Lesson Plan Supplemental Materials

For my lesson plan I will separate students into groups of two-four (depending on how many students I have) and assign each group an event that led to the revolutionary war such as; The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, etc. Once that is done I want my students to create a PowerPoint, video, or anything using technology that they will be able to teach the class with. At the end of this assignment students will present their topics to the class and understand them. This assignment will address the standard of Colonization to Independence.  In other words, European countries established these colonies and the way they ruled caused the colonist to rebel. The ideas of the Enlightenment and dissatisfaction with colonial rule led English colonists to write the Declaration of Independence and launch the American Revolution.

This is an example of what I want to see from my students. I will show them this so they have an idea of what I'm looking for. It will hopefully answer all questions they have and let them know the type of information I'm interested in them teaching to the class. I tried to make it have good information but simple to make so they don't get overwhelmed.




This is the pre-assessment I plan of giving my student before this project and the chapter. It won't be worth points. I might give out a few bonus points for students who get a perfect. I just want to see where my students are when it comes to this subject. I want to know which students I will have to help the most and which topics are toughest for my students so I can spend the most time on the topic.


This is the homework assignment I will give to my students during this chapter. In the project I only make them focus on one event per group so in order for me to make sure they are still focusing on the rest of the chapter I will make all my students complete this assignment. This assignment will make sure they understand everything in the chapter and not just the one event I give them for their project. This assignment also will make them understand the vocabulary terms in this chapter.

My Technology Lesson Plan

Mikes Final Lesson Plan

Mission US App

Education Technology Standards

1.       As you read the Introduction to the National Education Technology Plan, what did you determine to be the purpose of the National Education Technology Plan? How does it affect teachers and students, people like you and me? (feel free to be critical if you like).

The purpose of the National Education Technology Plan is to prepare students for what they may encounter in the real world. The real world is becoming very reliable on technology. Technology is very important to many future employers and students need to know how to use technology in order to obtain a job. There are many things that the NETP want students to develop to help them in the future. The introduction says they want students to become leaders, problems solvers, thinkers, and things like that. Overall, the NETP wants to help people understand how to use technology to benefit them in the future because technology isn’t going away.

2.       As you read the Introduction to the National Education Technology Plan (NETP), what were the main assumptions under which the plan was developed?  (you may copy and paste the main assumptions, and then answer the question below in your own words). What are some concerns administrators, educators, or even students might have with these assumptions?

There are many assumptions under which this plan was developed. One of them being that they believe that the reason why some students fail is because the educators aren’t engaging students in a way they are interested it. They believe if they use technology, something students enjoy, the students will want to focus more. Some problems with this assumption are some educators will have to learn to use this new technology and it might also just distract students. Another assumption is that students learn differently than they used to when technology wasn’t around. Before technology students learned using books, overheads, and things like that but know that we have all this new technology students are bored with the old style of learning. Some problems with this assumption are the same as the other assumption; teachers need to learn new technology and students might get distracted. These are only two of the many assumption under which the plan was developed.

3.       As you read the Executive Summary, the NETP presents a model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas. ( You may copy and paste the areas directly from the document and then answer the question below in your own words). What are the “21st century competencies” - see the section titled “what and how people need to learn”- listed in the summary? How will technology support the growth of these competencies?

The 21^st century competencies listed in this section is critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and multimedia communication. Technology can support all of these competencies. It can help critical thinking because students will have to use this to do their school work and also to just use the technology. It will help with problem solving because if technology isn’t working they will have to solve that problem. Also it can put them in many situations where they will have to use problem solving. It can help with collaboration because students might want to work more together through technology. It can be tough to do school work when you have to meet with someone in person because they both have different schedules, but with technology it’d be easier because they don’t have to meet in person.  Finally, it can help multimedia communication because all multimedia is on the internet. You don’t have to watch the news or read the paper. You can get all the information right on your phone or whatever technology you are using.

4.       As you read The State of Ohio's Educational Technology Plan's "purpose and mission" (page 6), how do you believe it aligns with the National Education Technology Plan? In which respects are the two plans perhaps not aligned?  Why?

One way these two plans are aligned is that they both focus on brining technology into schools in order to help students in the future. They both want to help students ease into the real world. The real world uses technology and these plans want students to know how technology works before they have to go into the real world. It will benefit them with work and their social life. One way these two plans may not be aligned is that this plan wants to start the technology in pre k and the NETP didn’t specify the age group for where it will start the technology. Also, NETP seemed to want to help with school, the real world, and other behaviors whereas this plan seems to just focus on school and the real world.

5.       As you read Ohio’n w s State Educational Technology Plan outlined on page 8, how do you believe this outline aligns with the "model of learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas" proposed by the National Education Technology Plan?  In which areas are the two plans perhaps not aligned?  Why?

They align because they are both focusing on the same main topic, getting technology more involved in the classroom. They both want students to use more technology, have more online classes, make technology more accessible for students, and much more. They both also focus on, not just the present but also the, future. They both are looking down the road to see how they can involve technology more. The way these two may not be aligned is that the NETP wants to get technology in school and help the students learn whereas this plan is looking to just get technology in the schools.

6.       As you read Ohio’s State Educational Technology Plan's "measurements of success" (page 16), what barriers do you see to fulfilling this plan? Provide four reasons why it may not be possible to reach these "measurements of success" in the state of Ohio.

