Tech. Integrated Classroom Lesson Plan

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED CLASSROOM LESSON Teacher Delores Hines

Title Obama 411

Description of Activity Students will research president Barack Obama and make a glog using glogster with the information from their research.

Suggested grade level Primary grades: fourth and fifth

Pennsylvania Subject Area Standards 1.1.5 Learning to Read Independently 1.2.5 Reading Critically in All Content Areas 1.4.5 Types of Writing 1.5.5 Quality of Writing 1.6.5.E.F. 1.8.5 Research

NETS Standards 1. Creativity and Innovation a.b. 2. Communication and Collaboration a.b.c.d. 3.Research and Information Fluency

4.Critical Thinking,Problem Solving and Decision Making 5.Digital Citizenship 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

Learning objectives Students will use several websites to research information about President Barack Obama. • Discuss as a class, duties of president of United States. • Determine what makes Obama different than other Presidents. It will be done as a class, in small groups, and individually. • Objective will be assessed by teacher rubric. •

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Materials required 25 PCs with headphones, internet access,classroom smart board, kw l sheet, paper and pencils

Approximate number of class periods and length The project will take about 5 class periods at 45 minutes each.

Classroom management strategies: This will be for the individual, small groups, and the whole class. The activity will take place in the classroom, computer lab and during down time on the six classroom computers.

Warm up In previous lessons students learned about the different branches of government.

The lesson will begin with a class discussion about the position of the United States presidency. The class will brainstorm as a whole about what they know about current President: Barack Obama.

Activities and Procedures Lesson 1: Each student will fill out KWL sheet. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/resources/PDF/GOOD_TV_K_2_pdf_s/62176_InR Cd_86.pdf (about 15 minutes)

Students will break up in groups of four and brainstorm on questions they can from from their KWL. (about 15 minutes) Groups will share questions with class, teacher will type questions onto class smart board, each student must pick 7 questions to research from the board and develop 3 of their own. Lesson 2: Students visit computer lab to begin their research. Using the following websites to get started on. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/barack-obama/ holidays.kaboose.com/who-is-barack-obama.html www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=398

Lesson 3: Wrap up research and introduce students to glogs on glogster.com Students will be given a tutorial on how to create a glog. Student will have the rest of the class period to check out glogster.com on their own. Lesson 4: Students will have whole period to create glog using researched information. Lesson 5: Students will begin to present their glogs on the classroom smart board

Assessment strategies Multimedia Project : Obama 411 Teacher Name: Mrs. Hines Student Name:

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CATEGORY

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Sources

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.

Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.

Very little or no source information was collected.

Attractiveness

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.

Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.

Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.

Requirements

All requirements All requirements One requirement More than one are met and are met. was not requirement was exceeded. completely met. not completely met.

Mechanics

No misspellings or grammatical errors.

Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.

Four misspellings More than 4 and/or errors in spelling grammatical or grammar. errors.

Content

Covers topic indepth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be

Includes essential Content is information about minimal OR there the topic but are several factual there are 1-2 errors factual errors.

excellent.

good.

Related Web Sites http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/barack-obama/ holidays.kaboose.com/who-is-barack-obama.html www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=398

Back-up plan: (if the technology fails!) If technology fails we will go to the school library and take out all the books on President Obama and do report by hand.

Branching out For the students below average I would send their assignment to the learning support teacher so that he or she could slow the lesson down and when time allowed I would work with those students more closely. For the advanced students I would let them work at their own pace and allow them to assist others if they are finished early.