Nichole's lesson plan

W301 Lesson Plan
Target Audience of the Lesson:
5th grade

Big Idea of the Lesson:
Study and learn about the culture of the Caribbean.
Study and learn about what supports the economy.
Communicate with peers that live in the Caribbean.

Overall Goal for the Lesson:
· Understanding of how the geography and culture of the Caribbean.
· Understanding of the importance of tourism to the region.
· Understanding of the culture of the people who live in the Caribbean.

Indiana Content Standards Addressed:

5.1.5
Explain that technology extends the ability of people to make a positive and/or negative change in the world.

ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed
Technology communications tools
Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

Student Objectives for the lesson. (Given a condition, the students will, to what level).
· Understanding of the geography and culture of the Caribbean.
· Understanding of the importance of tourism to the region.
· Understanding of the culture of the people who live in the Caribbean.

Length of Lesson: (minutes, number of class periods, or days or weeks needed).
3 weeks – the whole semester
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.)
Week 1 – Students will watch a Geography of the Caribbean video, and use internet and library resources to learn about the geography and culture of the Caribbean.
Week 2 – Students will continue their research on the Caribbean spending time learning about the economy. After all research is completed students will create a pamphlet describing the Caribbean’s geography, culture, and economy.
Week 3- Students will be assigned a student who goes to a public school in the Caribbean to be a pen pal with. They will write their first letters introducing themselves and asking about their pen pal’s life in the Caribbean. They will continue to write their pen pal for the rest of the semester.


How will these activities be assessed?
The students will be graded on the pamphlet they create. The students will be graded on how much they learned about the Caribbean by how well they apply the information while creating the pamphlet. They will also receive points for the letters they write to their pen pals.

Adaptations: How might the lesson need to be adapted for students with special needs?


If I had any special needs students in my class I would have the same lesson but have it done in pairs so the student’s partner can help him or her. I would also make sure the whole class is working in pairs so doesn’t make any special needs students feel different from the rest of the class.

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.
· Geography of the Caribbean video
· Computers
· Access to the school’s library
· A list and address of a public school class in the Caribbean
· Construction paper
· Markers
· Scissors
· Glue

Edward Dearing's Preliminary Lesson Plan

Target Audience of the Lesson:
5th Grade

Big Idea of the Lesson:
Students understand that the heart pumps blood throughout the body and the path the blood travels.
Students understand the structure of the heart (Left and Right Ventricles, Left and Right Atria).

Overall Goal for the Lesson:
The students will take a virtual tour of the heart. The tour will follow the blood flow throughout the body and allow students to see how our body's work. The goal for the lesson is for students to gain a visual understanding of how the heart works and how vital the heart is in the human body.

Indiana Content Standards Addressed:
5.4.9
Explain that like other animals, human beings have body systems.

ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed:
5. Technology research tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Siri Arnesen's Preliminary Lesson Plan

Target Audience of the Lesson:
4th Grade

Big Idea of the Lesson:
Demonstrate the ability to access the specified art pieces that they would not normally be able to view in person.

Be able to understand how to use different search engines allowing them to find art pieces and museums in different cities around the world


Overall Goal for the Lesson:
Have the students search for different art museums and specific art pieces using virtual museums on the internet and write up different descriptions from the specified questions.

ISTE NETS Student Standards Addressed:

Technology Research Tools

• Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
• Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
• Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Preliminary W301 Lesson Plan: Sara Hacker

W301 Lesson Plan Template

Target Audience of the Lesson:
2nd Grade

Big Idea of the Lesson:
Demonstrate the ability to locate police, fire, and emergency care personnel.

Understand the difference between an emergency and a situation that is not an emergency.

Overall Goal for the Lesson:
Have students access the internet to find valid informational websites on emergency situations.

Have students demonstrate the proper procedure for making a 911 call.

• Indiana Content Standards Addressed:
  2.2.1 Demonstrate the ability to locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.
  
  2.2.3 Demonstrate the ability to locate school and community health helpers.
  
  
  ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed:
  Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools
  - Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
  
  Technology research tools
  - Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
  
  

Preliminary lesson plan

W301 Lesson Plan Template

Target Audience of the Lesson:
5th grade

Big Idea of the Lesson:

Understandings of how technology can be used to communicate with people the entire world.
Understanding of how schools operate in other countries around the world.
Understanding of how technology can be used to improve things all over the world.

Overall Goal for the Lesson:
Have students communicate with students in different countries. Have students discuss with the other students what they do in school, how they do it, and how people in their country use technology to improve their society.

Indiana Content Standards Addressed: (Copy and paste entire standard from http://www.indianastandards.org/)
5.1.5
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Explain that technology extends the ability of people to make positive and/or negative changes in the world.

ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed (Copy and paste from http://cnets.iste.org/students/)
Technology communications tools
Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

Nichole's lesson plan ideas

I think for science it would be a good idea to use a digital camera to take pictures of animals or plants outside and then use those pictures to identify what species they saw.
2.I think for history students could use online resources to research any past history event or person they are studying. Using a computer for research is much more fun than reading about it in a book!
3.I think for a world geography class each student could pick a country and a school in that country and get and stay in contact with that school/country and learn about that country through someone who lives there.

Siri Arnesen's Lesson Ideas

Lesson Idea #1: For a science class, technology such as a television or computer could provide an opportunity to see professionals perform live dissections (minor operations, such as a squid) to provide demonstration of how a dissection works. The students would be able to visualize what needs to happen from a professional demonstrating.

Lesson Idea #2: For an art class, students could use the computer and the internet to explore art through virtual museums. They could see online pictures and virtual tours of historic cities along with actual museums and art pieces.

Lesson Idea #3: For a math class students could play different math activities online to enhance their math abilities and concepts.