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The content I will be using is based on 3rd grade standard 1, objective 2 b, which states students develop language by viewing media (ads, video, etc.) and presenting with various forms of media. The students view the story video I make as an example to prepare them for making their own story videos. By creating story videos, students develop language through working with scripts. Also, students practice working with media such as scripts, pictures, and music.

The pedagogy I will be using is a writing project, and more specifically poetry interpretation. Students choose a poem and take the script of that poem and combine it with pictures and music to form a poetry story. Students will create this poetry story as a video presentation.

The technology I will be using is photostory. Photostory is a good program to use because it is free for PCs and easy for children to use. Multimedia projects can be created easily on photostory which corresponds with the content taught to the children. The content in focus includes viewing media and presenting projects, and in this case poetry projects, through media. Photostory is also a good fit for pedagogy because poetry stories can easily be turned into video poetry stories. Photostory is fun for children to use, and both poetry and technology are being introduced to children at the same time through this project.