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During the pandemic, students were forced into virtual learning situations for safety reasons.
Students, from Pre-AP to At-Risk students, were learning through screens and were unable to
work alongside an instructor regularly. To help our students in the practice of close reading and
annotating, I developed a digital annotations document and design document to help guide
students as they read a digital text. Digital annotations are an instructional strategy that helps
students who are reading below grade level to work through a text without missing key concepts
and pertinent vocabulary words. This design document is designed to help At-Risk to PreAP
students understand grade-level text when they are not in a room with a teacher to assist.
Goal Analysis
a. Tenth grade English students will be able to digitally annotate a text by asking
questions, taking notes, identifying unknown vocabulary words, and
paraphrasing text in Google Docs using the comments, editing, and highlighting
features found in their HISD Google Suite on their school-issued laptop.
d. Diagram:
Subordinate Skills Analysis
a. Open assignment in the HUB.
b. Psychomotor skills
c. Photo of Subordinate Skills Analysis on Notecards/Post-it Notes:
d. Diagram:
Learner Analysis
Entry behaviors:
Learners need to be able to login into their computers, locate the assignment in the HUB
for our English class, and navigate to open the Google Doc inside of their assignment.
Group characteristics:
I have three PreAP classes; they range in size from 24 to 32. Most of the students are
currently learning virtually. There is a mix of Gifted and Talented and hard-working
students. My impression of them is positive. Most of them are frustrated with their
learning environment and the pandemic in general. I am hoping that greater knowledge
and access to online documents and duplicating in class habits will have a positive effect
on them.
Context Analysis
The learning context is very compatible with the instructional requirements. The
classroom is now virtual, and they are having to interact with texts online more often. As
for social aspects, virtual learning is very independent. However, learning to use the
Google comments sections allows students to interact with each other on a text.
The learning context is very adaptable to different instructional approaches. Annotating
digital documents does not exclusively mean short stories or articles for an English
classroom. Digital annotations provide an opportunity for the transfer of learning into
many other subjects and potential future jobs.
The virtual classroom and the lack of face-to-face is a huge constraint on my instruction.
Students often run into roadblocks in their learning but do not reach out to ask for help.
Very relevant. The entire school is in a hybrid model where we all use digital learning
platforms and Google and Microsoft documents for everyday classwork.
Performance Objectives
ii. Given a school issued laptop (C), a student (A) will be able to open
Google Chrome and navigate to the HUB (B). The student must locate
their English course and locate their assignment and have it on their
screen (D).
ii. Given a school issued laptop (C), a student (A) will be able to open Google
Document (B). The student must open the document and have it on their
screen(D).
ii. Given a piece of text in a Google Document (C) using a school issued
laptop (C), a student (A) will read the words in the document(B). The
student will read the entire document (D).
ii. Given a school issued laptop(C), a Google Document (C), a piece of text
(C), and the Google taskbar, a student (A) will be able to use the
highlighter function (B) to identify the main idea/point in each
paragraph(D).
ii. Given a piece of text in a Google Document and the (C), a student (A) will
be able to insert a comment on the right side of the document (B). The
student will define words they do not know or ask questions about the
text for the first two paragraphs (D).
f. Sixth goal step
i. Continue to annotate throughout the document.
ii. Given a piece of text in a Google Document and the (C), a student (A) will
be able to insert a comment on the right side of the document (B). The
student will define words they do not know or ask questions about the
text with a total of at least 15 comments(D).
Assessments
a. Assessment measure for Objective 1:
Name:
Observer:
Date:
Instructional Strategy
not know or ask questions about the text for the first two
paragraphs.
3. Given a piece of text in a Google Document and the, a
student will be able to insert a comment on the right side
of the document. The student will define words they do
not know or ask questions about the text with a total of
at least 15 comments.
I will relay the relevance of this assignment by communicating the necessity to annotate
reading materials as they read. This skill is important for understanding. I will also show
relevance for the digital aspect of annotations by explaining to students that as technology
develops, the way we read and do schoolwork will change. We must update our annotating
skills from paper to computer.
Confidence will be reinforced by verbal positive feedback as I walk around the class. Students
will be able to see their own progress as they add comments and highlight sections of the
article.
Satisfaction will be when the students see their completed document with annotations. The
students' articles will be filled with colorful highlighting and Google comment boxes have
their name and picture in there, so they get to see all the progress they made.
Objectives:
My objectives will be posted in their digital classroom on the HUB in the lesson plan. The
objectives will also be posted on the Agenda Board in the physical classroom. They will learn
how to digitally annotate using Google Documents and identify main points in paragraphs.
Entry Skills:
I will inform the students of the necessary entry skills at the beginning of the lesson. At the
beginning of class, they are expected to open their laptops, turn their laptops on, and login.
These are tasks that are performed every day. We build these skills daily. They are supported
by positive reinforcement.
ASSESSMENT
Pretest:
No pretest. Teacher will actively monitor to make sure students’ login.
Practice Tests: Students will be asked to create a comment annotation for the title to practice
inserting comments. We will also highlight a word in the first paragraph and define it
together.
Posttest:
Students will be graded by Digital Annotations Checklist.
FOLLOW-THROUGH ACTIVITIES
Memory Aids:
Teacher model annotations document will be in the resources folder in their HUB course.
Transfer:
Transfer will occur through feedback within the document itself. I will use the comments in
Google Documents to provide positive feedback and comments using the same tool they
used.
