School of Education

Lesson Planning Framework

Name: Evan Schriver, Ashley Savoie, Paul Montague
Date: June 18
th
2014
Time: 1 hour
Grade Level: 9
Subject: Technology

I. Provincial Curriculum Outcome (s): (e.g. Professional Standards from Discipline)

- Communicate effectively by designing, developing, publishing, and presenting
multimedia and online products.
- Apply positive, safe and ethical behaviours when using ICT.
- Understand and apply the guidelines for acceptable use of technology in accordance
with the Department of Education Acceptable Use Policy 311 (in addition where
applicable, district and school policy may add to these requirements)
- Communicate effectively by designing, developing, publishing, and presenting
multimedia and online products.
- Plan and storyboard and create a variety of multi-media presentations with intended
purpose and audience

II. Learning Objective(s) / Goal (s) written in student friendly language (i.e. I can
statements):

- I can see the different ways or applications a smartphone can be used.
- I can edit a picture I legally own.
- I can see the value of taking a good picture.
- I can understand how much work goes into making a good picture.
III. Lesson Rationale:

- This lesson essentially introduces photography to students in an innovative way;
instead of presuming that you must have the most expensive equipment to take
beautiful photos, we can accomplish so much with tools we can already access.
Not only does it give students a firsthand look at picture-taking, this lesson allows
students to explore the editing and thinking processes behind photography as
well. Students will need to have access to a smartphone with a camera, if not,
they can use a photo they have found online. This also provides a chance to
inform students of copyright laws and advocating the use of free images. This
lesson fits into the communication of student-created multimedia section of the
curriculum. Students will be able to see the potential in pictures taken in the past,
and use their skills now to develop even better pictures.
IV. Materials & Resources (teacher materials, student materials etc.):

- Students smartphones, school computers with an Internet connection, Smart
board, free Pixlr editing software

V. Learning Cycle: (Engaging Questions, Exploration, Explanation, Expansion,
Evaluation)

What is the teacher doing?
i) As a whole class, we will look
through the examples of
photographs taken with iPhone
and Smartphone cameras.
http://www.ippawards.com/?project
=2014-winners

ii) We will become photographers.
The students will have 5 minutes to
go off and return when they have a
taken a picture.

iii) When students return reinforce
the fact that we had to use our own
pictures due to copyright laws. We
will now discuss the editing
software we will be using called
Pixlr. Model a photo that has
been edited using the software.

iv) Ask them to edit their photos
and upload them to the unit weebly
site.

v) We will briefly go through the
rest of the weebly page.
What are students doing?
i) Students look at images and realize
the potential in the phones they carry
in their pockets (yes, there are
iPhone Photography Awards).



ii) Students are paired and are given
5 minutes to take pictures of items in
or outside of the classroom.


iii) After seeing the model, students
can download the app on their
Smartphones or use the online
version at the Pixlr website on a class
computer (if there are not enough
phones to pair up).


iv) Edit photos and upload them to
share with the class.

VI. Differentiation:

- Students work in groups of two, providing a chance to direct their peers
- Students are stimulated at the start of the lesson by getting up and exploring the
area for something to photograph.
- Students will be targeted visually throughout the entire lesson, but the teacher
will circulate and provide appropriate verbal/visual feedback for any students
experiencing difficulty either with the software or other issues.
- High-quality prints taken with smartphones will be passed around the classroom.


VII. Evaluation/Assessment of Student Progress:

- Student work and progress will be formatively evaluated throughout the learning
process; there will be a summative evaluation of the final project at the end of the
unit. For this lesson, students will show the teacher their photos, which they have
begun editing by the end of class. Students can upload their photos, and the
class can view them together on the Smart board.