Mobile Learning & ICT Lesson Plan Template Lesson Plan Title- The world around us Lesson Description- Students will explore the importance of the environment and ways to be environmentally friendly. Age Group- 4th year students, age 15-16 Duration- 2 or 3 sessions Objectives- Be aware of the importance of our environment Learn about saving resources Be aware of different environmental issues and habits Learn and brainstorm innovative ideas Discover environmental organizations Classroom Set-up (Please include a description of your class setting)- The teacher will introduce and explain the new vocabulary The teacher will divide the class in groups of 4, and explain what the project is going to be about The teacher will show a presentation on Animoto to show them the app they will be using for this project, and for them to see what their result should be like Students will choose the topic to work on, and will start working within their groups Materials/Hand-Outs- Readings about environmental organizations Computers with internet access Their own phones Apps/Web Tools/ Technology- Animoto Computers with internet access Pre-teach- Environmental vocabulary Different examples of saving energy and recycling Detailed Lesson Before the Task Students should learn new vocabulary and understand it. In order to make sure that the students have understood the vocabulary the teacher will ask them questions such as. -do you recycle? -how do you recycle? -How can we save energy? -could we save energy at school? At home? What would you do to improve our environment? During the Task- The teacher will show them the final aim of the project, we will watch the presentation created by the teacher then the students will split up into groups and create their own presentations. Teacher walks around helping, solving problems After the Task They should evaluate their own presentation and their peers Presentation-we will transfer their presentations to the computer and show them to the class using the overhead projector Assessment- Rubric adapted from http://www.techteachers.com/digstory/gradclass/rubrics.htm Rubric for The world around us CATEGORY 1 2 3 4 Content The assignment is not complete The assignment is missing significant elements The assignment is completed, yet the content is not grade level appropriate. The assignment clearly demonstrates opinions and reflection on the topic. Quality of Proposed projects The assignment meets the minimum requirements. The assignment needs more details added. The assignment is engaging, visually attractive, yet it is not complete for classroom use. The assignment is engaging, visually attractive and ready to be used in the classroom. Format and Technology use The project does not have a storyboard. The project is emerging, but needs supporting details Project is completed and yet more editing is needed. Project is nicely presented including sound and visual images