Ideas for my Final Project

       I would like to design a geography lesson with the use of iPads, Google Earth and iMovie. The lesson would be for fifth graders and the purpose of it would be for students to identify and describe characteristics of different regions in the United Sates. For the activity students will use Google Earth from the iPad. After having all the information students will create a video in iMovie to show their findings and they will have to present the video to the class. Following are the learning objective I would focus on for this lesson according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:  

Geography. The student understands the concept of regions in the United States. The student is expected to:

(A)  describe a variety of regions in the United States such as political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity;

(B)  describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics such as the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Coastal Plains;

(C)  locate on a map important political features such as the ten largest urban areas in the United States, the 50 states and their capitals, and regions such as the Northeast, the Midwest, and the Southwest; and

(D) locate on a map important physical features such as the Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, and Great Plains.

During this week I found two interesting videos about the benefits of using iPads in the classroom and about how to use iMovie with your students. Here are the link to the videos,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV8M6P9st9Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd4Cjfjtgqw