My final project will be based on the 5th grade Standard: 6, Objective: 3, which states: Analyze the significant social and political movements of the United States from the Civil War to 1900.
* Trace the development of social and political movements; e.g., abolition, child labor, immigration, labor unions.
* Identify leaders of the social and political movements.
Introduction: The civil war was a time that divided our country, people on both sides believed what they did was right. What was it like to be a slave during this difficult time? Did many slaves runaway? Who helped them and why? What about the slave owners? Did they actually believe what they were doing was right? These are the questions we will answer in this great adventure!
Task: Your task as a group will be to investigate your given person or group of people. You will learn all you can about what it was like to be that person during the civil war era and why they believed so strongly in what they were doing. You will be writing about them in a report, making a poster about them and at the end you will present your side of the story to the class, justifying your actions during this time period.
Process:
The students will be placed into groups of 5, each member having a particular assignment (scribe for the report, artist for the poster, 2 investigators in charge of investigation, and a leader for the presentation). Each group will be assigned their own task which will be to trace the history and background of one of the following-
1. A slave owner
2. A slave
3. A runaway slave
4. Harriet Tubman
5. A person helping runaway slaves through the underground railroad.
Each group will be guided through websites, learning about the geographic and social issues surrounding slavery and how it led to the civil war. They will also be assigned maps to fill out, and reports and posters to create. They will work together in their groups, and then when they have finished, they will present their findings to the class, explaining to the class their particular historical point of view and why they did what they did.
Resources: websites: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/tl.html, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/index.html, the pioneer website and more. We will have links to handouts of maps of the U.S. to show which states were slave states and which weren't. We will also have some early colony maps to show that slavery was a part of our history from the start of our nation. We will use poster boards, markers and pictures to make the posters. They will need access to the computer and encyclopedias either online from pioneer website or from the library. We will also use some costumes to help tell their stories at the end.
Evaluation: The reports (graded on content, punctuation and spelling), posters (graded on layout, pictures and general content), maps (are the slave states colored in?) and final presentations (How much effort did they put into it? How creative were they?) will be the assessment for this project. I will have rubrics to show the details of what is required.
Conclusion- Who was right? The slave owners? Or those who helped the slaves escape? We are about to find out! After all of our hard work, we are going to hear both sides of the story! Presentations- Using their creativity, students will show their posters, and share why their person was justified in their actions during the civil war (dressing up and acting out the part of their person is one way they could be creative).
Description of implementation strategy: Described through out the documents such as, working in groups of 5, each having an assigned task. Then collaborating and investigating their person. They will also present their material to the class as a group. Web Quest will be the tool the students use to guide them through this series of assignments and activities. This will take 2 weeks (30 minute lessons each day) for them to complete.
Description of setting: We will complete this in our class, we have 5 computers in our classroom which will be perfect for this project since they are working in 5 groups of 5. They will also work together at their desks in groups. We will also visit the library during one of our lessons in order to investigate further.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The Instructional Architect
Language Arts Assignment
This ia project will be based on the Language arts fourth grade Standard # 4, Objective # 3b which states: Spell words with roots, inflectional endings, prefixes, and suffixes (e.g., faster, disapprove, celebration).
My objectives are as follows:
1. Complete and repeat the selected activities until they can be done
without any errors.
2. Spell words with suffixes and prefixes correctly.
3. Define selected suffixes and prefixes.
4. Spell correctly the selected words on the worksheet from the
definitions given.
I set this up as a one time assignment. It would need to be done in the computer lab so that everyone would have access to a computer, or I would have different learning centers and this would be one of them.
I would assess the students by giving them the prefix and suffix worksheet where they would need to spell the word correctly from the given definition.
This ia project will be based on the Language arts fourth grade Standard # 4, Objective # 3b which states: Spell words with roots, inflectional endings, prefixes, and suffixes (e.g., faster, disapprove, celebration).
My objectives are as follows:
1. Complete and repeat the selected activities until they can be done
without any errors.
2. Spell words with suffixes and prefixes correctly.
3. Define selected suffixes and prefixes.
4. Spell correctly the selected words on the worksheet from the
definitions given.
I set this up as a one time assignment. It would need to be done in the computer lab so that everyone would have access to a computer, or I would have different learning centers and this would be one of them.
