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Assignment 4 Unit Plan Objectives: **Griffin italk Pro** Materials: Procedure: Standards: C.4.1 Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes. C.4.3 Participate effectively in discussion. B.4.1 Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. B.4.2 Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing.
 * Title- Our Town **
 * Students will learn about the history of Fall Creek and compare the changes.
 * Students will use an Ipod with a voice recorder to interview community members
 * Students will create a PowerPoint using past and current photos along with the voice descriptions from local experts.
 * Computers
 * Ipods
 * Community members
 * Scanner
 * Photo Editing Program
 * Microsoft Power Point
 * 1) Show students old photos of the main street in Fall Creek. Predict where the picture was taken about how long ago.
 * 2) Discuss how the community has changed and create a list of local community members that may be an expert of historical facts. Use the website to generate interest and ideas.
 * 3) Divide the class into four groups: Transportation, Education, Farming, Businesses
 * 4) Each group will create a list of questions to ask community members and contact several from the created list.
 * 5) Using acquired pictures, students will use the Ipods to interview community members about their pictures.
 * 6) Students will create a PowerPoint using the recorded interviews and scanned pictures.

Website http://www.fallcreek.k12.wi.us/archive/Community/Fall_Creek_Community.htm Assessment: Using two rubrics, students will be graded on their use of the technology equipment and also graded on how well their group worked together. .