EricLarson

Eric Larson was born and raised in South Windsor, Connecticut. He graduated with a BS from Eastern Connecticut State University in 1998. He was a member of the CT Air National Guard for 9 years, part time and for his first full time job as a Video Technician. In 1999 he was hired at Manchester High School as the school's Media Director. Seven years later he went back to school through Connecticut's Alternate Route to Certification program and became a high school technology teacher. Currently, Eric resides in Manchester, CT and teaches Communications Technology courses at Manchester High School. Today, Eric is in Central Connecticut State University's Educational Technology graduate program learning more techniques to engage students in the classroom using modern technology.

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 * ID Plan for File Management **
 * Grades 9-12 **

Students are entering in an entry level video production class. Students are not understanding concepts of computer file management. As part of Video Production I, students are taught from the “ground up,” regardless of background or prior understanding, although students’ prior knowledge may contribute and add to the lesson. This presentation will demonstrate to students the organization needed with computer files.
 * 1. The Problem: **

In order to have students experience the creation of industry-level video production, they will need a hands-on approach coupled with instruction that allows them to be reflective and insightful learners. For this experience students will need a computer.
 * 2. The Need: **

The audience for my presentation is for high school students in the town of Manchester taking Video Production I. I currently have 4 sections of this course for a total of 72 students. Ages of the students range from 14-18. This is a basic course taught at multiple levels of PSP, CP and Honors. Manchester High School has been grouped in Connecticut's District Reference Group G.
 * 3. The Audience: **

** 4. Objectives: ** · be able to accurately identify and describe a server. · be able to accurately identify and describe a hard drive. · be able to evaluate size and location of a file. · be able to evaluate different types of files.

5. **Content**. The content discussed in this unit will be on concepts of File management. Students will first learn about file size, file storage and file types and then evaluate any prior knowledge of file concepts with the information given in the presentation. This will steer students to a further understanding of these concepts.

6. **Instructional Strategies**. In order to engage my entire class I will use multiple instructional strategies. Students will engage in quizzes, a creation of a concept map through Webspiration. Students will also conduct tests to see the effects of saving files in different locations.

7. **Additional Materials**. I n conjunction with this unit and time permissible, I may include some digital crossword puzzles, create a video and develop more graphic organizers.

8. **Program Use**. This program would be used in order to help students gain an insight on where good locations are to save files. This program would be used in my Video Production class to give students the confidence and structure needed to build a video editing project.

9. **Evaluation** The following questions will help me gauge the success of my project: 1. Did the students’ comprehension of understanding file size increase? 2. Did the students’ comprehension of understanding file types increase? 3. Did the students’ comprehension of understanding file locations increase? 4. Has the project made the students more conscious of saving files in the right location? 5. Were the right materials used for this project? 6. Did the audience analysis have enough detail for the project? 7. Did the navigation within the presentation work properly?

10. **Appendix**.

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

 * Remembering:** Students will be asked to remember different file size units and storage locations


 * Understanding:** Students will be able to understand the location of different drives within the computer.


 * Applying:** Students will create a folder and a project and save these files in a given location.


 * Analyzing:** Students will measure the speed of a project and video file saved on a server, removable storage and a computer hard drive.


 * Evaluating**: Students will determine which location is the most efficient location to save a file.


 * Creating:** Students will create a Webspiration map that demonstrates where they should save video files on a computer.