a news report using the ICT program Visual Communicator Explicitly teach students how to evaluate websites Teacher and students look up a related site for each research topic on IWB Students use checklist to evaluate the websites – are the websites reputable and educationally suitable In their groups, students research their assessment topic online Students take notes of important information Teacher visits each group to facilitate and provide assistance where needed

Activity  Hot Potato TOPICSGROUP Recycling1 Drought2 Global Warming3 Pollution4 Sustainability5 Flood6

What is Adobe Visual Communicator?  Adobe Visual Communicator 3 software offers hundreds of customizable graphics, music clips, and special effects to create video presentations that look like a television newscast

Assessment Task Sheet Due Date: Week 9 Task Description: Research your assigned environmental issue. Present your finding in a news report using Adobe Visual Communicator which you will publish and present to the class. New Report Presentation Duration: 1.30 to 2 minutes News Report Content: Introduce your environmental issue  Provide a definition. What is it?  Describe the cause. What makes it happen?  Describe the effects. Who, when and where?  Include a thought provoking further research question Group Member Roles: each group member must take on a leader role 1) News presenter - leads the writing of script and reads script 2) Producer - leads the design, layout and effects of the presentation 3) Head Researcher – leads the research of the environmental issue

Assessment Rubric Assessable elements Descriptors ABCDE Knowledge and understanding Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of concepts and facts Thorough knowledge and understanding of concepts and facts Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of concepts and facts Variable knowledge and understanding of concepts and facts Rudimentary knowledge and understanding of concepts and facts InvestigatingInsightful identification of issues through online research Effective identification of issues through online research Competent identification of issues through online research Variable identification of issues through online research Minimal identification of issues through online research CommunicatingClear and accurate communication conforming to the conventions of text types and use of ICT Coherent and accurate communication conforming to the conventions of text types and use of ICT Sound communication conforming to the conventions of text types and use of ICT Disjointed communication conforming to the conventions of text types and use of ICT Unclear communication conforming to the conventions of text types and use of ICT Rubric – News Report on Environmental Issues

Example  An example of the assessment using Adobe Visual Communicator

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Resources/References  Adobe Systems Incorporated. (2012). Adobe Visual Communicator 3. Retrieved on, May 11 th, 2012, from  Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2011). Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. Retrieved on May 11 th, 2012, from ustralian_Curriculum_Geography.pdf  Link to Delicious Stack (Stack – Group 43)  Queensland Studies Authority. (2007). SOSE Essential Learnings by the end of year 5. Retrieved on May 11 th, 2012, from

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