Technology Enhanced Lesson

My technology lesson went very well. My second grade students needed to create an informational text about an animal in the wild. This gave me the perfect opportunity to have a technology based lesson. I reserved the computer lab a few days before my lesson. Each student had their own computer to work on. I gave them the information for the websites they would need then put them to work. They were responsible for finding at least one article and picture about their animal. The article had to be about the animal's physical characteristics, habitat, food, babies, and other interesting facts. It gave students the opportunity to use search engines and the internet. It helped them decipher between good and bad research articles.

Usually the teacher just has the students get a book from the library for this project. I think having the students get articles and pictures from the internet gave them a wider variety of information to choose from. It also was fun and interesting!

Technology-Enhanced lesson

My students are creating animal books the next couple of weeks. The animal books must address the animals physical characteristics, food choice, habitat, babies, and other interesting facts. I think a good way to help students create their books is to have them go on the computer and research their animal. I can reserve the computer lab for an hour, so the students can research their specific animal. They can print off 1-2 articles about their animal and some pictures. It will help tell them things about their animals that the books in the library don't address.

Technology Inventory Reflection

During my classroom technology inventory I learned a lot about the technology my school has. In my classroom there is only one computer, which is only used by the teacher. There is,,however, a technology stand for the second grade which has a computer, projector, cd player, dvd player, etc. It is a great tool if you want to bring technology into the classroom. For the most part thought technology is not used much in the classroom.

My school has two fully loaded computer labs. There are 30 PC's with several different programs on them. Some programs are Microsoft office, phonics, ELL programs, and type writing programs. Students go to the computer lab once a week, where the school technology specialist teaches them. Teachers can book the computer labs at other times jsut by signing up in the office. The technology specialist is there to help teachers with any technology questions or needs.

My teacher utilizes the technology often. This week we are having the students create books about animals on the computer. She believes that technology is very useful for students learning.

Revolutionary War Battles Google Earth

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TPACK Virtual Tour

• What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson

The content I will be teaching is Social Studies, Fifth Grade, Standard 2, Objective 2a. Plot a time line of the key events of the Revolutionary War

• What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?

Students will observe, record, and make predictions. This ties in perfectly with the content because they will observe Revolutionary War sites, record what occurred at each location, and predict how it affected the war so they can create a time line.

• What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?

THe technology I will use is Google Earth to make a virtual tour. This is a great tool to use to teach the students about the Revolutionary War because they can observe where the key events took place, see what happened at each place so they can record it, and predict how it affected the war so they can create time lines.

Social Constructivism

Social Constructivism

I can use cognitive apprenticeship in my 2-D geometry lesson plan. I will be the expert and guide my students toward gaining knowledge about the different geometry symbols. Students will first observe me using my body to demonstrate the different geometry symbols. We will then do it together and I will coach, provide feedback, and give reminders about the different symbols we are demonstrating through our body movements. I will use scaffolding while teaching by gradually modeling less and having students create the movements on their own. I then give them more responsibility in the Geometry says activity, and lastly I have them go search for the symbols around the room on their own. I will ask questions throughout the activity where students have to address what they are doing because of what they learned. Have students talk about what they have been learning and how their movements have improved throughout the lesson. Ill ask what movements we did together and where they took them from there. They then have to explore new ways to apply what they are learning. They have to create movements on their own. They then get to play Geometry says, where they have to be creative and come up with movements on their own. They then have to go around the room and find examples of the shapes, angles, and lines that they had been creating movements for. This will make them think deeper and make other connections. Some tools I will use is putting pictures of the symbols up on the board, for the students to see. When they use their bodies to create the symbol that is also a tool. I will make sure to know each and every one of my students so that when I am teaching I will be know how to reach all of their zones of proximal development. I will have prepared them with the material needed before this activity beforehand. After teaching the lesson I will refer back to this lesson many times, so the material learned will be maintained.

Virtual Tour

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Battle at Lexington and Concord	Read the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and then have students create a poem of their own about Paul Revere or the Battle	Arlington,MA (Middlesex county) Picture
2. Battle of Ticonderoga	Do a play where they take over the fort with no shots fired	Ticonderoga, New York Picture
3. Battle of Saratoga	Have students create a diorama or poster depicting their favorite part of the Battle at Saratoga	Saratoga, New York Picture
4.Battle at Valley Forge	Debate between George Washington and his troops. Washington wanted to keep fighting and the troops wanted to head home	Cache-Control: max-age