Final Project-RILS

http://www.viddler.com/explore/urbanvillage/videos/6

Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenarios Planning

Brief Overview:

I will demonstrate to early childhood education teachers how to create a multimedia story through the web 2.0 tool, Little Bird Tales. Little Bird Tales allows users to create a tale by recording audio and uploading images or creating artwork. I will also facilitate a discussion about strategies to use to implement multimedia stories into the early childhood environment.

Target Audience:  Early childhood education teachers

Materials:

Facilitator: computer, sample child’s artwork, lesson ideas

Learners/Teachers: artwork, computer, one-minute story or poem

Objectives:

At the end of this scenario the learner will be able to:

·      Create a Little Bird tales account

·      Design a multimedia story

·      Share their story via email with others  

·      Develop two lesson plan ideas that incorporate Little Bird Tales

Procedure

1. Learners will discuss the benefits of allowing children to express themselves through words and pictures.

2. Learners will create an account with Little Bird Tales.

3. Teachers will create a new cover tale by either uploading an image/file or drawing a cover directly onto the Little Bird Tales website.

4. Next, teachers will record a one-minute poem/story to accompany their image, art, etc.…

5. Then learners will title the tale and type in the author.

6. Learners can add several pages by continuing to create images or uploads files and audio.

7. Learners will view their stories and share them via email.

8. Finally, teachers will create several lesson plan ideas

Web 2. 0 Tool: Little Bird Tales

Social Participation/Social learning: Learners will brainstorm and develop two lesson plan ideas that will incorporate Little Bird Tales.

Making Connections:

Previous knowledge in order to create new knowledge. 

Many early childhood education teachers know how important it is for students to not create art, but also talk about it and share it. Participants will be able to use the features in Little Bird Tales to help students either create their art online and/or share their art. They will also be able to record themselves talking about their art.

Something that is relevant for them (the target audience). With the advancement of technology, early childhood educators are always looking for ways to implement technology in the classroom.

With a local or global audience. Little Bird Tales is an excellent tool for educators and children to share their work with parents, peers, and other early childhood education professionals.

Create/produce- Learners will a multimedia a story or poem with audio and artwork.

Assessment- The following rubric will access if the learners have met the objectives.

Category	3 pts	2 pts	1 pt
Images	All images/artwork relates to the story/poem	Some images/artwork relates to the story/poem.	No of the images/artwork relate to the story or poem.
Title/Author	The story includes a title/author	The story includes a title or author.	The story does not have a title or author.
Story/poem	All of the content of the story /poem is appropriate for 2-5 year olds. The story/poem is one minute.	The content of the story/poem has some content appropriate for 2-5 year olds. The story/poem is under one minute.	The content of the story/poem was not appropriate for 2-5 year olds. No story audio was recorded.
Sharing	The story was emailed to at least 2 early learning teachers.	The story was emailed to 1 early learning teacher.	The Story was not shared.
Lesson plans	Two lesson plan ideas were created.	One lesson plan idea was generated.	No lesson plan ideas were generated.

Reflection-

Learners will write a brief summary about their experience creating the multimedia story. They will also include a few details about how they plan to implement their stories into the learning environment.

In efforts to reflect on my training, I will have participants complete an evaluation form after the session.