ETC > NSA Home > Theater 6-8 > European Newscast European Newscast Students will work collaboratively to learn about other cultures through internet research and then produce a newscast. Objectives To integrate technology classroom lessons and their social studies learning. To learn about other cultures through internet research. To have students work collaboratively and effectively in groups. To understand the basic preparation/production of a newscast. Procedure Students were assigned groups and then they chose the European country that they wanted to do a newscast on. Students were given laptops to research their country on-line. Students had to research three topics (weather, current events, on this day in History) and their three chosen topics (Sports, Cultural Holidays/Festivals, Entertainment etc.). Students gathered all of their research and then prepared written news scripts including speaking roles for every group member. We reviewed basic camera work (angles, lighting) with the class. They had learned this in their technology classes. When the scripts were finalized, we filmed and produced the newscast in front of a classroom audience. After the filming we viewed and critiqued the groups overall performance as a class. Sunshine State Standards SS.A.1.3.2 SS.B.1.3.3 LA.A.2.3.5 LA.B.1.3.1 LA.C.3.3.3 TH.A.1.3.1 TH.B.1.3.1 VA.A.1.3.3 VA.B.1.3.2 NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use. Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. Materials Laptops Digital Camera Video Projector MS Word MS Powerpoint Return to top of page Return to lesson plans menu

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