One of the measurements for success is the ability of students to access technology. A possible reason this couldn’t be reached is because not all students are able to have technology. Some students are from poorer families and can’t afford these technologies. It’s not always easy to get their hands on technology. Another measurement for success is number of online courses from P-20. This might not be reached because, like I stated before, some students might not have access to technology. Also younger students might not be able to use technology as efficiently as older students, so they might struggle more. A third measurement for success is number of students taking online course. Once again the ability to access technology could cause a factor.  Also, some students might struggle with an online course because they can’t ask a question face to face with the teacher. Many student prefer an actually class because it’s easier to learn with a teacher next to them. One final measurement for success is the number of teacher preparation programs so they can learn the new technology. This might not be reached because learning new technology can be hard for some teachers. I’ve heard of teachers quitting because they can’t keep up with the new technology. Some teachers like to use old styles of teaching but that wouldn’t help them in this technology age and they might lose their job because of it.

ORC Lesson Plan

The grade this lesson is meant for is 8th grade and the subject is early U.S. History. Specifically the U.S. going from colonies to an independent country. Students will be expected read the chapter in small groups and complete a chart that will inform them about the events that led to the revolutionary war. They will have the event name, such as the Boston Tea Party, and they will have to give an explanation of what happened, how both the patriots and the loyalest felt about the event, and draw a picture to go along with it. This way they know all the events that led our independence and how people during that time felt about it. The drawing is just to make it a little more fun and easy to know what happened just by looking.

This lesson plan meets a few of the common core standards for 8th grade history. One would be historical thinking and skills. This says to use primary or secondary sources to examine events and the different perspectives about them. We use a secondary source, the textbook, to understand events the led to the revolutionary war and how different people felt about them. Another standard this meets is colonization to independence. One of the standards within this standard says to understand the dissatisfaction with England and how it helped launch the American Revolution. That is exactly the point of this lesson, to understand the events that led to the American Revolution. 

Before implementing this lesson I would first teach my students about all of the events leading up to the war. I want them to have a basic understanding of it before i send them into the activity. After that I would make them get into groups of two and pass out the activity and tel them to use their books in order to fill in the empty spaces. The thing I would think might pose problems is people getting into groups and getting distracted. If that was the case I would change it to independent work. What my students might have a challenge with is using the book. Some students don't like to use their books or the way the books word things can be confusing to some but that's why I'd be there to watch over them and answer any questions they had. This is what my students would end up with after the activity.

Here is a link to the activity.

http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/AmericanRevolution11.pdf

Pinterest in the Classroom

I have learn a lot through this assignment. I learned a lot of new ideas to make my classroom; how to make it fun, how to make it inviting, how to make the class easier for my students, and much more. I also learned a ton of new ideas to teach my students and keeping them involved such as; new game ideas, assignments I could do, more ways to keep my student interested in the class, and a lot more. I believe that I will utilize Pinterest to stay modern with my techniques of teaching. If their is a new fun way to teach my students Pinterest will let me know about it. It will also help me stay fresh with my ideas for classroom activities so my class doesn't do the same things over and over again. One strength of Pinterest is what I just stated, it helps teachers come up with new ideas for their classrooms and their content. One challenge of Pinterest could be that you could try something on it that sounds fun but it doesn't go over well in the class. Some ideas might work for some teachers but not others. Overall, I really enjoyed Pinterest and all the new ideas it gave me. I will definitely use this in my class when I am a teacher.

Khan/Koller Review

After visiting this site I could definitely see this as something I could use. It makes learning easier and more interesting. Being on the computer alone makes it more appealing than a classroom setting. I can very easily imagine myself telling my students to visit this site if they are struggling in class. It makes things seem less stressful by slowly explaining them. You can also watch them as many times as you want to ensure you understand before moving on. I think the videos were very easy to follow and learn from. It takes you through everything step by step at a slow pace. If you still don't understand the information the site takes you back a step an starts explaining from there. Once you understand that you can continue on with what you first started to look at which I think is very helpful. I think Khan was right about the credibility through online courses being more relied on in the future. Online you can learn from the best of the best, which would mean you are getting the best knowledge you can get while learning online. I think this learning can be both more and less accessible to students. It can be more accessible because students can just get on their computer instead of having to physically go to class. However, it could also be less accessible to students because not all students can afford computers.

After exploring Coursera I thought the chemistry and biology classes looked the most interesting. I thought this because not only do you get to learn information but you can also watch a bunch of experiments from the classes without having to do them. From what I saw on the page of Coursrea's United States university partners Columbus State doesn't accept Coursera transfer credits. I think Coursera seems to be more interesting and less challenging than classes I've taken before. I think that because you can access it at anytime and watching things online is more interesting than sitting in a boring classroom. Also if you are having trouble they lecture won't continue until it makes sure you understand the information whereas a teacher might just keep going. It can depend on the teacher you get on Coursera. Even on this site it is possible to get a bad teacher who makes things hard to understand but with the site not allowing you to move on until you understand hopefully it won't matter what teacher you get. I think MOOCs could be considered the wave of the future. This would change the ways students learn in many ways. Students wouldn't have to leave their houses for class, they'd just get on the computer. They will fully understand the information before moving on. They will also be more interested since this generation likes to spend most of their time online. These are just a few of the many ways that MOOCs could effect students in the future.