Discuss how Jackie Robinson breaking the colour barrier in professional baseball helped lead to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Consider the historical context (time & place), the challenges he experiences, and the results of his courage.
What is the significance of Jackie Robinson today - are there others in Canada facing the same challenges that he faced? - Discuss.
TASK #1 - Create a dialogue between a kid and his parent discussing the significance of the movie 42 and its impact on Canada today. TOOL #1 - Use XTRANORMALto create a 3D dialogue. EXAMPLE - Microscope Live CRITERIA - DISCUSSION
What did you like/dislike about Xtranormal?
Could you use this with students?
Does it add to the writing process for students? (e.g. does adding gestures provide further demonstration of student learning)
TASK #2 - Assess the impact of Jackie Robinson today. TOOL #2 - Use Storify – students curate stories from the web (tweets, news, images, youtube, etc). EXAMPLE - My Storify Example DISCUSSION
What did you like/dislike about Storify?
Could you use this with students? (current events?)
Do students need to be taught the type of information to curate? (source, credibility, perspective, bias)
Does the use of multimedia work for you from a teacher perspective?
TASK #3 - Create a movie poster for 42. Movie poster must highlight important social themes that are portrayed in the movie. TOOL #3 - Glogster – create web posters with images, text, video and graphics http://www.glogster.com EXAMPLE - Into the Wild DISCUSSION
What did you like/dislike about Glogster?
Could you use this with students?
Does the use of multimedia work for you from a teacher perspective?
WORKSHOP FOCUS
BIG IDEA (the learning goal for students)
TASK #1 - Create a dialogue between a kid and his parent discussing the significance of the movie 42 and its impact on Canada today.
TOOL #1 - Use XTRANORMALto create a 3D dialogue.
EXAMPLE - Microscope Live
CRITERIA -
DISCUSSION
TASK #2 - Assess the impact of Jackie Robinson today.
TOOL #2 - Use Storify – students curate stories from the web (tweets, news, images, youtube, etc).
EXAMPLE - My Storify Example
DISCUSSION
TASK #3 - Create a movie poster for 42. Movie poster must highlight important social themes that are portrayed in the movie.
TOOL #3 - Glogster – create web posters with images, text, video and graphics http://www.glogster.com
EXAMPLE - Into the Wild
DISCUSSION
TASK #4 - Create an infographic about the movie on a topic of your choice
TOOL #4 - Use Easel.ly - another free web-based tool for creating info graphics http://www.easel.ly
EXAMPLE - INFOGRAPHIC EXAMPLE - THE PROS AND CONS OF COFFEE
DISCUSSION
TASK #5 - Write a poem...
TOOL #5 - use Piclits – inspired storytelling using images and their words.
DISCUSSION