Oprah's+No+Phone+Zone+PSA

=Final Activity on the Subject= Write a 5-6 paragraph essay describing the efforts--or lack of efforts--of your school and community regarding the issue of distracted driving and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Offer suggestions if you feel enough is not being done.

=The Dangers of Distracted Driving= This lesson plan was created by Derek E. Baird, M.A. and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.

Brief Description
Students will learn about the dangers associated with distracted driving and then complete an activity demonstrating what they've learned.

Objectives
Students will
 * Upon completion of this lesson, students will have a better understanding of the risks associated with distracted driving.
 * Teen drivers will gain a perspective in recognizing unsafe driving situations and selecting the correct response or reaction.
 * Teaching teen drivers to be aware is also teaching them to be responsible for themselves and to use their best judgments.

Materials Needed

 * Oprah's ‘No Phone Zone’ Pledge
 * Distracted Driving Safety Quiz [|Quiz]
 * Video Clip: Oprah Winfrey: America’s New Deadly Obsession (15 Minutes)
 * Video Clip: University of Utah's Applied Cognition Lab (3 Minutes)
 * PSA Project Resources: If students choose to make a PSA, they can use Oprah's ‘No Phone Zone’PSA resources, which include an easy and free online editor to combine their media with Oprah's voiceover, footage, music from The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the No Phone Zone logo.

Lesson Plan
//**Lesson Description:**//
 * Activity 1: Learning About the Dangers of Distracted Driving**
 * 1) Watch video clips and take notes on key distracted driving risk behaviors.
 * 2) After watching the videos, we will discuss the video and identify the key risk behaviors associated with distracted driving. share what they’ve learned as a result of watching the videos.
 * 3) Students will take the Distracted Driving Safety Quiz. We will review the answers.
 * Activity 2: Reflection on Distracted Driving**
 * 1) You will reflect on both the class discussion and the video and then write a short blog post stating what they have learned about distracted driving.
 * 2) In your blog post:
 * Outline the steps you will take to educate your peers, siblings and parents on the dangers of distracted driving.
 * Explain why you have decided to sign, or not sign, the “No Phone Pledge.”
 * Activity 3: Create a Public Service Announcement (PSA)**
 * 1) You will create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video that details the dangers of distracted driving. You will post your PSA on the school website. Perhaps you can post your video on your own social networking profiles.
 * Teacher Resources:**
 * Web Resource: NPR and Car Talk
 * Web Resource: The National Safety Council
 * Pew Internet Report: Teens & Distracted Driving

Assessment

 * Assessment Based on Objectives**
 * 1) Student should be able to pass the ‘No Phone Zone’ Quiz.
 * 2) Student should be able to define what activities contribute to “distracted driving.”
 * 3) Teacher will evaluate the reflective writing exercise to see if the student has an understanding of the essential concepts and practices concerning injury prevention and safety while driving.
 * 4) Essay or blog post should demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process.

Lesson Plan Source
Derek Baird at Barking Robot

Submitted By
Linda Starr at Education World

National Academic Content Standards
These standards are provided by the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) online publication, Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education. The following standards are addressed by the activities of this lesson: Health Level IV: High School (Gr. 9-12) • Standard 5: Knows essential concepts and practices concerning injury prevention and safety; • Benchmark: Knows injury prevention strategies for community health (e.g., neighborhood safety, traffic safety, safe driving); Language Arts Level IV: High School (Gr. 9-12) • Standard 1: Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process; • Benchmark: Writes compositions that are focused for different audiences (e.g., includes explanations and definitions according to the audience's knowledge of the topic, adjusts formality of style, considers interests of potential readers); To see additional related learning standards for your state, search: http://www.achieve.org/K-12Benchmarks

Originally published 03/11/2010

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