Classroom

Blog and Website Creation Tools

Lesson Idea Name: Learning the ABCs through a Flipped Classroom
Content Area: English/Language Arts
Grade Level(s): Kindergarten
Content Standard Addressed:
ELAGSEKRF1: Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print
d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Technology Standard Addressed: 1. Empowered Learner
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing,
achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals,
informed by the learning sciences. Students:
a. articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies
leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning
process itself to improve learning outcomes.
b. build networks and customize their learning environments in ways
that support the learning process.
c. use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their
practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
d. understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations,
demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current
technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore
emerging technologies.

Selected Technology Tool:
Blog Wiki Other: Website Creation Tool (list):

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level): (Level determined by the specific lesson idea)

Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4: Integration

Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation:
This lesson will be in the format of a flipped classroom. The students will be expected to review a song and
video about the ABCs over the weekend and come prepared to discuss what they learned about the letters of
the alphabet in class on Monday. This is intended to be an introductory lesson, but I will introduce the flipped
classroom by ensuring they know where to find their assignment and what they are expected to know for the
class discussion. I will assess student learning and understanding by asking a series of questions in the class
discussion.
To extend the student learning, I will have the students identify the differences between upper and lower
case letters. To conclude the lesson, I will have each student draw the upper and lower case letter of their
first and last name as I walk around the room and assess their understanding of the letters.
Importance of technology:
Technology plays a vital role in this lesson, because the class blog acts as a communication pathway between

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the teacher and the students home. This would not be possible if we did not have the blog technology. If you
did not use a website-creating technology in your classroom, you would be losing out on an efficient and
productive way to reach your students and get important to them and their parents.
Inspiration (optional): I created my own blog for this lesson.

Internet Safety and Student Privacy:
Some of the issues that arise when using technology in the classroom are internet safety and student privacy.
It is important to remember to keep your professional and private accounts separate and secure. As a
teacher, you need to know and follow your district policies on posting student work and pictures. To minimize
risks of exposing your students to an unsafe internet environment, it is important to follow common Internet
Safety/Acceptable Use Policies and alleviate any fears by parents as well as administrators. Teachers should
know the age restrictions on websites and know what tools are appropriate and approved for their students
to use.

Describe your personal learning goal for this activity.
I have never created a blog before, so it was helpful and informative to be able to explore the website-
creating technology. I think that this technology is important in the classroom and I hope to utilize it to its full
potential in my future classroom. I hope this will help students learn by giving them extra resources they can
use to succeed. I also liked the idea behind the flipped classroom. This allows teachers to introduce topics
and have their students be ready to talk about them in class for the next lesson already being exposed to the
material.
Other comments about your proposed activity:
I really enjoyed this activity because it allowed us to be creative while also getting important information to
our students.

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