Project Narrative

Project Calendar

Week One Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Standards 7.W.4. 7.SL.3 7.SL.1 7.RI.1 7.RI.1

2a 6c 3a 3a 7.W.8
3b 5c
21st Century Critical Thinking Social Skills Information Literacy Technology Literacy Technology Literacy
Social Skills Collaboration Technology Literacy Research Research
Collaboration Research Collaboration Collaboration
Tech Tool Polleverywhere.com Randomlists.com/list- Google Doc Google Doc Google Doc
randomizer YouTube Playlist Search Engines
Google Doc
Learning Students will be able Students will be able Students will be able Students will be able Students will be able
Goals and to identify positive to explain what it to identify their to explain Boolean to identify their
and negative means to be positive audience and Operators and audience’s online
Outcomes comments and online and identify explain what makes identify appropriate forums for possible
feedback online their roles in the a resource reliable. presentation positive impact using
project. techniques for the Boolean Operators.
audience.
Projects Based Engage bell work Entrance Arizona Entrance Students Entrance to review Entrance students
Learning identifying student’s Cardinals player and will begin the class Boolean Operators will be asked to
amount of social Arizona native, by reviewing what a students will identify what sites,
Activities media and a video on Christian Kirk will reliable source is. individually search games, and
how the internet has come in as a guest Each student will dolphins AND communication tools
made people meaner. speaker to talk to the write on the whales, dolphins they think their
Explore students will whole of seventh whiteboard a single OR whales, dolphins audience uses
pair up and receive a grade in a single clue of what makes NOT Miami. compared to them.
notecard with either a assembly about how a source reliable. Students will record Students will write
positive or negative social media can be Engage students will results in their bell on sticky notes social
comment or feedback. used for good and be asked what key work notebooks. media, websites, and
Students will prepare what it means to be a vocabulary would be Students will discuss communication tools
to present to the class positive influence used in a search as a class their they think 5th and 6th
their notecard and online. Engage engine to find what results for a check of graders use. Students
why they think it is students will come they’re looking for. I understanding. will post their stick
positive or negative. back to the classroom will introduce Engage Students will notes on the board
Explain Students will and be introduced to Boolean Operators work with their representing the
present their notecard the project and for more relevant group members to grade level. Students
and whether they driving question. results. Students will begin research on will engage in in-
think it is positive or Students will be use Google Docs to their grade level. class discussion
negative to class. assigned to a team of fill in the blanks Students will about each online
Elaborate Students three and come up from an research appropriate forum – the positive
will defend their with a team name. informational presentation and negatives.
answers through my Team names will handout of Boolean techniques for the Groups will
pre-planned “what if” then be randomized Operators. The assigned grade level approach the board
questions. for selection of filling in of the and how to talk to with their audience
grade-level students blanks will be said grade level. and write the
will be assigned to completed as a class. suggested website,
present to. Students social media, and
will present to one of communication
tools. Groups will
 the eight 5th and 6th then research how to
grade classes. make a positive
impact on three of
the suggested online
forums.
Assessment Collaboration and Key points from Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and
discussion peer. speaker posted on discussion peer. discussion peer. discussion peer.
polleverywhere.com Google doc peer/self Reflection of Google Doc with key Key information
responses self. mastery of Boolean information from found during
Operators self. research graded for research graded for
Boolean Operators participation
peer/teacher. peer/teacher.
Technology YouTube Guest speaker Laptops Laptops Laptops
and Support Laptops Laptops Google Docs Google Docs Google Doc
Randomlists.com Projector YouTube Playlist Search Engines
Google Docs Projector
Projector
Week Two Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Standards 7.SL.1 7.W.2 7.W.2 7.SL.4 7.SL.4

