LessonPlan

CreatedBy:

EricaandKatarzyna

Date:

November18,2015

LessonTitle:

IntrotoFotor

LessonSummary(CentralFocus):

StudentswilllearntonavigateFotor,uploadandeditphotosforsocialmediawebsites,as
wellascreatingpostersandcardsforschoolandpersonaluse.

LearnerDescription

LearnersGradeLevel:

Grades68

LearnerPrerequisites

Studentsneedtobefamiliarwithoperatingacomputer(ie:poweringon/off,keyboardand
mousemanipulation)andnavigatingawebpage.

LearnersPriorKnowledge

Theteacherexpectsbythisgradelevelthestudentswillhavepriorknowledgeofuploading
andeditingphotosusinganothersoftwareandsocialmediawebsitesincludingbutnot
limitedtoFacebook,Instagram,YouTube,Twitter,andGoogle+.


Outcomes

Lesson
Objectives

Uponcompletionofthislessonstudentswillbeabletodemonstrateand/or
discussthefollowing:
1)howtouploadphotostoFotor
2)identifyandutilizebasiceditingtechniques
3)createandeditsocialmediapostsandcovers
4)createandeditpostersandcards
5)createacollageofpreviouslyeditedphotos
6)theimportanceofdigitalcitizenship,inregardstocopyrightlaws,
Internetsafety,andhealth

Estimatedtimetocompletelesson:
20minutes

Standards

ISTES1.b.Createoriginalworksasameansofpersonal
orgroupexpression

ISTES2.a.Interact,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,
experts,orothersemployingavarietyofdigital
environmentsandmedia

ISTES3.c.Evaluateandselectinformationsourcesand
digitaltoolsbasedontheappropriatenessto
specifictasks

ISTES6.a.Understandandusetechnologysystems

ISTES6.b.Selectandusetheappropriatetoolsanddigitalresourcesto
accomplishavarietyoftasksandtosolveproblems


Instruction

MaterialsandResources:

InternetConnection
Computer
10unedited.jpgphotosonajumpdrive(teacherapproved)
Printer
Paper

InstructionalProcedures:

Primeactivities:

Teacherwillmodelandexplainhowtouploadandeditstudentsphotos,andhowtheedited
photoscanbeusedtocreatecollages,posters,cards,andsocialmediaposts.

DevelopActivities

IntroducingtheLesson:
TostartthelessontheteacherwillintroduceFotor.com.aswellasthevocabularyforthe
lesson:upload,import,modify,toolbar,anddigitalcitizenship.Theteacherwilldiscussthe
importanceoffollowing

rulesandlaws

thatcomealongwithusingtheinternet.The
discussionwillbeginwithDigital

Citizenship.Followingthosesetofresponsibilitiestoabide
by,theteacherwilldiscusstheimportanceof

knowingCopyrightlaws.Theteacherwillstress
theimportance

ofknowingthelegalramificationsand

howtheyarecriticaltoknowwhen
downloadinganduploadingphotosforyourpersonaluse.Tokeepthe

studentsinformation
privatetheteacherwillinstructthestudentsonhowtocreate

ausernameand

password.

Toactivatepriorknowledge,theteacherwillaskstudentshowmanyhaveuploadedaphoto
to

awebsite.Theteacherwillcontinuethediscussionbyaskingstudentshowmanyhave
editedaphoto

thattheyhavedownloaded.

Theteacherwillstatetheobjectivesandtellthestudentsthatby

theendofthelessonthey
willbeabletouploadaphototoFotor.comandedititinanumberofdifferentways.

WhenloggingontoFotor.comtherearethreesimpleactionstheteacherwillexplain:

editing,
howtomakeacollage,anddesign.Thetoptoolbarwillgivesthestudenttheoptionto
undo/redo,compare,save,original,snapshot,andshare.Theteacherwillgointodetailfor

eachstep.

Editing:
Studentswillgoontothewebsite

toexplore.Theteacherwillchooseaphototobeginthe
lessonwithandstudentswilltakenoteofhowthepicturelooks.Teacherwilldemonstrate
howit

onlytakes

onetaptoenhancethephoto.

Teacherwilltakethatpictureandcropit.The
teacherwill

thenmanipulatethebrightness,contrast,saturation,andsharpnessofthepicture.

Theteacher

willshow

howbrightnessisusedto

sethowlightorhowdarkthephoto

can
become.

Nowthat

thebrightnesshasbeenadjusted,theteacher

willexplainhowthe
contrastinaphotoisthescale

ofdifferencebetweenblackandwhiteinthe

photo.

Thenext
oneonthelistissaturation.

