2.1 Content Standards & Student Technology Standards
Candidates model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences aligned with student content standards and student technology standards. (PSC 2.1/ISTE 2a)
Artifact: Internet Lesson Plan
Reflection:
The Internet Lesson Plan was completed for the course 7430, Internet Tools for the Classroom. For this project we were asked to design a lesson using at least three different Web 2.0 tools that would teach both content and technology standards. I completed this artifact alone.
Standard 2.1, Content Standards and Students Technology Standards describes the ability to model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences aligned with student content standards and student technology standards. The creation of the Internet Lesson Plan allowed me to do just that. This unit was designed to introduce beginning drama students to the theatrical genre of musical plays while at the same time asking them to use Web 2.0 tools to locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information. Through the implementation of this unit students were able to collaborate and improve their technology skills while at the same time learning about the content of the drama class.
Creating this artifact was an eye-opening experience for me. Prior to planning for this unit, I had never used technology with my students as more than a tool for finding information and/or typing up the final version of a paper or project. The creation of this this lesson was the first time I had ever used technology as an integral part of student learning. The students were using technology not only to research the content of the class, but to create web sites and interact with one another online. I do wish that my class had more experience with the Web 2.0 tools before we started this project, however. Due to this class being a mixture of different grade levels, some of the students had prior knowledge of tools like wikis, but many did not. In order to complete the assignment in the time allotted, I had to push ahead with the lesson. If given the opportunity, I would have started sooner with some smaller Web 2.0 projects before attempting a large one like this.
Lessons like the one created for this artifact could greatly impact student learning. Students are learning content standards while at the same time building technology skills they will be able to transfer to real-world situations. If teachers were trained to create lessons with this combination of content and technology standards, student engagement and learning would be greatly improved.
The Internet Lesson Plan was completed for the course 7430, Internet Tools for the Classroom. For this project we were asked to design a lesson using at least three different Web 2.0 tools that would teach both content and technology standards. I completed this artifact alone.
Standard 2.1, Content Standards and Students Technology Standards describes the ability to model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences aligned with student content standards and student technology standards. The creation of the Internet Lesson Plan allowed me to do just that. This unit was designed to introduce beginning drama students to the theatrical genre of musical plays while at the same time asking them to use Web 2.0 tools to locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information. Through the implementation of this unit students were able to collaborate and improve their technology skills while at the same time learning about the content of the drama class.
Creating this artifact was an eye-opening experience for me. Prior to planning for this unit, I had never used technology with my students as more than a tool for finding information and/or typing up the final version of a paper or project. The creation of this this lesson was the first time I had ever used technology as an integral part of student learning. The students were using technology not only to research the content of the class, but to create web sites and interact with one another online. I do wish that my class had more experience with the Web 2.0 tools before we started this project, however. Due to this class being a mixture of different grade levels, some of the students had prior knowledge of tools like wikis, but many did not. In order to complete the assignment in the time allotted, I had to push ahead with the lesson. If given the opportunity, I would have started sooner with some smaller Web 2.0 projects before attempting a large one like this.
Lessons like the one created for this artifact could greatly impact student learning. Students are learning content standards while at the same time building technology skills they will be able to transfer to real-world situations. If teachers were trained to create lessons with this combination of content and technology standards, student engagement and learning would be greatly improved.