Understanding By Design Unit

Title of Unit Using the CPS software and Clickers Audience Commerce Elementary School
Curriculum Area Technology Time Frame One Session (40 minutes)
Developed By Kayla Stephenson
Identify Desired Results (Stage 1)

Established Goals: How can teachers understand the effective ways to use the CPS software and clickers?
The standards linked to this concept are:
AECT/ECIT Standards:
Standard 1) Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to design conditions for learning by applying principles of
instructional systems design, message design, instructional strategies, and learner characteristics.
Standard 2) Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to develop instructional materials and experiences using print,
audiovisual, computer-based, and integrated technologies.

Understandings Essential Questions

Students will understand that… Overarching
 How to use the CPS software  Why do you need to know how to use CPS?
 How to use the CPS clickers in the classroom  How can CPS be used daily?

Related Misconceptions Topical

 Using the CPS software and clickers to too time consuming. 1. How can I create a class using the CPS software?
 Using online instruction and assessment are too advanced for 2. How can I create a class using the CPS software?
elementary aged children. 3. How can the CPS clickers be used for instructional purposes?
4. How can I set up the CPS clickers for classroom use?
Knowledge Skills
Students will know… Students will be able to…
How to use the CPS software and clickers  Understand the basic parts of creating a lesson
How to use the software and clickers for instructional and assessment using the CPS software.
purposes in the classroom.
 Develop lessons using the CPS software.
 Understand how to set up and use the CPS
clickers efficiently in the classroom.

Assessment Evidence (Stage 2)

Performance Tasks:
During the workshop

 After reviewing how to create a class, a lesson and use setting up the clickers, students in small groups will create their own
class, lesson and set up the clickers.

After the workshop

 Students will use the bulleted attached “How to” list to create a class using the CPS software.
 Students will use the bulleted attached “How to” list create a practice lesson using the CPS software.
 Students will be able to set up the CPS clickers in the classroom

Students will be able to use the clickers in the classroom using their created practice lesson.

Other Evidence:

 Pre-Assessment using clickers

 Informal teacher observation as students in small groups set up, create and use the CPS clickers
 Post-assessment using the clickers

Student self assessment & reflection:

Self-assessment in small groups, students will create the following using the eInstruction CPS software
1. Create a class
2. Create a lesson
3. Join the clickers to the CPS program and set up for use
Learning Plan (Stage 3)
WHERE TO?
Where are your students  Watch and follow the “how to” guide as I set up the clickers
headed? Where have they
been? How will you make sure
 Use the clickers to answer 3 Pre-assessment questions
the students know where they  Listen as I use the “How to” handout to demonstrate how to use the CPS software to set up a
are going? class
 Listen as I use the “How to” handout to demonstrate how to use the CPS software to create a
 lesson.
 Use the clickers to answer 3 post-assessment questions.
 Break into three, five minute small groups Group 1: Creating a small class, Group 2:
Creating a question for a lesson; Group 3: Joining the clickers to the software for use

The students are headed for a better understanding of the eInstruction CPS software and clickers for
classroom use.

How will you hook students at I will “hook” the students by having them first use the clickers.
the beginning of the unit?
What events will help students .Students will break into small groups to experience and explore the CPS software and
experience and explore the big clickers through hands-on group interactions and handouts.
idea and questions in the unit?
How will you equip them with
needed skills and knowledge?
How will you cause students to After our hand on interaction with the technology, students will come back together for our
reflect and rethink? How will post assessment and discussion of our small group time.
you guide them in rehearsing,
revising, and refining their
work?
How will you help students to As students explore in small groups, they will self-evaluate their own ability to use the software and clickers
exhibit and self-evaluate their
growing skills, knowledge, and
understanding throughout the
unit?
How will you tailor and This lesson allows for variations among learning styles and levels.
otherwise personalize the For learners who are uncomfortable they will be provided with handouts containing step by
learning plan to optimize the
engagement and effectiveness step directions and hands-on learners will be given an opportunity to interact with the
of ALL students, without technology.
compromising the goals of the
unit? These activities have addressed these intelligences:
Auditory / Linguistic: Following step by step directions using the handouts

Bodily-Kinesthetic: Physically creating classes, lesson and setting up the clickers on the
computer

Intrapersonal: Reflection on their learning by using peer review time

Interpersonal: Discussing the software and its uses for the classroom.
How will you organize and 1. Hook the learners by watching and follow the “how to” guide as I set up the clickers
sequence the learning activities
to optimize the engagement and
achievement of ALL students?
2. Use the clickers to answer 3 Pre-assessment questions
3. Listen as I use the “How to” handout to demonstrate how to use the CPS software to set up a class
4. Listen as I use the “How to” handout to demonstrate how to use the CPS software to create a lesson.
5. Break into three, five minute small groups Group 1: Creating a small class, Group 2: Creating a
question for a lesson; Group 3: Joining the clickers to the software for use
6. Use the clickers to answer 3 post-assessment questions.
7. Whole group discussion