I would assess the students by giving them the prefix and suffix worksheet where they would need to spell the word correctly from the given definition.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Four NETS for Better Searching
Although I use search engines almost everyday, I have never used the advanced search feature on google search. In fact, I didn't realize it existed until now. This site taught me how to go about using it. For example, when I use google I will narrow my search by being more specific in the words I use and don't use in my search. This will save my time so that I don't have to look through 20,000 sites to find the one I want. The Exact Phrases option on the advanced search will help me narrow my search so that I can find that perfect educational site. I also found it interesting that if a teacher suspects their student of plagerism they can go to this advanced search and type in an exact phrase from the paper to see what comes up.
Trimming back the URL is another suggestion on this site. We already talked about this in class, but it is a good thing to remember. Whenever there is good information on a site, I will remember to trim the URL to see where the site originated from and also if there is any more information located there. Another useful tip is to utilize the similar pages option on google. When I like a certain site, I will look for the similar pages google option. It will help me to locate similar pages so that I can find even more resources. This site was very useful, I will use this information to search more effectively on google.
Trimming back the URL is another suggestion on this site. We already talked about this in class, but it is a good thing to remember. Whenever there is good information on a site, I will remember to trim the URL to see where the site originated from and also if there is any more information located there. Another useful tip is to utilize the similar pages option on google. When I like a certain site, I will look for the similar pages google option. It will help me to locate similar pages so that I can find even more resources. This site was very useful, I will use this information to search more effectively on google.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Educational Websites
On the scholastic website there is a homework hub
that I like. It has tools to help students do well in school. There is a place they can go to help them with
math facts,
vocabulary words
spelling words
book reports
studying for tests
and many more helpful links. There is also a link to make flash cards to help students study for either math, spelling or vocabulary words. Students can just put in the words or numbers they want to study and the site helps them to make the flash cards.
I would use this site to help students improve their study skills. The math games are fun and kids could really improve their skills. The spelling word site also has activities such as word scramble and word search to make their studying more interesting and fun. I would feel good about letting students work on this site, it seems to be kid-friendly and easy to navigate. It also has information and helps for parents and teachers. I really like this site.
that I like. It has tools to help students do well in school. There is a place they can go to help them with
math facts,
vocabulary words
spelling words
book reports
studying for tests
and many more helpful links. There is also a link to make flash cards to help students study for either math, spelling or vocabulary words. Students can just put in the words or numbers they want to study and the site helps them to make the flash cards.
I would use this site to help students improve their study skills. The math games are fun and kids could really improve their skills. The spelling word site also has activities such as word scramble and word search to make their studying more interesting and fun. I would feel good about letting students work on this site, it seems to be kid-friendly and easy to navigate. It also has information and helps for parents and teachers. I really like this site.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Intro to the Internet
# What does WWW stand for in a web address? World Wide Web. What is the WWW? It is a collection of electronic documents (information) that is linked together electronically, like a big web. The documents are stored on computers around the world. The World Wide Web has become not only a source of vast information, but also buying and selling of electronic information as well as books and other tangible items. Bank transactions are also conducted online.
# Think about the age range of your students. How would you explain/define the Internet to them? This definition is geared towards 9-11 year olds: The internet is a connection that is world wide. It is like a big spider web, that's why we use the letters WWW in front of web addresses; it stands for the World Wide Web. The internet is used to communicate with other people by writing emails or instant messaging friends. It is also used to find information about almost anything. The internet is used to buy and sell information, or most anything. The information that is sent over the internet is stored on electronic documents and is sent from one computer to another throughout the world. (Write the definition you would give them, 4 – 6 sentences max., in student friendly terms.)
1. Would you use any graphical representations to help with your explanation? Yes. If so, what? I would use a map with strings and tacks to help them get a visual of a world wide web.
2. A demonstration? Yes. If so, what? I would like to use the internet to demonstrate email, search engines and also maybe show them some educational sites that might interest them.
# What does URL stand for? Uniform Resource Locator .What is it? It is the unique address for a given page on the server. You type in the URL to go to a specific page. Some websites will have multiple URLs that access the same site.
# What are some common error messages you can receive when using the Internet? (List at least 3 and their meanings) 400- bad request- something is wrong with the address you typed in, it either no longer exists, or it was typed in wrong. 404- Not found- the website either no longer exists on the server, or it is nowhere to be found. 503- service unavailable- internet connection may be down or there is a problem with the Internet Service Provider (ISP).
# What do the letters HTML stand for? Hypertext Markup Language Explain. HTML is a set of special tags or codes that instruct a web browser how to display a Hypertext document.
# What do the letters http stand for? Hypertext Transfer Protocol Explain. Http is the method that is used to transfer hypertext files across the internet.
