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Final Project

Khaya M. Tawatao

College of Southern Nevada

EDU 214 - Preparing Teachers to Use Technology

Professor Steve Saladino

July 23, 2022

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Position Paper

Life does not stop for anybody. Animals, plants, and humans are evolving before our

eyes, so why can’t technology? Technology came to be around two million years ago. Simple,

mundane objects were created and classified as technology. However, new technology can be

asked to take a step forward, but it will always take ten. Numerous people with an exponential

amount of knowledge about technology have manipulated it in ways that it can perform better

than anybody can imagine.

Technology need to stay integrated within the Clark County School District curriculum.

With every decade, sometimes even every year, new technology is released to the public. It is

constantly evolving and getting better through updates and newer generations. According to

Mark Muro, nearly 56% of jobs require low amount of digital skills, nearly 40% require a

medium amount of digital skills, and 5% require high amount of digital skills (Muro, 2022).

According to Gierdowski, 90% of university students stated that laptops/computers are

“extremely important” in completing their coursework. 85% of community college students

believe the same statement (Gierdowski, 2019). With many of these statistics showing over 50%

of technology importance, why wouldn’t CCSD keep the integration of technology skills in the

curriculum.

K-12 is the setting foundation of preparing students for their future lives. It is where

students go through classes and discover what career they would like to pursue. School teaches

them other skills like patience, sharing, communication, and so much more. Adding technology

is just another skill that can create the best students possible. Despite the skills and opportunities

that technology presents, there is also an infinite amount of educational resources on the Internet.

Something simple as a reading game can not only help the student practice reading, but practice
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basic technology skills as well. Technology must stay in the CCSD curriculum because not only

will it develop the best students possible, but it will allow the children to be anything they want

to be and more.
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Identification of Standards

State of Nevada Standards

According to the Nevada Board of Education, there are seven core focus areas for the

integration of technology. Those seven areas include: empowered learner, digital citizen,

knowledge constructor, innovative designer, computational thinker, creative communicator, and

global collaborator. By kindergarten, students must have touched on the focus areas of

empowered learner, digital citizen, innovative designer, and computational thinker. Empowered

Learner focuses on the ability to take a role in demonstrating competency in learning goals.

Digital Citizen focuses on the ability to recognize the rights and responsibilities in the

interconnected digital world while displaying safe and legal actions. Innovative Designer focuses

on the ability to use various technology resources to solve imaginative solutions. Computational

Thinker focuses on the ability to employ strategies and solving problems that uses technological

methods to test solutions. By first grade, the students are required to hit all seven core areas.

National Standards

The ISTE National Standards contain the same seven areas of focus. However, it is

noticeable that in kindergarten, Creative Communicator, Global Collaborator, and Knowledge

Constructor are said to have no standards at the national level. National indicators are broken

down to the specifics. For example, Empowered Learner contains four sub levels for the

standard. It is labeled as 1.1.a, 1.1.b, and so forth. Empowered Learner is the ability to use

leverage of technology to demonstrating competency in learning goals. Standard 1.1.b states that

“Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the

learning process”. The Nevada and National standards are both similar in various ways, but the

National standards are broken down into specific details

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Lesson Plan Standards

In my lesson plan, I will be touching on various ISTE Standards. However, the main

standard I will be addressing is Standard 7: Global Collaborator. Based off the specifics of the

National Standards, I will be focusing on Standard 1.7.a. In this standard, it states that “ students

use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging

with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning”.

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Lesson Plan

Name of Lesson: International Traveling

Grade Level Appropriateness: Focuses on 10th Grade, High School level overall

Technology Content Standard: Standard 1.7.a: Students use digital tools to connect with

learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden

mutual understanding and learning

Other Content Standard Addressed: Math standard 9-12.HSN-Q.A.1: Use units as a way to

understand problems and to guide the solution of multi-step problems; choose and interpret units

consistently in formulas; choose and interpret the scale and the origin in graphs and data displays

Objective: Students will connect with international students via video conferencing software to

create a tour of their hometown based off of their partner’s interests. Students will select three

activities for a day of traveling, including: a restaurant to visit, a free activity, and another

activity of the student’s choice (preferably a charged activity). Students will then create a Google

Sheet to calculate the total price of the day for the two of them as well as include a formula to

demonstrate the math.

Materials Needed:

● Google Earth

● Google Sheets

● Google Docs

● Computer/Laptop

● Video Conferencing Software (Zoom, Skype, Google Meetings, etc.)

