Technology Integration Project

Technology Integration Lesson Plans

Meshayla Campbell

ETEC 562

May 2, 2015

Learning Theories & Instructional Design

My approach for this lesson is closely related to Vygotsky’s (later influences were contributed by Bruner) Social Constructivist approach. My teachings are endogenic and student centered in which I consistently encourage each of my students to express their own opinions and nurture their own ideas through the use of technology. My lesson places a high emphasis on knowledge but even more importance on my students’ rational capacities and ability to deliberate their knowledge. I believe that helping students to develop a deep love and respect for themselves, others, and their environment occurs through an open sharing of ideas and a judicious approach to discipline. I’ve learned that by instilling fair and consistent rules initially and stating the importance of every activity, students are shown respect for their presence and time. Using strategies such as class meetings, positive discipline, and democratic principles show children how to become responsible for themselves as well as their own learning.

Career Exploration

Lesson Activities:

•       ABC’s of Skills

•       How do I become a__? (Job Search)

Technologies Incorporated in This Lesson

•       Microsoft Office

•       E-mail

•       Blogs

•       Skype

•       Twitter

•       SmartBoard

•       Search Engine (Google)

ABC’s of Skills

Career Education Focus:

1. Listing skills necessary for a career

2. Understanding diversity in the workplace

3. Applying skills to a career

4. Learning how to incorporate technology for job and skill inquiry.

Related Standards: English/language arts, technology, social studies

Lesson Objectives:

1. Differentiate between knowledge and skills

2. Compile a list of skills

3. Examine the usefulness of skills

Estimated Time:

Lecture/Discussion: 15 mins

Activity 1: 45 mins

Activity 2: 45 mins

Activity 3: 2 hrs 35 mins

Reflection: 15 mins

Total time: 4hrs  5 mins

Correlation of Theory/Instructional Design:

This lesson inspires the students to relate prior knowledge that they know about themselves to potential jobs that fit their skills sets. The lesson is student centered and encourages the students to think and act as individuals in a productive society.

Materials: ABC’s worksheet, My Skills worksheet, Internet, Blogs,  & Twitter

Procedures: Explain to students that in addition to knowledge gained through the classroom, skills are also very important in achieving success in a career. Ask the students if they can name the differences between knowledge and skills.

Tell the students that everyone has different skills. There are some things you do better than your friends and there are some things they do better than you. Even though you can practice some skills and improve them, others are part of your personality. You may have a friend who is naturally good at multiplying. No matter how much you study and take notes in math class, they are still able to do it faster than you. That doesn’t mean you aren’t good at multiplying, though.

Tell students that they will be using today’s worksheets to learn about skills, and that they may discover they have more skills than they realize.

Activity 1: Divide the students into small groups for the first worksheet. Email the ABC’s worksheet. Explain that they are to come up with skills that start with each letter of the alphabet. Although the students are working as a group, each student in the group should complete their own blog. They will need the completed assignment for the second activity.

Activity 2: If the students have moved to work as a group, have them return to their original seats to complete the My Skills worksheet. Email the My Skills worksheet and explain to students that they are to use the skills from the first worksheet and pick at least four of those skills that they believe they possess. The students should list the skill and then briefly explain how it is useful and post their response on twitter. Feel free to retweet and favorite posts!

Activity 3: Prearrange for a professional (firefighter, city official, fellow teacher, principal, doctor, etc) to skype with your class about their job. The professional should present a 20 minute presentation and allow 15 minutes for students to ask questions and respond via the video conference.

After the conference call, discuss the content and technology of the presentation with your students. Use the Smart Board to display instructions for how to write a professional letter. Allow your students to type a professional thank you letter to the professional via Microsoft Word (15 minutes).

The students will pick a partner and email their partner their letter for review (25 minutes). The students will then email a final letter to the teacher for review (1 hr). The teacher will combine all completed letters in one email and email the professional with the attached thank you letters (20minutes).

Reflection: Lead a class discussion on lessons learned. Were you able to develop a skill for each letter of the alphabet? Were you surprised at the number of skills you possess? How did the skype presentation differ from in person presentations? Which do you prefe? How did the use of technology assist in making this assignment efficient?

ABC’s Worksheet

Working together as a group, come up with at least one skill for every letter of the alphabet. Although you are working as a group, each person should submit their own post to their blog.

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B-

C-

D-

E-

F-

G-

H-

I-

J-

K-

L-

M-

N-

O-

P-

Q-

R-

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T-

U-

V-

W-

X-

Y-

Z-

My Skills

Using the list of the skills that your group came up with, pick out four skills you think you have from that list and give an example of how that skill is useful. Post your examples on twitter using 140 characters are less. Provide feedback to at least four classmates. Feel free to retweet and favorite posts!

How do I become a __?

Career Education Focus:

1. Developing research skills

2. Identifying requirements for potential careers

3. Identifying actions that can be taken now to prepare for careers

4. Developing effective social media and networking skills

Related Standards: English/language arts, technology, social studies

Lesson Objectives:

1. Understand the importance of proper planning

2. Research potential careers

3. Learn to plan now for future careers

4. Learn how to connect different social networking devices (Posting blog links on twitter)

Materials: How Do I Become A…? Worksheet, Internet access, search engine, blog, twitter

Length of time:

Class Discussion: 25 mins

Activity 1: 1 hr 30 mins

Reflection Activity: 45 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Correlation of Theory/Instructional Design: This assignment uses a systematic instructional design method. By researching skills, each student’s acquisition of knowledge and skill are more efficient, effective, and appealing.

Procedures:

Conduct a class discussion about how to plan to achieve your desired career. Today

students will be learning about part of the planning that goes into selecting a career.

Begin the discussion by asking students to name an exotic place they would like to visit. Let the group offer a few suggestions and choose one that is far away and not easily accessible (i.e., Hawaii, Italy, etc.). Ask the students how they would plan a trip from the classroom to this destination. Explain that to get there in the shortest time, they need a map to pick the route that is best for them.

Explain to students that just as they need a map when they take a trip, they also need a map to plan their journey from middle school to achieving the career they desire.

Tell the students that, for example, a student may know they want to have a career where they “do something with computers.” Explain that depending on what they

want to do, there are different routes for them to take after high school. For example,

if they want to design Websites, they may want a two-year degree at a vocational

school. If they are interested in pursuing more, they may obtain various certifications.

If they are interested in possibly managing or owning a technology company, they

would want to get at least a four-year degree at a university.

Activity 1: Email students the How Do I Become A...? worksheet. Explain to students they are to use an Internet search engine like Google to research the education requirements and necessary skills for a career they are interested in pursuing. Encourage students to also browse job search engines and career websites to view required skill sets for positions. Motivate those who don’t have an idea for a career to pick something that interests them and research it. Students are to post their answers on their blog, post the blog links on twitter, and reply to each others blogs via twitter or blog comment section.

Reflection Activity: Students will review each others blogs and comment on at least four of their classmates posts.