UsingTechnologyintheClassroom

Week8
Group5
KaseyOdden,JacindaAnthony

TECHNOLOGYINTEGRATIONFORMEANINGFULCLASSROOMUSE
DailyLessonGAMEPlan
LessonTitle:
Scientistswhohavemadea
differenceinthefieldofscienceand/or
engineering

RelatedLessons:
ScienceFoundations

GradeLevel:
Grade6/MiddleGrades

Unit:
HistoryofScience
GOALS

SpecificMinnesotastandards
5.1.3.2.1(Science)Menandwomenthroughoutthehistoryofallcultures,including
MinnesotaAmericanIndiantribesandcommunities,havebeeninvolvedin
engineeringdesignandscientificinquiry.
6.9.6.6(Speaking)Adaptspeechtoavarietyofcontextsandcommunicativetasks,
demonstratingcommandofformalEnglishwhenindicatedappropriate
6.9.8.8(Speaking)Communicateusingtraditionalordigitalmultimediaformatsand
digitalwritingandpublishingforaspecificpurpose
NETSSstandards
Creativityandinnovation:
Studentsdemonstratecreativethinking,construct
knowledge,anddevelopinnovativeproductsandprocessesusingtechnology.
Communicationandcollaboration:
Studentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentsto
communicateandworkcollaboratively,includingatadistance,tosupportindividual
learningandcontributetothelearningofothers.
Researchandinformation

fluency:
Studentsapplydigitaltoolstogather,evaluate,
anduseinformation.
Criticalthinking,problemsolving,anddecisionmaking:
Studentsusecritical
thinkingskillstoplanandconductresearch,manageprojects,solveproblems,and
makeinformeddecisionsusingappropriatedigitaltoolsandresources.
Digitalcitizenship:
Studentsunderstandhuman,cultural,andsocietalissuesrelated
totechnologyandpracticelegalandethicalbehavior.
Technologyoperationsandconcepts:
Studentsdemonstrateasound
understandingoftechnologyconcepts,systems,andoperations.
NETSTstandards
Facilitateandinspirestudentlearningandcreativity:
Teachersusetheir
knowledgeofsubjectmatter,teachingandlearning,andtechnologytofacilitate
experiencesthatadvancestudentlearning,creativity,andinnovationinboth
facetofaceandvirtualenvironments.

Designanddevelopdigitalagelearningexperiencesandassessments:
Teachersdesign,develop,andevaluateauthenticlearningexperiencesand
assessmentsincorporatingcontemporarytoolsandresourcestomaximizecontent
learningincontextandtodeveloptheknowledge,skills,andattitudesidentifiedinthe
StandardsS.
Modeldigitalageworkandlearning:
Teachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andwork
processesrepresentativeofaninnovativeprofessionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
Promoteandmodeldigitalcitizenshipandresponsibility:
Teachersunderstand
localandglobalsocietalissuesandresponsibilitiesinanevolvingdigitalcultureand
exhibitlegalandethicalbehaviorintheirprofessionalpractices.

InstructionalObjectives:
Studentsworkinpairstoconductresearchandinvestigateanotablescientistwhohas
hadanimpactonthefieldofscienceand/orengineering.
Aftercompletingrequiredresearch,studentswill:
Completeastoryboarddocumentforthedigitalstory
Createabrief5to7minuteDigitalStoryaboutascientist.
ACTION
BeforeClassPreparation:
Identifystudentgroupspriortolesson.
ReservetechnologyiPadsforiMovie,netbooksforresearch
Preparehandoutsandexampledigitalstory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfpwQRxVgCU
Technology(MultimediaCreation)

iMovie:Anapp(iPad,iPod,iPhone)tobeusedintheclassroomforstudentstocreate,
share,andpublishiMovieprojects.
Alignmentwithstandards,outcomes,andobjectives:Thetechnologyprovides
necessarytoolsforstudentstomeetobjectives.
Accurateandcurrentinformation:na
Ageappropriatelanguage:iMovieisanappthatismadeforallages
Interestlevelandengagement:Studentswillchooseaproductdesignbasedontheir
interests.Studentswillbeabletopersonalizetheirpresentations.
Technicalquality:iMovieisappropriate
Easeofuse:Studentswillbesuccessfulifinitialtraininghasbeenprovidedintheir
technologyclass.
BiasFree:iMovieisbiasfree.
Userguideanddirections:Studentswillbecollaboratingwithapartner.Theycanask
classroomteacherortechnologyteacherforhelpwithtechnicaldifficulties.Special
educationparaisalsoavailabletoassist.
DuringClass

Time

InstructionalActivities

1015minutes

10minutes

Shareobjectiveswithstudents.Distribute
andreviewtheassessmentrubric.Share
classexamples.Brainstormlistofscientists.

Eachscientistcanonlybechosenonce.
Pairsofstudentswillposttheirchoicetothe
class

Padlet
.

Rubric

ClassPadlet

30minutes

Studentswillresearchtheirscientiststo
completerequirements:

1.AnimageoftheScientistselected.
Anbriefoverviewofhisfamilyhistory
2.Wherehiswasborn,
3.Hisparents,
4.Howhewasraisedetc.
57.Abriefoverviewofhismajor
accomplishmentsinthefieldofscientist(At
least3keyfacts)
8.Averybriefdescriptionofthedetailsofhis
death.

