Vietnam+Era+PhotoStory3+Movie+Project

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 * By Stacie Dunn and Donna Baker**

**History:**
SPI 9.10 Match leading figures of the Civil Rights era with their respective groups and goals (i.e., Strom Thurmond, Eugene “ Bull” Conner, George Wallace, Diane Nash, Betty Friedan, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Albert Gore, Sr). SPI 9.4 Recognize the impact of technological and cultural changes on American society (i.e., Space Race, Hollywood, communication networks, mass media, medical advances, interstate highway system). SPI 9.6 Recognize domestic impact of the Cold War on American society (i.e., McCarthyism, fear, conformity, counterculture, generation gap, highway system, consumerism). SPI 9.7 Determine the effects of the Supreme Courts decisions on Civil Rights (i.e., Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board, Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright). SPI 9.8 Identify significant events in the struggle for Civil Rights (i.e. integration of Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, the Clinton 12 and Governor Clement’s actions, Little Rock Central High, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Riders’ route, Birmingham bombings, Nashville lunch counters, Martin Luther Kings March on Washington speech, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act of 1968, Escobedo v. Illinois, Great Society).

**Technology:**
1. //Creativity and Innovation// Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. 3. //Research and Information Fluency// Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. 4. //Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making// Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. 5. //Digital Citizenship// Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. 6. //Technology Operations and Concepts// Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

Procedures:
1. Students will be assigned a specific topic prior to this activity. Project Description and Requirements 2. Model use of PhotoStory3 for students and provide with directions as needed. Directions are readily available to students any time from @http://www.tinyurl.com/CMCSSPhotoStory 3. Provide students with scoring guide for the Vietnam Era podcast project. 4. Provide support to students as they complete PhotoStory. Have students drop resulting wmv files into teacher drop box on server. 5. Teacher will convert wmv files to mp4 files. Files may be uploaded to TeacherTube and embedded on wiki or other sites.

Student Examples
From 2008-09