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Technology in a Bag

This is the curriculum that my Elementary school uses and this lesson is a precursor to the parachute lesson I'm doing for observation.  I thought this looked fun and simple...emphasis on simple. The video is helpful too! :)

Lesson Plan Resources and Technology in the Classroom

The resources presented in class tonight are so helpful because as stated, not all children learn in the same ways and technology must be integrated into today's lessons.  Teachers should consistently seek new resources to assist them in presenting content in engaging ways.  Most classrooms today have at lease a projector, which has many capabilities in itself...who knew?!

Additionally, many of the resources are there and done for teachers to use; to integrate technology into content in meaningful ways, so they should be used.

There are also many organizations and corporate companies waiting to offer resources to classrooms and education.

Resources:

• KidBlog - have students do it on paper first and the actual blogging be the publishing portion; the motivation for students to do the writing portion of their assignment.
• Powerpoint game show templates for student engagement and lesson review.
• iUniverse or Lulu for publishing student work.
• What is EduCanon?  FREE lesson plan functionality with video.
• only use a portion of the video by cropping it.
• build questions applicable to the video/lesson.
• ASSIGN "bulbs" to dates and/or classes and/or individuals
• SO COOL...LOVE THIS!
• What is TedEd? Tech integrated lesson plan sharing for student engagement and teacher tools.
• Use the projector with Paint and a wireless mouse or wireless pen to mimic a SmartBoard!  Ohhhh :)

A Future Classroom video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ73ZsBkcus WOW! How exciting is that?!

Tech Lesson Plan

Famous American Acrostic Research

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Lesson Plan

Grade: 5 Time: 60 minutes

Goal: After conducting Internet searches, the student evaluates the results and refines the search terms to get more specific information to meet his/her needs while researching their Famous American to write an acrostic poem.

Standards:

• American History, Research Skills for History

Social Studies 05‐S2C1‐04

• Research and Information Literacy

Technology 05-S3C2-01: Locate and synthesize information to revise search strategies.

Objective:

• Students will research their Famous American using digital resources (laptops) evaluating results and refining search terms to get specific information in order to facilitate the writing of their acrostic poem.
• Students will keep notes on provided sheet noting: 

1. the search terms used, those that produced valid information AND those that did not
2. the URLs which they used for information
3. the information that was gathered

Materials:

• Laptop Cart
• Students’ personal devices from home (must have filed permission form)

Accommodations:

• Students ‘A’ with cognitive delay will be have pre-bookmarked websites to view in order to locate information for his Famous American.
• Student ‘B’ who is gifted will be required to note his research in a word processing document.
• Student ‘C’ who is an ELL has been given a familiar Famous American, Abraham Lincoln.  Her Famous American will be used for ‘guided practice’.

Anticipatory Set: 10 min

• “Today we are going on an internet scavenger hunt!  We’re going to look for our Famous American and information about our Famous Americans in order to write our acrostics.”
• “Would a scavenger hunt be successful without clues? What if the clues were vague and said for example ‘walk down the street.’  In the same way, when we are conducting our scavenger hunt for information we don’t want to give our device vague clues.  We want to use detailed clues so that our device presents us with relevant information that we’ll use for our acrostics.”
• “I need some information on Walt Disney and I’d like you to raise your hand to suggest some search terms that I can type into my search engine.”
• Teacher will illustrate the success or lack of success in finding information with suggested search terms by live typing them into her search engine with results being shown on SmartBoard.  

Procedure: 40 min

1. Guided Practice: As a class, including the teacher: 10 min
1. Students will write/type the letters L-I-N-C-O-L-N as their acrostic will only use the last name of their Famous American.
2. Note that these letters will be like a compass for their scavenger hunt, guiding their research.
3. Students will search the name “Lincoln”
4. Students will scroll through information, browsing results
5. Students will continue searching and browsing results of following terms

• “Abraham Lincoln.”
• “Who is Abraham Lincoln”
• “The life of Abraham Lincoln”

1. With each search and browse teacher will model recording of search term, information used and URL where information is found.
2. Example: 

Search terms	URL	Letters	Information
Lincoln,  Abraham Lincoln,  Who is Abraham Lincoln The life of Abe Lincoln	http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/sites/homes.htm	L	Lived in a log cabin when he was young.
		I

1. Independent Practice: Individually, students will conduct research on their Famous American: 30 min
1. Remind students to give detailed directions (clues) to their device for a more successful search.
2. Students will note their search terms, successful and unsuccessful
3. Students will record the information they will use to complete their acrostic.
4. Students will record the URL from which the information was found.
2. Teacher will monitor research, walking around classroom, ensuring that research is detailed and providing sufficient information for acrostic.

Closure: 10 min

• Why is it important to give provide our device with detailed search clues when doing research?
• prompt students to reference their notes for specific examples
• If I am looking for a picture of Walt Disney to display on the final copy of my acrostic and I’d like my picture to be of Mr. Disney as a young man rather than old and I’d like him to be standing with Mickey Mouse. What clue might I type into my search engine to find that picture? 
• Image of young Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse
• Let’s all type that in and see if we find what we’re looking for.
• Students will submit their research and be assessed on completeness and quality of research and information.

Name___________________________________________________________________________

Search terms	URL	Letters	Information

Science Concept Map - Parachutes

Science Concept Map

Let's Be Techie Teachers!

How cool was the video conferencing for Monster Match?!

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/3rd-grade-descriptive-writing

The ideas presented in this class period were fun, exciting and...Ah...I don't know how to do any of this!

Using video conferencing in the classroom sounds so exciting!  If I'm excited I can see how engaged the students would be to conference with another classroom at their own school or another school in another district.  I have lots to learn though!

I enjoyed the idea that technology need not only be the means by which we meet a learning objective, but the technology process can be the learning objective.  Students will need to learn digital etiquette in addition to learning how to use technology in educational formats.

Professional collaboration is a resource that is so integral when teaching in the first year.  I hadn't previously realized, but we have the perfect group of teachers with which we can generate and share ideas right here in our cohort!

To Do: Week 5

Technology:

• Blog
• Slides and References uploaded to Wiki

Science:

• Journal 5E Article Reflection #2
• Print and fill-out "Getting to Know You at NAU"
• Signature Assignment Specifics (First 5 areas filled in)

Curriculum:

• Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 Write up
• Article Ch. 4

Literacy:

• 1. Two Column Note Taking
• 2. Text and List of 15
• ROTHMC Ch. 4
• OBSERVED LITERACY LESSON Feb. 12

Digital Social Responsibility and The Great Debate

After debate:
Technology is a part of every aspect of life in today's world thus, every environment is one where technology topics can be presented, taught and learned.  Preparation and precaution is integral however, because access to technology presents many dangers to people of every walk of life.  We as teachers have a huge responsibility to students as those passing through our classroom will change the world.  We have to give our students access to the world they live in and equip them with the tools they need to be successful.

SkypeEducation is a resource that can be used to promote Global digital citizenship.  Planning and preparation is key to its successful use.

Teachertube has already been filtered for student safety and has been sorted by grade level for appropriateness.  Safeguard is a resource that can be used to block advertisements and inappropriate content.  

Keep an ongoing conversation about the dangers and benefits of technology and digital use it the classroom.  The dialogue itself fosters information and education for our students when navigating technology on their own, and presents the opportunity to guide students when they have questions. 

Prior to debate:
This class period has left me feeling lost and confused.  I am having trouble making connections to my topic of social responsibility and how it is different than the other three topics for debate.  If my position is a counter position to one of the other topics for debate, I am not sure which it is as they all seem to be arguing the same ideas.