Internet
ScienceTextbooks
Nonfictiontrade
books

20minutes

Studentswillcollaborativelycompletetheir
storyboard.

http://www.jasonohler
.com/pdfs/storyboard
_template.pdf

20minutes

Studentswillcollaborativelycompletetheir
digitalstoryusingiMovie.

iPad

10minutes

Studentswillindividuallycompletetheir
selfassessmentoftheirworkpriorto
presentingusingpencil.Teacherwillassess
onthesamerubricusingpen.

Handoutof
selfassessment

1classperiod

Materialsand
Resources

StudentswillpresenttheiriMovietotheclass. Computer/Projector
MONITOR

OngoingAssessment(FormativeAssessment):
EssentialQuestion:Howdoescultureaffectthedevelopmentofscience,andhow
doesscienceinfluencechangesinculture?
Howdoestheinfluenceofwomeninsciencechangeovertime?
SummativeAssessment

 RUBRIC

FormativeAssessment
1. Trueorfalsemodernproductsarealwaysbetterthanhistoricalones?Explainyour
answer.
2. Istheengineering/sciencedesignprocessusedbydifferentculturesthesame?
Explainyouranswer.
3. Giveanexampleofaproductthatwasdesignedmanyyearsagoandisstillused
today?
4. Takealookatamodernfishingpole,howdoyouthinkthisdesignhasevolvedover
it'shundredsofyearsinexistence,doyouthinkfishingpoleslookdifferentindifferent
partsoftheworld,andindifferentcultures?Why?
AccommodationsandExtensions:
StrugglingLearners:Specialeducationsworkwithparasupport.Lengthofdigital
storycanbemodified.Extratimetocompleteassignmentcanbeprovided.
AdvancedLearners:Addmoredetailstothestoryboard,addsoundtracktodigital
story.
Studentswhoarespeakersofotherlanguagescanincorporatetheirlanguageintothe
presentationinadditiontoEnglish.
Studentswithspecialneedswillbeclassexpertswhocanprovideguidancetotherest
oftheclassintermsofhowtomaketheirpresentationmoreaccessibletostudents
withlimitedvisualorauralabilities,suchasselectingappropriatecolorchoices
(foregroundandbackground),fontselectionandsize,anddescriptionsofaural
elements.
BackUpPlan:Iftechnologyfails,thestudentswillbeabletocompletetheactivitiesandpost
thematalaterdate.UseScreencastO'Matic.
EVALUATION
LessonReflectionandNotes:
TeacherReflection
Dothestudentsknowtodaysobjectives?
Dothestudentsknowhowtheobjectivespertaintotheirdailylife?
Dothestudentsknowiftheyhavebeensuccessfulinmeetingtodaysobjective?
Havethestudentsgainedtheknowledge,skillsorunderstandingsnecessary?
DidIfocusonvocabularytoday?(Allofoursiteandprofessionalgoalsneedtofocus
onourdistrictgoalofreading,myprofessionalgrowthplangoaliscenteredon
vocabulary)
Arethestudentsreceivingregularfeedback?
Arestudentsactivelyengaged?
Isthereabalancebetweenteacherledandstudentledactivities?
DidIgreetstudentsastheyenteredandleftmyclassroom?
Aremyspecialneedsstudentsreceivingadequatesupport?
AmImeetingtheneedsofalllearners?
DidIprovideenoughtimefortodayslesson?

Wheredoweneedtostarttomorrow?
Considerhowyoumightsharethestudentpresentations,whetherforportfolios,
parentconferences,oropenhousevisits.PresentationscouldbesharedonCDs,as
digitalmovies,orpostedtoasecurewebsite.
Completedprojectswillbegradedusingarubric.

Unitreflectionandnotes:
InwhatwayscanIhelpstudentstoappreciatehowdifferentcultureshavecontinually
usedinquiryandengineeringdesigntoimprovetheirqualityoflife?
Whatculturesdowehaverepresentedinourschoolandhowdotheyrepresent
contributionstoscienceinthepastorpresent?
HowcanIhelpstudentstosharetheirculturethroughthescienceconceptsthatI
teach?
REFERENCES
https://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/2014_ISTE_StandardsS_PDF.pdf

https://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/2014_ISTE_StandardsT_PDF.pdf

ScienceFrameworks

Storyboard

DigitalStorytelling:Scientistswhohavemadeadifferenceinthe
fieldofscienceand/orengineering

CATEGORY

Voice
Consistency

Voicequalityis
clearand
consistently
audible
throughoutthe
presentation.

Voicequalityis
clearand
consistently
audible
throughoutthe
majorityofthe
presentation.

Voicequalityis
clearand
consistently
audiblethrough
someofthe
presentation.

Voicequality
needsmore
attention.

PointofView
Purpose

Establishesa
purposeearly
onand

Establishesa
purposeearly
onand

Thereareafew
lapsesinfocus,
butthepurpose

Itisdifficultto
figureoutthe
purposeofthe

maintainsa
clearfocus
throughout.

maintainsfocus
formostofthe
presentation.

isfairlyclear.

presentation.

Durationof
Presentation

Lengthof
presentation
was57
minutes.

Lengthof
presentation
was4minutes.

Lengthof
presentation
was3minutes.

Presentation
waslessthan2
minuteslong
ORmorethan7
minutes.

Requirements

Includesall8
Requirements.

Includes67of
the8
requirements.

Includes45of
the8
requirements.

Includes3or
lessofthe8
requirements.