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So, good morning everyone. Um, I'm recording what should have been last night's class uh meetup and uh it looks like we're uh back online. Um, so let's prepare.
Um I will tell you I have module two open here because yesterday I was um at I lead academy uh listening to capstone presentations and scoring those. So I was not able to do um any scoring from module 2. Uh I plan on doing that today. So, uh, just be on the lookout for any, uh, scoring that I have going on. Uh, it should be going into the grade book as I get that done today. Uh, but I fully expect to get everything done. Uh, so you should have that. I'm sorry I wasn't able to do that yesterday.
So, um, module three, the week of May 7th through May 13th. Uh, as always, make sure you take the quiz. Uh, and make sure that you have um taken that by Friday. It looks like I have the wrong due date on that. I'll change that as soon as we uh get out of as soon as I get out of this Zoom meeting, our class meet up. Uh once again you do have your uh module 3 uh reading and perusal annotations. Um please make sure you access it through the course so that you get uh credit for doing that reading. And then let's jump into the introduction to the module.
So this week we're going to be focusing on universal design for learning or UDL and multimedia. And our objectives are I understand the principles of universal design for learning. I can utilize principles of util uh universal design for learning in my final project. I can use PBS learning media to locate multimedia content and I can utilize principles of universal design for learning in a multimedia project.
So, some of you may be familiar with universal design for learning um and some of you may not be as familiar with it. So, we're going to spend some time learning about that this week. And the goal of UDL is to use a variety of teaching uh methods and tools that remove barriers to learning for our students. And it gives all students equal opportunities to succeed.
So, I have several resources that I want you to read and look over uh to build your background knowledge in UDL. So this is an article on uh what UDL is and how it works. And if you'll just read through that then I have uh five examples of UDL in the classroom. So once again reading through that and then probably uh the most uh flexible and it uh um uhformational link that I have here is uh the website for universal design for learning guidelines and the guidelines are a tool uh used for to help you implement universal design for learning and it provides a framework and it helps you to optimize your teaching and learning um for all people based on scientific insights into how people actually learn.
So here is the website and you can uh read through that. But probably this grid here is the most important uh part of all of this because you have uh three different areas engagement, representation and action and expression. And under they have them color colorcoded and you can see that they've also split it up for access support and executive function. And you can uh explore this in multiple different ways. If I just click on engagement, it's going to take me to the engagement page. And then it has each one of those that were underneath listed. And I can click on any of the links. And you can see how you can drill down to get very specific. And you do have this breadcrumb trail across the top so that you can always return back to whatever area it was that you began. Okay. So explore that. You will be using uh universal design for learning in a project that I'm going to introduce this week. So, make sure that you're um reading through that information and like I said, building that background knowledge.
Now, the next thing that I'd like for us to look at is PBS Learning Media. And it is a collection of very high quality quality and trusted uh content that helps uh inspire students and it transforms learning. Uh it was developed in partnership with GB uh or WGBH uh educational foundation and it has uh support from multimedia uh from public media stations nationwide. PBS learning media um engages both the learner and educators at all levels uh with content.
So, you are not required to set up a an account for this, but I will tell you it is a free account and it does help you because you're able to uh favorite certain resources so that you're not having to go through and search each time. So um you need to explore the resources that they have available and choose more than notice that wording more than three videos for your project. So that means four or more.
So, as we go to the site, let me sign in. If you don't have an account, you'll need to create it. So now I am signed in and you can see the resources but you can uh browse by content area or by grade level. So let's just say that I'm going to go to science and I want life science because I'm going to search for the life cycle of a butterfly. So, I can do an advanced search if I like. And you can see I've got almost 4,000 results. So you can go through and select maybe grade levels to help you. You can also make sure that you have the additional feature of download. That's going to be important here in a little bit. You'll see why. And let's see. I should have some that I've already favoriteed. Oh, and you'll also want a resource type of video. Notice all the different resources that you can um find, but we're specifically going to look for a video. And here we have a butterfly collection, chrysis, a giant lesson on metamorphosis, insects and pollinators. And you can also select how uh these videos are sorted. So let's just look at this first one. Butterflies they taste with their feet from science track. You can see it's about uh just a little over four minutes. It has a little bit of information and then it can also attach to standards and you'll notice there's a transcript here but very importantly there is a download button here. You can download this particular video. All videos cannot be uh downloaded. So that may become important depending on your project. because you can see permitted use, stream, download and share. You can also click on credits and it tells you what your what the source is and then project credits.
