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Fishing for F's Lesson Plan By: Erin Herbert “Fishing for F’s” is a lesson plan that can
be used to introduce the initial sound of “F” to kindergarten students. To
supplement instruction, Microsoft Power Point can be used to display pictures of
words with the initial sound of “F.” Students benefit from visual aids in two
ways. First, visual aids help students make the mental connection between the
word and the object that it represents. Secondly, visual aids help maintain
their already short attention span. In addition to Microsoft Power Point,
Inspiration Software can be used in order to further incorporate technological
software into the “Fishing for F’s” lesson. The software can be used to
collaboratively develop, as a class, a prewriting graphic organizer that will
aid students with an associated writing activity. The graphic organizer can
contain characteristics of the story, such as characters, setting, plot, and
conclusion. Developing a graphic organizer will provide students with a
different type of visual aid that helps organize their thoughts. The technology
sources being integrated into the lesson plan are appropriate and non-obtrusive
supplements, and therefore allow students to focus on the material rather than
the technology. Additionally, the integrated technology presents relevant
information and images that contribute to the smooth flow of the lesson plan
therefore making the reason for the incorporation clear. While the lesson plan
can be taught without the use of technology, it may be boring for the learner
due to the lack of visual stimuli. Additionally, the learner may not be able to
make the mental connection between the word and the object it represents without
visual examples.
Shapes Lesson Plan and Technological Devices By: Kristen Holliday This is a good lesson to introduce the different properties of shapes for grades k-3. In the "shapes" lesson plan, PowerPoint was used as an assistive technological teaching device. It was very useful because it gave the students a visual example of what was expected from them. It also showed a picture of another student their age, named Casey, who had already completed the lesson. Casey was able to act as a "student helper" even though she was not actually in the classroom, because still shots were used in the PowerPoint presentation of her making different shapes. Another useful aspect in this lesson plan, is that there are shots of the outside environment in the PowerPoint. If the weather did not permit the students to go outside to explore different shapes in their environment, they would still have examples on the PowerPoint presentation. This tool was very beneficial for the students and really helped them throughout the lesson. If PowerPoint was not available, the students would still be able to do this activity, but would probably need some other form of visual examples. The students really seemed to enjoy this activity because they got to work hands on with pretzels, in order to create their shapes. The students enjoyed creating their own unique shapes as well. Afterwards they really enjoyed eating their shapes!
Layers of The Earth Lesson Plan By: Ray Keyes This is a good introductory lesson for grades 3-9 in the subject of Earth Science. The Layers of the Earth lesson introduces students to the different layers of the Earth and some of their characteristics. The lesson is very good for students who learn in different ways. The lesson incorporates instructional technology, hands on experience, as well as group work. This lesson can be easily modified to be made more difficult for higher grade levels. I actually used this lesson for my practical teaching experience in my Utilization of Instructional Media at Towson University. I believe that the students were focused on the learning and not on the technology. I believe this because most professors use Microsoft PowerPoint in their lectures. I used the technology to portray the information to the students in a way that would not cause any distractions to them. I would have been able to accomplish this lesson without technology. One way I could have done this was using the blackboard. I could have drawn the diagrams that I used in my slide show on the blackboard. I also could have had the students write a response on paper instead of in their blogs. All of the students were participating with the technology because the students had to write a response about the lesson in their blogs. The students benefited from the technology because they had practice locating, naming, and knowing the compositions of each layer. The technology did not produce any problems for me. The PowerPoint slide show loaded without any problems. Also all of the students already have a blogger account and they know how to create and publish their blogs.
Projectile Motion Lesson and Technology By: David Cox In the “Projectile Motion” lesson PowerPoint was used to present the material of projectile motion. The use of PowerPoint in presenting the material was not distracting from the actual lesson. Actually the technology enhanced the learning material by making it possible for the whole class to view animations of the monkey and the banana cannon. This visual approach to the subject mater appeared to make it easier for people to better understand the content. Another advantage to using PowerPoint was that it enabled the use of the pictures of how projectile motion is shown in everyday sports. The use of the technology also made the lesson interactive; if the lesson were posted to the internet the students could go back through the lesson at their own pace. I feel that the lesson went very well with the use of the technology.
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