CONTENT PRESENTATION
Content: Content will be presented face-to-face. Teacher will display assignment name and
expectation on the board.
Examples:
1. Google Slide with assignment name projected to board.
2. Assignment name and expectation on the Agenda Board.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Feedback:
Actively monitoring and redirecting students not logging in.
Objective 2: Given a school issued laptop, a student will be able to open Google Document .
The student must open the document and have it on their screen.
CONTENT PRESENTATION
Content: Content will be presented face-to-face. Teacher will display assignment name and
expectation on the board.
Examples:
1. Google Slide with assignment name projected to board.
2. Assignment name and expectation on the Agenda Board.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Feedback:
Actively monitoring and redirecting students not locating assignments.
Objective 3: Given a piece of text in a Google Document using a school issued laptop, a
student will read the words in the document. The student will read the entire document.
CONTENT PRESENTATION
Content: Content will be presented face-to-face. Teacher will speak to the whole group giving
basic instructions. Teacher will read the first paragraph with students to get them started.
Examples:
1. Display assignment on board with reading selection.
2. Teacher will read aloud the first paragraph to students.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Objective 4: Given a school issued laptop, a Google Document, a piece of text, and the
Google taskbar, a student will be able to use the highlighter function to identify the main
idea/point in each paragraph.
CONTENT PRESENTATION
Content: Content will be presented face-to-face. Teacher will speak to the whole group giving
basic instructions. Teacher will also be displaying teacher screen on the white board in front
of the class, modeling expected behavior.
Examples:
1. After students read the whole piece, the teacher will annotate the first paragraph with
the students on the white board.
2. Teacher will highlight the main idea of paragraph one using the highlighter function in
the Google Taskbar.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Feedback:
After modeling the first paragraph, the teacher will walk around and give individual feedback
to students as they progress through the document.
Objective 5: Given a piece of text in a Google Document and the, a student will be able to
insert a comment on the right side of the document. The student will define words they do
not know or ask questions about the text for the first two paragraphs.
CONTENT PRESENTATION
Content: Content will be presented face-to-face. Teacher will speak to the whole group giving
basic instructions. Teacher will also be displaying teacher screen on the white board in front
of the class, modeling expected behavior.
Examples:
1. After students read the whole piece, the teacher will annotate the first paragraph with
the students on the white board.
2. Teacher will identify vocabulary words that students may not know. Teacher will
highlight that word, look up the definition using Dictionary.com, and use the
comments feature to write the definition in the document.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Feedback:
After modeling the first paragraph, the teacher will walk around and give individual feedback
to students as they progress through the document.
Student Groupings and Media Selections:
Whole group, School issued laptop, and Google Suite.
Objective 6: Given a piece of text in a Google Document and the, a student will be able to
insert a comment on the right side of the document. The student will define words they do
not know or ask questions about the text with a total of at least 15 comments.
CONTENT PRESENTATION
Content: Content will be presented face-to-face. Teacher will speak to the whole group giving
basic instructions. Teacher will also be displaying the teacher screen on the white board in
front of the class, modeling expected behavior.
Examples:
1. Teacher will tell the students to continue working throughout the document.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Feedback:
After modeling the first paragraph, the teacher will walk around and give individual feedback
to students as they progress through the document.
a. One to One evaluators are 2 SMEs from my PLC who also teach English II and
one student from my 6th period English PreAP class.
My small group evaluation will be the three students that come in person for
my 8th period English II class.
b. One on One evaluations will start with the SMEs in a Google Form and an
email. I am going to send them the objectives and the instructional design
materials. They will do this on their own time and we will meet afterward to
discuss. The student will work during tutorial hours and will not receive a
Google Form. The student will get a print out of the directions and the
objective.
Small group evaluation will take place during tutorial hours after 8th period.
We have about an hour for the students to work through the lesson.
c. About 15 minutes with the teachers and about an hour with the students.
d. For the teachers I am going to go over their responses to the Google Form
and then listen to their feedback in person. For the student
One-to-One Evaluations
a. Description of who served as one-to-one evaluators and why they were chosen
i. English II PreAP teacher SME. I chose this teacher for my one-to-one
evaluation because she is my SLC partner, and we lesson plan together
every week. She also teaches students who are the same learner level as
my target audience.
ii. English II PreAP Student. I chose this student because she is in my target
learning group. She consistently comes to in person school and agreed to
help me during her tutorial’s hours.
iii. Special Ed High School push in teacher - Not SME. I chose this teacher
because he works with our special education population of our target
learners. He is not an SME but will look at the instruction from a place of
differentiation.
(All three know how to operate our ItsLearning HUB and use the Google suite
and Google Documents)
c. Description of the activities that you did during small group evaluation session
i. I prepared by having my Google Slide projected on the white board for
students with expectations and assignment name.
ii. I gave the basic instructions guiding them through opening their laptop,
logging in, locating course, and opening assignment.
iii. Praised students as they completed all of these steps successfully.
iv. I modeled the expected behavior for the students by reading the first
paragraph, identifying and highlight the main idea, and asking a question
using comments in the document.
v. I added a step by showing them Dicitonary.com and having them open
that in another tab.
vi. I then actively monitored students as they continued the work after the
modeling.
d. Remarks on how long it took the target learners to complete the activities
i. Students finished closer to 50 minutes during this session.