NYS Standards
The Arts
Standard 3
Responding to and analyzing works of art.  Students will respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting the individual to other works and to other areas of human endeavor and thought.

Career Development/Occupational Studies
Standard 2
Integrated Learning:  Students will understand and demonstrate how academic content is applied in real-world and workplace settings.

ELA
Standard 1 Students will read, write, listen and speak for critical analysis and evaluation

Standard 3
Students will read, write, listen and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.

Time Required:

Planning - 1 Hour

Pre Lessons Activities - 2 Hours

Implementation - 1.5 Hours

Post Lessons and Activities - On-going throughout the semester

Assessment - On-going throughout the semester

Logistical Planning
Students will be familiarized with the concept of videoconferencing and the use of the equipment.  We will discuss their role, our role and the role of the content provider for the conference.

The music teacher will be informed a week in advance that he needs to relocate his class for the time period of the conference.

The Information Technology staff will be notified of the event.

The secretaries will be asked not to make announcements during that time.

The administration will be asked not to hold fire drills during that time.

Student understanding will be assessed primarily through the use of journal writing and group discussion.  This will be the beginning of a semester-long exploration of these concepts.  Students will also be asked to produce written analyses of advertisements which will ten be assessed for understanding by the teaching team.