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Curriculum Standards: **** Physical Education ** · ** Standard 2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities. ** · ** Standard 6: Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction. **

· ** Computer lab with 25 computers ** · ** Video camera ** · ** Windows Movie Maker ** · ** Internet access **
 * Technology: **

· ** Students will search for videos of tribal dances from rainforests all over the world (on the website www.youtube.com). They will view a minimum of 5 videos and record titles on their viewing log. ** · ** Students will then be placed into groups of 5 and share a discussion on what they have viewed and the significance of tribal dances in the rainforest. ** · ** Students will use a Google search to investigate the many reasons for tribal dances in rainforests around the world. ** · ** As a group, they will compose a short “save the rainforest” tribal dance. They will practice as a group and video tape the final product which will include a short description of the story they are trying to tell and a tribal dance lasting 3 minutes or fewer. ** · ** The video will be edited and revised using the Windows Movie Maker program. ** · ** The videos will be viewed on the final day of technology week and subject to peer reviews. **
 * Description: **
 * Students will research rainforest tribal dances on [|www.youtube.com], gain information and form opinions on why these dances are performed, and compose and perform a “save the rainforest” dance for the final day of technology week. **


 * Supporting Research: **
 * In the article, //Avoiding the Digital Abyss: Getting Started in the Classroom with YouTube, Digital Stories, and Blogs//, Mullen and Wedwick make a case for using YouTube in the classroom. They acknowledge not only the popularity of the website, but that most educators are afraid to give students access to it. It’s clear students need supervision when using the site, but it’s also clear that YouTube provides a platform for students to be content creators and not just viewers. There are even education groups on YouTube that post pieces through blogs, wikis, and other social media found in the classroom. “YouTube can be a valuable resource and is just one more example of the potential of Web 2.0 tools, which, in the hands of enlightened educators, can inspire students and support their digital learning style.” (Mullen et. al, 66) **


 * Tried & True or New & Innovative: **
 * This activity would be considered new and innovative because while most students have access to a video recorder, they do not have experience using the program Windows Movie Maker. They will use this program (after a short tutorial) to create and edit their tribal dance videos. **


 * Citations: **


 * Mullen, R., Wedwick, L., (2008) Avoiding the digital abyss: getting started in the classroom with youtube, digital stories, and blogs. //Clearing House//, Vol. 82, Issue 2, 66-69. **


 * (photograph) ****Children learning traditional tribal songs and dances. ****Retrieved May 28, 2010 from www.mongabay.com/images/ uganda/600/ug7_6242.JPG. **