Theteacherwillexplaintothestudentsthatifanimageinthe
photoisdulltheimagecouldbesaturatedtointensifythecolor.Theclasswilllookcloselyto
theimageandcheckthesharpness.Theteacherwillexplainthatsharpnessofaphotois
determinedbythetones.Everypictureneedstobefinetuned.Theteacherwillteach
finetuninginthreeways:exposure,highlights,andshadows.Theteacherwilldiscuss
exposureofthephoto.Theteacherwillexplainthatiftheirphotoistoolightortoodarkthey
canusethehighlightandshadowfeaturetobringoutthedetails.Nexttheteacherwillask
studentsiftheyknowhowtodeterminethetemperatureortintofacolor,andthenexplain
thatthecoloroftemperatureisrecordedinkelvin.

Using

the

photouploadedto

Fotor.comthe
teacherwill

pointoutthedifferentcolortemperaturesinthephoto.

Theteacherwilltellstudentsthatthesame

wayyouchangeafontsizeissimilartohowyour
resize

animageinFotor.com.Teacherwilltakethesameimageandchangeittosizesfrom
smallto

large.

Collage&Design:
TheteacherwillintroducethenextfeatureofFotor.com,collage.

Theteacherwillask
studentswhatthey

woulddoiftheyhadalimitedamountofspacetopostallthepicturesfrom
theirsenioryear.Theteacher

wouldallowstudentstimetoanswer.Theteacherwillexplain
whatacollageisandhowtoutilizethat

featureonFotor.com.Theteacherwill

explainhowto
makeaclassiccollageusinganumberofphotos.

Theteacherwilldiscusswiththestudents
howgettingfunkyisagoodthingwhenitcomestoediting.

Photostitchingwillfollowgetting
funky.Teacherwilldemonstratehowtodragphotosinspacing,round
the
corners,color
texture,backgroundcolor,andbackgrounddesign.

TheteacherwillintroducethefinalfeatureofFotor.com.Theteacherwillaskthestudentsto
raisetheir

handsiftheyhaveasocialmediasite.Teacherwillthenaskstudentswhohas
uploadedaphototoanyof

thosesites.Teacherandstudentswill

discusswhatweresomeof
thephotos

theyuploadandtowhat

socialmediasite.UsingFotor,theteacherwill

explain
how

touploadaphoto

tocreatea

coverandpost

for

Facebook,Twitter,Instagram,

Youtube,
andGoogle+.TheTeacherwilldemonstratehowtocreatea

poster.

The

teacherwillask
studentshowmanycardstheybuyayear.Teacherwillillustratehowtocreatetheirown
cardsforanyoccasion

Practiceactivity:


Asahomeworkassignment,studentswillutilizethepostsandcoverstheycreatedinclassto
createaphotocollage.

DigitalCitizenship

DuringthelecturethestudentswillbeinformedthattheyneedtocreateaFotoraccountand
password.Theteacherwilldiscusstheimportanceofcreatingasecurepasswordthatshould
notbeshared,andwilladvisehowthiscanprotectagainsthackingandstealingof
information.Theteacherwilldiscusscopyrightlawsinregardstousingphotosorquotesfrom
otherentities,andadvisethatthisiswhythephotosusedforthisprojectneededtobe
preapprovedbytheteacher.Theteacherwillalsostressimportanceofdigitalhealthand
wellness.Theteacherwilleducatestudentsonhealthyandsafehabits,suchas:limiting
screentimetopreventagainsteyestrain,properposturetopreventimproperspinal
alignment,andtominimizestressonhandsandwristsbytakingfrequentbreaksandbeing
awareofproperform.

Extensions,Differentiations,andAdaptations

Studentsthatcompleteinclassassignmentsearlycanchoosetoeithercreateadditional
postsorbegintheirassignedhomework.Studentsthatneedadditionaltimetocompletewill
befreetousecomputersduringstudyperiodsorbefore/afterschool.Teacherwillbe
availableoutsideofregularclasstimetoprovideadditionalinstructionasneeded.

Assessments

FormativeAssessments:Teacherwillbewalkingaroundclassroomandobservingeach
group,andwillmakenoteofwhichareasareprovingtobedifficultforstudentsandwhich
areasthestudentsseemtobeexcelling.

SummativeAssessment:Studentswillpresenthomeworkassignmentsandanswerthe
followingquestionsonanexam:
Whyareyourequiredtomakeausernameandpassword?Doyouagreewiththis,whyor
whynot?
Name5basiceditsthatcanbeusedinFotor?
Nametwoinjuriesthatcanbecausedbyprolongedcomputeruse?
Whatarethe5socialmediasitesFotorcanbeusedwith?