Plan

1.How will you include Mayer’s principle of active processing in your authentic assessment activity? What kind of product will your participants create to demonstrate their learning using multimedia technology? I will utilize Mayer’s principle of active processing in the creation of the authentic assessment via keeping participants engaged by: (1) providing time for them to work on the project that should be complete by the end of the 5 hour session; (2) the presentation will integrate teaching, learning, and technology; (3) the learning environment will be active and controlled: students will work on each component of their finished lesson as we get to each topic.

2.What kind of multimedia presentation must you create to effectively present key concepts and skills to your participants (video, PowerPoint, podcast, screencast, interactive tutorial, or other)? How will you include Mayer’s principles of dual coding and limited capacity in your presentation? I order to utilize the principles of dual coding and limited capacity I will utilize a multitude of materials. (1) Videos provided by Dekalb County School System and others via the internet (2) Presentation will be presented via a flipchart which is similar to Powerpoint (3) Step by step procedures it will include screenshots (4) Demonstration Each of these methods will focus on the topic at hand. Each will provide visuals and terms that will help participants understand the learning and apply the skill to the project.

3.What kind of graphic organizer would be best to give your participants to help facilitate learning in your workshop? I will be using Flow charts to help participants remember the procedures of each concept.

4.What concepts in your presentation will require pre-training before you begin the workshop? How will you use multimedia to engage your learners during the pre-training phase? The pre-training will require an understanding of the hardware of the Promethean board, the ActivInspire software, and the student response devices. This course is designed to marry previously learned skills into lessons in the classroom.

5.What equipment will you need to conduct your workshop (projector, laptops for each pair of participants, Internet connections, other)? I will need a computer lab with a promethean board. I will need all computers in the computer lab to have the ActivInspire software installed. I will also need all computers to have access to the internet.

6.What online applications might you use? I will use DeKalb county’s website, Promethean Planet, and Discovery Learning

7.How will your participants collaborate on their projects? How will you group them to create authentic assessment in your workshop? Collaboration will take place via face to face groups if this course is provided via face to face. If this course is provided online collaboration will take place via wiki spaces, school or personal websites, or email (because flipcharts use a lot of space). Groups will be determined by grade level, school, district, or state. This grouping would work well because grade levels teach the same standards, by school because the teachers know the expectation of their administration, by district because each district may have certain expectations in regards to how lessons flow, or state because not all states will be adhering to the Common Core Standards.