Mary Kinney
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Content Area Objectives
Addressed:
Writing for a purpose
Writing for an audience
Public Speaking-sharing information
Technology Objectives Addressed:
Using a story board for planning
Using a Smart Board for presenting
Elements of a Power Point
Screen
What was the process
that your students went through to complete this lesson?
We
explored the word cooperation. First
we listed what students thought or knew about cooperation.
Then we discussed a poster titled “Cooperation”
and completed a worksheet about actions that were cooperative or not
cooperative. Next we read the book
The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy and talked about how the
brothers cooperated with each other. We also read The
Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone and talked about the animals not cooperating.
After that we did a cooperative group activity called “Build An
Animal.” In groups of 4, students took for different animals and
created a new one. Each old animal
had to be a part of the new one. Each
person made a body part out of construction paper and then the group put the
parts together like a puzzle. The
groups also had to name the new animal using parts of the old name. At the end of activity each student used a form to rate their
own cooperation and they also rated the cooperation of another member of the
group. We talked about the
meaning of cooperation again. The
next step was to make a storyboard for a PowerPoint slide.
Students drew a picture about cooperation and then wrote a sentence to go
with it. Then I worked with each
student to scan their picture or move it from Paint and complete each slide.
Finally, after some practice, we gave our Power Pont presentation to two
other classes.
How
did you monitor student progress?
Teacher observation
Was there a template or an example
that students were expected to follow?
There was not a template, but
as I worked with each student I explain that font style was standard through out
our presentation. Students did get
to choose font size and color.
How much time did you dedicate to
this project?
This project stretched over a period of two weeks.
Total—20
hours
Daily (approximate) 3/4 – 2 hours
How was the final product
presented?
The final product was a Power
Point presentation. The students
narrated and navigated through the presentation by themselves.
Who was the audience for the final product?
The audience was a class of
first graders and a class of second graders.
Learning
Issues
What prior knowledge was required on the part of the students in order for them to be successful in this project? (include curriculum and technology knowledge)
The students had to be able to:
write a sentence
illustrate a sentence
use Paint and know if they usually
liked the finished pictures they produce(Paint is very frustrating for many of
my students—they love to work in it, but they never like their end product)
What was the student to computer ratio?
Five students to one computer
How
did you schedule your students’ computer time?
Students worked on the
computers as part of their morning work-it was one center they completed each
morning.
What was the location of the computers and other technology equipment used by students?
In the classroom
How would you suggest beginning teachers obtain computer resources for their students? (Knowing some of your strategies would be valuable for our pre-service teachers.)
Write grants; apply to be part of the technology team so it becomes known that you are interested in using technology; take classes like Teaching With Technology sponsored by the Albertson’s Foundation; barter for time on an established teacher’s computers
Rate
the level of access for students to use computers/other technologies as they
needed --high, medium, low
High- we are so lucky in our
district; this is a recent improvement!
Rate the level of supervision required for students during the project, specifically for computer and other technology use –high, medium, low
The level of supervision was low during the independent work time; high during the 1-1 portion and practicing for the Power Point presentation.
What
hardware was required for your project?
Computers, scanner, Smart
Board, projector
What
software was required for your project?
Power Point 2000, Paint
Anything
else?
Construction paper, glue,
crayons, drawing paper, pencils
What kind of assessment did you use
for this project? (Include a copy if you can.)
Teacher observation and student
self evaluation
What
categories did you assess? (I.e.:
content, screen design, depth/breadth, etc.)
Participation,
student self direction during independent stages, oral presentation
How
does the product that you submitted
compare with other students’ products for this same project?
All end products were submitted
What
did you like best about this project?
I loved seeing what
students could produce and how eager they were to share their knowledge.
What
did the students like best about this project?
The
student’s liked using the Smart Board to make their presentation.
Rank the level of student involvement in this project –high,
medium, low
High
Rank the level of student interest
in this project –high, medium, low
High
Would you teach this lesson again?
Yes—Next fall I will do
this lesson close to the start of the school year and do a similar lesson for
Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility. Each
character lesson will use a little more technology and student independence than
the last.