resources
-interactive whiteboard
-map copies for entire class
websites for further exploration
-www.teachingideas.com.uk
-www.educationworld.com
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Science Lesson Plan
Target Audience of the Lesson:
The target audience for the lesson is fifth grade.
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will learn about different things in nature as part of a Science lesson, through taking pictures with a digital camera, and then creating a powerpoint presentation.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
The goal of this lesson is to have students discover different aspects of nature through inquiry and investigation, and taking pictures of the things they find on a digital camera. The students will have different guidelines to follow, and different things they should explore in nature. After all of the pictures have been taken, and enough information has been gathered, the students will work in groups to create a presentation on powerpoint.
Indiana Content Standards Addressed:
The Nature of Science and Technology: Grade 5
It is the union of science and technology that forms the scientific endeavor and that makes it so successful. Although each of these human enterprises has a character and history of its own, each is dependent on and reinforces the other. This first standard draws portraits of science and technology that emphasize their roles in the scientific endeavor and reveal some off the similarities and connections between them. In order for students to truly understand the nature of science and technology, they must model the process of scientific investigation through inquiries, fieldwork, lab work, etc. Through these experiences, students will practice designing investigations and experiments, making observations, and formulating theories based on evidence.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed:
The target audience for the lesson is fifth grade.
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will learn about different things in nature as part of a Science lesson, through taking pictures with a digital camera, and then creating a powerpoint presentation.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
The goal of this lesson is to have students discover different aspects of nature through inquiry and investigation, and taking pictures of the things they find on a digital camera. The students will have different guidelines to follow, and different things they should explore in nature. After all of the pictures have been taken, and enough information has been gathered, the students will work in groups to create a presentation on powerpoint.
Indiana Content Standards Addressed:
The Nature of Science and Technology: Grade 5
It is the union of science and technology that forms the scientific endeavor and that makes it so successful. Although each of these human enterprises has a character and history of its own, each is dependent on and reinforces the other. This first standard draws portraits of science and technology that emphasize their roles in the scientific endeavor and reveal some off the similarities and connections between them. In order for students to truly understand the nature of science and technology, they must model the process of scientific investigation through inquiries, fieldwork, lab work, etc. Through these experiences, students will practice designing investigations and experiments, making observations, and formulating theories based on evidence.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed:
- Students use technology to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
- Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
W301 Lesson Plan Template
Target Audience of the Lesson:
3rd grade students
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will learn how to describe the characteristics of their neighborhood by differentiating between physical or human features of their town. Students will understand that physical characteristics are naturally occurring and human features are man made.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
Students will use the power point technology to present to the class the lay out of their own surrounding area. They will use slides to label each major feature and to describe whether these features are physical or human. This will allow students to share the features that make up their hometown, and also to learn from one another by peer teaching.
Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
3.1.7 Use a variety of community resources — such as libraries, museums, and county historians — to gather information about the local community.
3.3.3 Explain that regions are areas that have similar physical and cultural characteristics, and locate the local community in a specific region.
3.3.6 Construct maps and graphs that show aspects of human/environment interaction in the local community.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)
Technology productivity tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
Target Audience of the Lesson:
3rd grade students
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will learn how to describe the characteristics of their neighborhood by differentiating between physical or human features of their town. Students will understand that physical characteristics are naturally occurring and human features are man made.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
Students will use the power point technology to present to the class the lay out of their own surrounding area. They will use slides to label each major feature and to describe whether these features are physical or human. This will allow students to share the features that make up their hometown, and also to learn from one another by peer teaching.
Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
3.1.7 Use a variety of community resources — such as libraries, museums, and county historians — to gather information about the local community.
3.3.3 Explain that regions are areas that have similar physical and cultural characteristics, and locate the local community in a specific region.
3.3.6 Construct maps and graphs that show aspects of human/environment interaction in the local community.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)
Technology productivity tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
Geography Lesson Plan
Target Audience of the Lesson:
A fourth grade class.
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will learn about U.S Geography through use of the interactive blackboard.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
The goal of this lesson is to have students increase their knowledge about geography within the United States, by creating a visual representation. A map will be displayed on the blackboard and students will be asked to come up and label various states and capitals. By the end of the lesson students will have a copy of the map that they have labeled as a class. This activity is intended to challenge students on their current knowledge, while simultaneously giving them the opportunity to learn from each other. Finally, students will be able to identify the state of Indiana and compare the shape and size of it to that of other states within the United States.
Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
Geography
This standard focuses on the relationships between physical and cultural characteristics of Earth. Students learn how Earth/sun relationships affect climate, culture, and world events; how humans have interacted with their environment over time; how geography has affected settlement and population; and how geographic factors influence economies and governments. Students also learn to identify and map physical features of their community, Indiana, the United States, and the world.
Grade 4: Indiana in the Nation and the WorldStudents study Indiana and its relationships to regional, national, and world communities. They consider the influence of physical and cultural environments on the state’s growth and development and the principles and practices of citizenship and government in Indiana.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)
- design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
- facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
- use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning.
A fourth grade class.
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will learn about U.S Geography through use of the interactive blackboard.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
The goal of this lesson is to have students increase their knowledge about geography within the United States, by creating a visual representation. A map will be displayed on the blackboard and students will be asked to come up and label various states and capitals. By the end of the lesson students will have a copy of the map that they have labeled as a class. This activity is intended to challenge students on their current knowledge, while simultaneously giving them the opportunity to learn from each other. Finally, students will be able to identify the state of Indiana and compare the shape and size of it to that of other states within the United States.
Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
Geography
This standard focuses on the relationships between physical and cultural characteristics of Earth. Students learn how Earth/sun relationships affect climate, culture, and world events; how humans have interacted with their environment over time; how geography has affected settlement and population; and how geographic factors influence economies and governments. Students also learn to identify and map physical features of their community, Indiana, the United States, and the world.
