Return to Globalisation collaboration with India Schools                       Dr. Terrell Neuage Our rest of this school years timetable is - next Monday school re-starts on the 7th and our first semester ends the 21st of January, 7th - 18th January we have Chinese New Years break (I will be in Australia that time).Spring break is 22nd - 31st March and school ends 22nd June. I have a middle school, grades 6 - 8, section in six week rotation that is a class on publication. That would be a good class for exchange of ideas, interviews, learning about one another. I have a new section of students, 10 - 13 students in two weeks. We call it applied studies and the students have six different courses each lasting six weeks. My high school course is 'broadcast journalism' and is a year long course. We will begin a new project the 22nd of January. It would be interesting to work with another school on how news is perceived and broadcast. For example taking a similar world event story and exchanging how it is presented in our two countries. The only problem would be we teach in English so I am unable to understand how news is presented on a Chinese station. We listen to BBC, NBC and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Network). We are just completing a section on documentaries with students doing their documentary on what is in their life; for example, some are boarding at our school so they are doing a documentary on student life here, another is doing it on Model UN she is involved with another is doing a documentary on their hometown in Southern China. I really would like to try doing a collaborative documentary between our two schools. Any ideas?  What we have learned from using Skype is that we are good for about 15 minutes then it goes down and we have to re-connect. I do not know if that is a government issue or our Internet connection. All social sites are blocked though teachers seem to be OK using a VPN service at home to access Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and etc. Targeted Standards - Dalian American International School see ISA plan Broadcast Journalism Schedule  Future Projects (Skype project request)  email - dais.bcast@gmail.com What Do Students Have To Know and Be Able To Do in Order to Meet the Targeted Standards? (Content and skills) Essential/Guiding Questions Lessons for this unit

Enduring Understandings Assessments Learning Experiences Resources Reflection

Unit Title: “Create a documentary with a foreign class”

Teacher: Neuage

Grade Level: 10 - 12

Approximate duration of Unit: 5 x 90 minute classes

Targeted Standards:

This is what you are explicitly teaching and assessing. (Descriptor and number)

2a. Communicate and collaborate with others employing a variety of digital environments and media.

2c. Create cultural understanding and global awareness by interacting with learners of other cultures.

What Do Students Have To Know and Be Able To Do in Order to Meet the Targeted Standards? This is the content and skills/processes to be taught and assessed.

§ Students will know:

§ Students will be able to do:

• Collaborate in a global group.

• Explain the importance of leadership in a broadcasting production environment.

Key Vocabulary

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Essential/Guiding Questions:

Limited in number; they promote critical or abstract thinking and have the potential of having more than one right answer.

• What is different between a local and a global documentary?

• What does a collaborative global news cast look like?

• Why is teamwork important?

• What types of leaderships characteristics is crucial to the success of a video production team?

Enduring Understandings:

The ability to work productively within a group is essential to success in Broadcast Video Production as well as in modern society. Individuals possess various characteristics and skill sets, on a good Broadcast Video Team or any other team. The team is greater than the sum of the abilities and accomplishments of the individual. By expanding DAISlive to have a foreign correspondence section students in this DAIS unit will gain a global perspective.

Assessments:

Group project

Subjective assessment/Informal observations (Observe students working with partners)

Dialogue and Discussion (Whole group discussions)

Learning Experiences:

Indicate your unit learning experiences here, in sequence.

Students will collaborate effectively in a global group media production.

a) Exercise leadership on behalf of the common good over a collaborative experience by utilizing the strengths of each individual in a group production.

b) Work collaborative to produce and direct location and/or studio segments.

c) Collaborate to complete post-production tasks, e.g. graphics, studio, and editing.

Resources:

List resources necessary for this unit here.

Skype - proper microphone - webcam - computer - video camera, Smart Board

Reflection:

During the course of teaching the unit, reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the lessons, activities and assessments. Attach annotated lesson plans where you may have made notes to yourself.

Summary statement that answers, “How can I make the unit more effective?”.

This unit lays the foundation for the entire semester. Students should know that they are expected to be observant of newscasting - especially digital media and blog everyday. They should know and understand that group work means individuals coming together as a group to share ideas and responsibilities to produce a quality project. Students should expect to work well with group members who they don’t know and/or may not be friends with. Finally, students need to know why it is important to respect other peoples work.