1b 7.W.6 7.W.6 7. SL.5 7. SL.5
1d 2b 2c 7.SL.6 7.SL.6
3c 7.L.3 7.L.3
6d 4b
21st Century Collaboration Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Collaboration Collaboration
Technology Literacy Research Research Creativity Innovation
Collaboration Collaboration
Creativity Innovation
Tech Tool Weebly Weebly Weebly Projector Projector
Search Engines Search Engines
YouTube YouTube
Learning Students will be able Students will be able Students will be able Students will be able Students will be able
Goals and to work to use researched to use researched to identify possible to answer the driving
collaboratively with information to create information to create critiques and question, “How can I
Outcomes their group to create a a Weebly giving a Weebly giving feedback to peer use my online
Weebly site students skills, students skills, group presentations presence to create a
techniques, and tools techniques, and for improvement. positive impact in
to be positive on the tools to be positive my community?” by
online forums they on the online forums sharing findings with
use based on they use based on assigned grade level
audience grade level. audience grade class.
level.
Project-Based Entrance students will Engage students will Engage students will Engage students will Engage Students will
Learning sit in a fashion where be given class time to be given additional present their Weebly present their Weebly
no one’s back is to the work collaboratively class time to finish site and findings to site and findings to
Activities board. Engage using Boolean their Weebly sites peers in their class. their assigned grade
students will watch a Operators for for presentation. Students will receive level class, school
YouTube video titled, research and Weebly Students will feedback from peers administration,
“Weebly Tutorial For for presentation. practice their and teacher for last- school counselor,
Beginners 2019 | How Students will work on presentation to minute nurse, and team lead
To Build A Free their portion (1/3) of ensure they reach improvements. from that grade
Weebly Website”. the project that they the five to seven- level.
Students will be will be graded for. minute required
 assigned a letter (a, b, Music will be played presentation time.
or c). Students will while students are Music will be
open their group working to maintain a played while
laptop to Weebly.com low noise level. students are working
and follow along with to maintain a low
the tutorial. Students noise level.
will create a single
account using one
student’s school
Gmail. To begin
student c will get the
computer, students b
will take notes by
hand, and students
will silently watch the
video. Every 2-4
minutes the teacher
will pause the video to
allow students to
complete the next
steps and assign new
roles to team
members. For
example, a would
now have the
computer, c would
take notes by hand,
and b would watch
silently. The title of
the Website should be
the team's name.
Assessment One student will Student work will be Student work will be Discussion of peer Summative: rubric
email a link to the checked for progress checked for progress evaluations, grade of presentation
groups newly created teacher. teacher. finalizing looking for
Weebly to teacher presentation presentation skills,
with the team name in self/peer. speaking skills,
the subject peer/self. information
researched, and final
product teacher.
Technology Laptops Laptops Laptops Projector Projector
and Support Projector Weebly Weebly Feedback Sheets
Weebly Search Engines Search Engines
YouTube playlist YouTube playlist

Sustaining the Project after the Proposal Period

Student-created Weebly sites will be shared with the Iexplore teacher at Dysart

Elementary School. Iexplore teacher will use Weebly sites to inform next year's 5th and 6th-grade

students how they can make a positive impact online using their presence. This project will be
completed each year to ensure tips, tools, and techniques provided are up-to-date and that the

information is still relevant to student interests. This project will include other disciplines such as

the Iexplore class and other grade levels (5th and 6th). This project could also include disciplines

such as math to compute data, social studies to relate trends, and science to inform audiences on

adolescent brain functioning concerning online sites such as social media. The continuing of this

project-based lesson year after year will ensure learners are educated on their impact in the

community from their online presence. This will hopefully result in kinder interactions online

from the members of the community.

Innovation

In the twenty-first century, adolescents are closer to their phones than they are to their

families. One will not be successful in completely eradicating online interactions from

adolescents. Instead, one should focus on how online interactions can be used for good and

positive interactions that build a community up. Too often, social media, websites, etc. are

discussed in negative terms as if these tools only have bad consequences. This project challenges

that idea and equips adolescents with tools, tips, and techniques to ensure they are a positive

force online. Once students are aware of how they can help create a positive impact in their

community they are more likely to feel involved, supported, and cared for by their peers and

school which has been proven to be a strong correlating factor in student academic success.

Thus, student learning and mastery will be increased when a sense of community and school

climate is positive and supportive. This project has the added benefit of informing the teacher of

how their students interact with each other and student interests. This will aid the teacher in

ensuring lessons are current, interesting, and student-driven. Therefore, this project not only aids

in the cultivating of a positive community and school climate but it also allows for relationship
building between students and teachers and ensures lessons will be current and student interest-

driven.