Presentational Module

We have learned a lot about what is important to others in their free time. Now is your chance to answer the question: Was ist dir in deiner Freizeit wichtig? (What’s important to you in your freetime).

1. First, reflect. How do you like to spend your free time? Why? How much time do you spend doing various activities? How long have you been doing your favorite things? How does how you do in your free time compare to how German kids do in their free time?

2. Review the infographics above. Read up on how to make an effective Infographic.

https://www.bilder-buero.de/13-tipps-fuer-eine-richtig-gute-infografik-teil-1/

https://www.canva.com/learn/how-to-design-infographics/

https://neilpatel.com/blog/12-infographic-tips/

Then go to https://piktochart.com/.

Log in: hderidder@gmail.com

Password: GermanCobber

Create an infographic that shows what is important to you in your freetime. How do you like to spend your free time? What activities do you do? How often do you do each activity? For how long(or how often) have you been doing the activities? How much time do you spend (how often) on things that aren’t important to you? What do you have to do that you don’t want to do in your freetime? How does what you do in your free time compare with what German kids do in their free time?

When you finish your infographic, download it as a PDF.

Then go to: www.voicethread.com

Upload your infographic into VoiceThread. Using the Audio Recording function, create a presentation of your infographic. It should give the audience a clear picture of what is important to you in your free time, how you spend your free time, and how that compares to German kids. The VoiceThread presentation will be shared with your classmates, and on the web.

Leave the VoiceThread in our VoiceThread classroom page: https://voicethread.com/myvoice/

Rationale:

This presentational technology module is situated within my Freetime Unit plan. It is the summative assessment for presentational communication. Students have been learning how to discuss free time activities, and will have taken an in depth look at roles of soccer, board games, Vereine (clubs), and SchreberGärten in German culture. In this module, students will have the opportunity to answer the question “what is important to you in your freetime”. They will share their answer in an infographic that they create, and then use VoiceThread to present their infographic. The VoiceThreads will be uploaded to the classroom webpage to give them an audience beyond the classroom.

Students will be able to:

• Analyze what is important to them in their freetime, and how they spend their freetime
• Create an infographic explaining what is important to them in their freetime
• Explain their infographic (and what is important to them in their freetime) in VoiceThread
• Compare how they spend their free time to how German students spend their free time.

Connections with the Standards

ACTFL:

Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.

• Students will present what is important to them in their freetime via an infographic presented visually and orally through VoiceThread.

Communities: School and Global Communities: Learners use the language both within and beyond the classroom to interact and collaborate in their community and the globalized world

• The VoiceThread presentations will be published to the classroom website. The teacher will send an email home inviting parents to view the VoiceThreads

Triple E

Engagement: The technology motivates students to start the learning process.

• Students will actively engage with both Piktochart and VoiceThread to create their final presentations. The technology is fun and motivating.

Enhancement: The technology creates paths for students to demonstrate their understanding of the learning goals in a way that they could not do with traditional tools.

• Students will use Piktochart and VoiceThread to demonstrate their understanding of learning goals. VoiceThread allows students to present and share with a larger audience than traditional presentations would. Students can reflect on, re-record, and polish their work within Piktochart.

ISTE:

2a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity .

• This module is designed to incorporate both Piktochart and VoiceThread to promote students creativity and learning.

3c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.

• In this module, students will use VoiceThread to effectively communicate relevant information to parents and peers.