Getting Fit: Exercises at Your Desk
6th & 10th Grade Collaboration
By: Sandy Urbaniak & Brandi Schlosser
Overview
• 6th & 10th Graders collaborated on a Health/Biology Project that promoted physical activity.
• Goal: Students produce a 45 second exercise video that demonstrated exercises that could be done at their desk
Get Ready to Move! One
Get Ready to Move! Two
Getting Started
• Discussion about compatible content• Decided on a Health topic and narrowed
the focus to exercise
• Outlined our plan for the project
• Set location and gathered equipment
• Group Assignments
Technology Used• Laptops• Promethean Board• Applications: PowerPoint, Word• Internet• Video Camera• Tripod• CD Player• Movie Maker
Project Activities: Day 1• Pre-assessment
• Introduction to Project
• Assigned Groups
• “Getting to Know You” activity• Assign Body Group
• Started Research
Day 2-3• Continue research
• Create storyboard
• Gather props
• Begin dress rehearsal
• Revise storyboard• Organize network folders to upload music
files
Day 4
• Video taping
• Making cue cards
• Revise storyboard
Day 5-7
• Upload videos to laptops
• Introduction to Movie Maker
• Editing video • Organize network folders: music files,
video files, word files, photo files
Day 8
• Viewed completed videos
• Exercise session
Day 9
• Create promotional posters using Glogster• Promotional Poster using EDU Glogster
• Write article for newspaper
• Publish to school website
5 Steps for Planning a Project
1. Develop a compelling topic
Now it’s your turn!
What are 2 or 3 topics that you could use in your classroom?
5 Steps for Planning a Project
2. Develop or design a comprehensive final product that each student will have a role in creating.
Now it’s your turn!
What is a final product you could use in your classroom?
5 Steps for Planning a Project
3. Identify and organize the major learning resources and make sure they’re available
Now it’s your turn!
• What equipment or resources do you have at your school?
5 Steps for Planning a Project
4. Coordinate calendars
5 Steps for Planning a Project
5. Plan a final experience or culminating activity. Showcase student work to the public or outside of school
Now it’s your turn!
•How can you showcase your students’ work?
Highlights to Using…
• Movie Maker – Microsoft software package
Suggestions
• Different equipment• Individual Mics• Changing backgrounds• Time limit of video• Corralling music selection• Uploading process• Publishing process
21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills
What grade level content in your building is compatible with yours?
Do you think you can find someone to collaborate with in your school?
Student Reaction
Places to Turn to for Help
• www.edutopia.com• www.edu.glogster.com• www.thinkfinity.org• And your colleagues
Wishing you success in your
projects!