Thinking about universal design for learning and PBS learning media and how we're going to combine those two is uh a multimedia project. And if you've ever watched the Amazing Race, um you've probably seen an activity that would be uh similar to a roadblock uh where you choose which activity that you get to do. Um so for this you have two choices, speak up or mash up. And you're going to pick one of those two activities in this section and complete and upload it as a multimedia project for the course in module 4. Remember this is module three. So you have some time to work on this. I just ask that you please do not wait to work on this in week four because you will have a full load of work in week four. I've just extended the submission into week four in case you have some issues um with any portion of this and that way you have more time to get that complete completed and uploaded.
So let's look at these. So option A is a speakup activity. So, if you choose this, you're going to use uh Canva to create uh an educational podcast for your students. Uh notice that I have put in bold, the podcast should be used in your final project unit and have something to do with the videos that you found on PBS Learning Media. So, you might create a podcast where you give an introduction to the videos. Uh maybe you're discussing the objectives uh for the unit and maybe you just want to emphasize some uh specific content in the videos or even tell students how to access uh those videos. The podcast should be one to four minutes in length and it needs to be edited to remove any mistakes. And once you've got that completed in Canva, you upload the MP3 file on to or up to podmatic.com. And that upload is available to you in module 4. It's not available this week.
So let's look into this. I have an example for the speakup activity. And I'm not going to spend a lot of time uh having you listen to the whole thing. You can do that on your own time. But you'll notice that this particular one is almost 3 minutes. So it meets that 1 to four minute criteria. Notice in the episode description are the resources where those videos came from that they're talking about. So, they also have a title and they include their name and they mention that in the podcast. Let's listen for just a moment. You'll notice that uh there was music that came in then faded out. Um she introduced herself and then she has the content. Let's see if we can jump in here at the end. >> Maybe a little I wanted you to hear that little piece at the end where she's doing a shout out to all of the resources that she has listed here in the episode description. And then the music comes back in or fades in. Let's see. That's your example. And then I have the rubric.
So as we look through this criteria, I'm going to be focusing on the far right, the target area. Uh so for the length the project is 1 minute to 4 minutes in length and it's well paced without any dead air or open or blank areas where nothing is going on. And then 25% is content and this is where your PBS learning media videos come in. So more than three PBS learning media videos were used and referenced in the project. Then we have the UDL principles. That's 10%. And your project demonstrates two of uh the following representation, action and expression, and engagement. So think about how you're going to include those UDL principles in your podcast. Then we have format which is 25%. So the project includes the following. A beginning segment with the title and producers's name. That's your name. Ending segment with video sources verbally cited. It's not um exactly like you would be citing them in the episode description, which is an APA style. This is more of a shout out uh to those companies that created those and made those available. And then APA citation for all sources are in the episode description. 15% of the project is music and music is used and fades in and out at appropriate times like the beginning and the ending. and upload final project is 15% project is uploaded to a personal channel on podmatic. That's your rubric. Make sure that you are meeting the criteria for each of these areas. Um this is the second uh largest project that you'll have in this course. The largest project of course being your final project. Uh and you will use this project in your final project. But just pay close attention to that rubric because this is uh going to be something that has uh quite a bit of weight in your final grade.
Now I've uh listed some podcast resources. As I said, you'll be using Canva to create your podcast. Uh you can sign up for a free account with Canva using your school email. They allow all schools to have access and your school may very well have already set it up on their domain. You can create your podcast using each of the uh five links that I have below. uh creating your account, uh creating audio for the podcast, adding music, trimming the music, and then uh downloading your audio file once you're finished. Once you've downloaded that file, you're going to upload the file into podmatic.com. And I've listed the directions uh here for you to do so. Um, if podcasting is kind of your thing and you have another resource that you like to use uh to create podcast, that is fine. Just be aware that I'm not going to uh be able to assist you if you run into any issues because I probably do not have that software available.