# What function do you see the Internet playing in your classroom? I would like to use it often, however it will depend on what technology is available in my classroom and school. I would like to use it for information gathering for reports, for daily weather, local, national and international headlines and for cool educational sites just to name a few. What do you see as the benefits? It will help engage students who are digital immigrants; it will also bring new and interesting information into the classroom. The internet can also help make learning more fun because of so many fun websites, educational clips and games. The drawbacks? Security issues, inappropriate material, and students spending too much time on the technology and not enough on the content.
# Think about the age range of your students. How would you explain/define the Internet to them? This definition is geared towards 9-11 year olds: The internet is a connection that is world wide. It is like a big spider web, that's why we use the letters WWW in front of web addresses; it stands for the World Wide Web. The internet is used to communicate with other people by writing emails or instant messaging friends. It is also used to find information about almost anything. The internet is used to buy and sell information, or most anything. The information that is sent over the internet is stored on electronic documents and is sent from one computer to another throughout the world. (Write the definition you would give them, 4 – 6 sentences max., in student friendly terms.)
1. Would you use any graphical representations to help with your explanation? Yes. If so, what? I would use a map with strings and tacks to help them get a visual of a world wide web.
2. A demonstration? Yes. If so, what? I would like to use the internet to demonstrate email, search engines and also maybe show them some educational sites that might interest them.
# What does URL stand for? Uniform Resource Locator .What is it? It is the unique address for a given page on the server. You type in the URL to go to a specific page. Some websites will have multiple URLs that access the same site.
# What are some common error messages you can receive when using the Internet? (List at least 3 and their meanings) 400- bad request- something is wrong with the address you typed in, it either no longer exists, or it was typed in wrong. 404- Not found- the website either no longer exists on the server, or it is nowhere to be found. 503- service unavailable- internet connection may be down or there is a problem with the Internet Service Provider (ISP).
# What do the letters HTML stand for? Hypertext Markup Language Explain. HTML is a set of special tags or codes that instruct a web browser how to display a Hypertext document.
# What do the letters http stand for? Hypertext Transfer Protocol Explain. Http is the method that is used to transfer hypertext files across the internet.
# What function do you see the Internet playing in your classroom? I would like to use it often, however it will depend on what technology is available in my classroom and school. I would like to use it for information gathering for reports, for daily weather, local, national and international headlines and for cool educational sites just to name a few. What do you see as the benefits? It will help engage students who are digital immigrants; it will also bring new and interesting information into the classroom. The internet can also help make learning more fun because of so many fun websites, educational clips and games. The drawbacks? Security issues, inappropriate material, and students spending too much time on the technology and not enough on the content.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
iMovie assignment
This assignment was fun , but very frustrating at times. Technology is such a great asset, but it can be very frustrating when it doesn't work like it is suppose to. Technology always seems to have its frustrations and maybe it is just because I am still learning so much. I did like the creativity of making a movie and using technology to edit it and make it look even better. However, having fourth or even fifth graders make their own movie seems way above their level of patience and abilities. I could be wrong about that, there probably are kids that age who could do it, but the learning curve and frustrations would probably outweigh the concepts they learned. Having said all of that, I do think that it might be a good idea to work as a class to make a movie. First I would have the students help me come up with ideas that went along with the subject. Then I would place them in groups and give each group an assignment. After they were done with their assignments, I would let them help with the filming. Then I would do the editing it myself (I hope I could do it). Seriously, I think it could be a fun project that would help the students to work together in creating something they could all be proud of.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Photo Sharing Tools
These different sites have a lot in common, however, there are some capabilities that I think would be great in teaching. I have decided that I like bubble share the best. I really like the ability to add caption bubbles, clip art and audio clips to photos. This could be really fun to use in teaching. I think it would be fun for the students to create their own stories using pictures they take with digital cameras. Then they could create their own slide show using their pictures with the captions, clip art and audio clips. I would have them read their story as they present their slide show. This would be a good way to have them use their creativity and writing skills as well.
Another idea is to have students put together a slide show for a report. I think I would have them just use pictures from the internet, or it they want, they could use a digital camera to take pictures that pertain to their topic and upload them to their computer. The captions and clip art would come in handy for the report as well.
Another idea is to have students put together a slide show for a report. I think I would have them just use pictures from the internet, or it they want, they could use a digital camera to take pictures that pertain to their topic and upload them to their computer. The captions and clip art would come in handy for the report as well.
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