Grade 4: Indiana in the Nation and the WorldStudents study Indiana and its relationships to regional, national, and world communities. They consider the influence of physical and cultural environments on the state’s growth and development and the principles and practices of citizenship and government in Indiana.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)
- design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
- facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
- use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning.
Becca Baye: Lesson1
Target Audience of the Lesson:
3rd grade
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will be able to use the video conferencing in order to talk to another school in another country.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
The students will learn how to video conference and will be able to learn information about other countries and how these students go to school, etc
Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
Grade 3: The Local Community and Communities Around the WorldStudents study development and change in the local community and in communities in other states and regions of the world, including how people have developed and used technology, as well as human and natural resources, in shaping communities and interacting with their environment. They also study how citizens participate in the government and civic life of communities.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)
1 Social, ethical, and human issues
Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
Student Objectives for the lesson. (Given a condition, the students will, to what level).
The students will be able to learn how to set up video conferencing and why it is important to have this technology.
Length of Lesson: (minutes, number of class periods, or days or weeks needed).
The lesson could take place for probably a few class periods depending on the amount of questions the students ask.
Schedule of Activities: (Break down your activity into a timeline of events. Focus on what students will be doing and what teachers will be doing during each part of the activity.)
The students will be able to see the other schools on the screen and each get a turn asking a question on a related topic.
How will these activities be assessed? (Go back to your objectives, what will the students do? Make sure that each objective is paired to an assessment measure that allows students to show it).
The students will be able to know why technology is important and know about other parts of the world.
Adaptations: How might the lesson need to be adapted for students with special needs?
The students will need to know when to speak and when not to. If they cannot behave, they will leave the classroom.
Materials Needed: Go through each activity and identify what items (both technology and not) are needed to complete this lesson. Include a breakdown according to individual student or student groups.
Video conferencing screen
3rd grade
Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students will be able to use the video conferencing in order to talk to another school in another country.
Overall Goal for the Lesson:
The students will learn how to video conference and will be able to learn information about other countries and how these students go to school, etc
Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
Grade 3: The Local Community and Communities Around the WorldStudents study development and change in the local community and in communities in other states and regions of the world, including how people have developed and used technology, as well as human and natural resources, in shaping communities and interacting with their environment. They also study how citizens participate in the government and civic life of communities.
ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)
1 Social, ethical, and human issues
Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
Student Objectives for the lesson. (Given a condition, the students will, to what level).
The students will be able to learn how to set up video conferencing and why it is important to have this technology.
Length of Lesson: (minutes, number of class periods, or days or weeks needed).
The lesson could take place for probably a few class periods depending on the amount of questions the students ask.
Schedule of Activities: (Break down your activity into a timeline of events. Focus on what students will be doing and what teachers will be doing during each part of the activity.)
The students will be able to see the other schools on the screen and each get a turn asking a question on a related topic.
How will these activities be assessed? (Go back to your objectives, what will the students do? Make sure that each objective is paired to an assessment measure that allows students to show it).
The students will be able to know why technology is important and know about other parts of the world.
Adaptations: How might the lesson need to be adapted for students with special needs?
The students will need to know when to speak and when not to. If they cannot behave, they will leave the classroom.
Materials Needed: Go through each activity and identify what items (both technology and not) are needed to complete this lesson. Include a breakdown according to individual student or student groups.
Video conferencing screen
Thursday, October 12, 2006
1. A good way to incorporate technology into teaching first graders how to read is to use a program online that allows the students to read along with a story shown on the computer screen. The computer reads the story out loud and highlights the word being said. This way while the students are reading they will know that they are reading the story correctly.
2. Using email or video conferencing is a great way to contact pen pals in a country that is being studied in social studies.
3. Students can use a digital camera to go on a science scavenger hunt, and take pictures of different parts of nature or science related things. They can then use the pictures to create a powerpoint presentation to share what they have learned.
4. Elementary School students can use puzzlemaker.com to practice vocabulary and spelling words by creating their own word searches.
5. Funbrain.com has a tic tac toe game that is great practice for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
2. Using email or video conferencing is a great way to contact pen pals in a country that is being studied in social studies.
3. Students can use a digital camera to go on a science scavenger hunt, and take pictures of different parts of nature or science related things. They can then use the pictures to create a powerpoint presentation to share what they have learned.
4. Elementary School students can use puzzlemaker.com to practice vocabulary and spelling words by creating their own word searches.
5. Funbrain.com has a tic tac toe game that is great practice for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
BECCA BAYE
1. For a social studies lesson i would use the online museums to have the children do reasearch projects and be in an "hands on" online learning environment.
2. For a social studies lesson, i would use the video conferencing to talk to other schools across the country and have pen pals.
3. For a math lesson, i would use handhelds so that students could sumbit their answers quickly.
2. For a social studies lesson, i would use the video conferencing to talk to other schools across the country and have pen pals.
3. For a math lesson, i would use handhelds so that students could sumbit their answers quickly.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Lesson Ideas
A possible social studies lesson could be utilizing emailing to provide students with pen pals in foreign countries. This would allow them to become more immersed in other cultures and experience them second-hand through peers.
A way to teach a math lesson using technology could be using a Math Corral program which is an interactive game that engages students and challenges their knowledge of mathematics.
Reading programs can be advanced by the use of technology. Students can be asked to read passages and their understanding can be assessed by computer programs. Many computer programs can be used to measure their level of comprehension.
A way to teach a math lesson using technology could be using a Math Corral program which is an interactive game that engages students and challenges their knowledge of mathematics.
Reading programs can be advanced by the use of technology. Students can be asked to read passages and their understanding can be assessed by computer programs. Many computer programs can be used to measure their level of comprehension.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
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