So option B is a mashup activity. And if you choose this, you're going to create a mashup of the different videos that you found on PBS Learning Media. You're going to be using Canva once again. Um, and the entire video needs to be once again between one and four minutes in length. And when you finish the video, you'll upload it to you YouTube. But it's extremely important that you mark it as unlisted when you do that because this is copyrighted material and it you don't need to recreate it and post it out there on the internet uh as something that you created. So, we need to make sure that it's unlisted. So, it's not available to everyone that uh searches through YouTube. And once again, you will upload the URL from YouTube once it's posted in module 4.
Here is our mashup example. Okay, first of all, you'll notice once again we start out with music. We start out with a title. There um is information text for the students and portions of different videos, still images, and then what I want you to see here at the end, if I can get it paused, and Then they have their resources listed much like in the podcast they have it listed in um APA format. So here you're not going to be able to get that format using Canva. What you need to do is type out or word process your um resources in APA format. and then take an image or a screenshot of it and then import it into your video as an image.
So, let's go to the next. This is your rubric for the mashup. You'll see that it's very similar to the podcast. There are just a few things that are different because of the nature of the media. The length is 10% and once again the project is 1 to 4 minutes in length and it's well paced without any dead air. 20% is content. So more than three PBS learning media videos were used in the project. Then we have a new section that's graphics. That's 15%. The project includes two or more still images. Images are relevant to and add to the project. So I used the life cycle of a butterfly earlier when we were looking at the PBS learning media uh resources. So me adding a picture of a train into my video about butterflies is not relevant. You need to make sure that the images are relevant. UDL principles once again that's 10% your project demonstrates two of those elements. So representation, action and expression and engagement. Then we have format which is 20%. The project includes the following elements. a beginning title clip, an ending clip in which the videos and other resources are cited in APA style format, and there is more than one text clip that contains some information for your students. The music or audio is um 15%. It's important that you import uh some music that is external, not a part of uh the original video and uh it fades in and out at appropriate times such as the beginning and the end. Then you've uploaded your project as 10% and your project is uploaded on YouTube on your personal channel.
I provided resources here. So, Canva resources, we have a whole collection of Canva video tutorials. Um, if you happen to have uh a Mac, you can use iMovie. And I've provided the resources here. Once again, if you are into video editing and let's say you use Adobe Premiere or you have some other subscription, you are welcome to use that resource. However, if you run into issues, I'm not going to be able to help you in all likelihood because I'm not going to have access to that software. Uh, so I suggest that you work in Canva or with iMovie if you have um a Mac.
And as promised, we always go through uh our final project rubric each time. And you're going to be working on your Mashup or Speak Up uh multimedia project this week. So as we look at the digital content under the unit portion technology content let's look at the far right more than one example of technology used to deliver content. Now when they're talking about this they're not talking about a computer or a projector or anything like that. it's uh content um that you're delivering such as a video or an audio book um a slide deck uh anything along those lines but it is not hardware okay just keep that in mind. Uh the second statement is where this multimedia project comes in. you created or significantly modified at least one technologybased content. So that's the reason why I say that your multimedia project needs to be included in your final project because it takes care of the criteria here where you created or significantly modified at least one of the two uh technologies used to deliver content.
So, let's review very quickly. You're going to take the module 3 quiz uh today on May the 8th. You're going to complete your reading throughout the week and make annotations and perusal throughout the week. Then you're going to build that background knowledge in universal design for learning and PBS learning media. Then you're going to choose whether you're going to do the speakup activity or the mashup activity. And under each of those, you have resources to help you. You have examples, you have your rubric, and you have some online resources to help you.
As always, if you have questions, please reach out and um let me know and I'll be happy to help you. And uh hopefully we're not going to have another interruption. So, we'll be able to meet live uh on next Thursday. Have a great uh week and for all the mothers out there, happy Mother's Day.