● Pencil and pape

● iDialogue
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Suggested Group Size: Two students

Procedures:

1. Open a browser and enter iDialogue. This will be your connection to international

students.

a.

2. Proceed with signing up as a STUDENT

a.

3. Enter your information accordingly. Your class code: THISISAFAKECODE (I did not

create a real teacher account due to it charging and I am not a real teacher yet).
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a.

4. I have connected with another international class. You will select a partner from that class

and send them a message.

5. Connect with your partner through a video conferencing software of your choice. I have

hyperlinked Zoom, Google Meetings, and Skype.

6. Upon your meeting, you will introduce yourself and discuss your hobbies with your

partner.

a. Be sure to be taking notes on Google Docs! This is important for you will be

using their hobbies later on in the project.

b. Be as descriptive as possible that way it is easy on both you and your partner.

7. IMPORTANT: Plan another day to meet on your conferencing software to showcase your

day of International Traveling

a. Please share the day you plan to meet with your teacher

8. After you have efficiently taken notes on your partner’s hobby, you will begin your

research of planning three activities that your partner would like to do here in Vegas.

a. NOTE: You must have three activities planned for a day worth of traveling. These

three activities must include: one restaurant, a free activity, and a charged activity.
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b. You must present to your partner WHY they would like the activities they planned

9. After selecting your three partner activities, you will then open Google Sheets and create

a budgetting sheet. You must calculate the total costs of the day’s activities.

a. NOTE: To get full credit, you must screenshot the budgeting sheet to turn for full

credit along with the notes that you have taken of your partner.

10. IMPORTANT: You must also create a formula to calculate the total costs and either write

it down or attach it to your budgeting sheet.

a. Please highlight this for easy finding

11. Upon your scheduled meeting, you will share your screen and screen record yourself

showcasing the activities you have planned.

12. Using Google Earth, you will ‘travel’ to the places you have planned for your partner,

while explaining to them why they would enjoy that activity and what they have to offer.

a. You will also share the costs of each activity as you go through your traveling day

13. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Include your screenshot of your budgeting sheet with your formula

b. Attach your notes of your partner’s hobbies and the script of why they would

enjoy these activities

c. Include your screenrecording

14. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST TURN ALL THREE REQUIREMENTS TO

RECEIVE FULL CREDIT!

Assessment: This assignment will be graded off a rubric attached below

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Outstanding (4) Great (3) Good (2) Poor (1)

Planning Student was Student was Student had a Student did not
organized in organized in good collection take any notes of
their notes as their notes as of notes. their partner’s
well as in their well as their Student’s hobbies. Student
presentation of presentation. presentation often stumbled
screenrecording. However, the only provided and rushed their
Thoughts were student may the base level of presentation.
stated in have not their partner’s They put very
paragraphs and presented hobbies. little thought
presented multiple behind the
multiple reasonings of activities.
reasoning why why their
their partner partner would
would like their like their
activity. activity.

Time and Class time was Most of class Class time was Class time was
Effort used effectively time was used not always used not used
and wisely. effectively. effectively. The effectively.
Communication Presentation still amount of detail Presentation
with the teacher showcases detail presented shows shows no effort
and their partner in effort little effort. and assignment
was present. Presentation and may be
Student was other incomplete or
constantly components may not turned in
working and is be incomplete or
clear with their missing vital
effort in their information
presentation

Creative Student created Student created Student prepared Student did not
Thinking a diverse a thoughtful an itinerary, but include the three
itinerary that itinerary may have required
included showcasing their missed a activities based
multiple hobbies partner’s requirement of off of their
of their partners. hobbies. Student one or more partner’s
Student can also met criteria of required activity. hobbies
go above and three hobbies.
beyond and do
more than three
activities for
their partner’s
hobbies, but is
not required.
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Total
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Student Sample

For the sake of the student sample, I will create a pretend international student.

Notes

Partner Name: Hina

Partner Location: Kyoto, Japan

Partner Age: 16

Hobbies:

● Hina likes to go shopping

○ Enjoys stationary, simple clothes, and jewelry

■ Emphasis on jewelry

● Has a collection of rings and bracelets because she is scared to get

her ears pierced

● Likes nail art

○ Cannot do too much due to dress code guidelines at school

■ Likes getting them painted neutral colors, but mainly a pastel pink

● Likes ‘kawaii’ things

○ Hello Kitty

■ Favorite character is My Melody

○ Rilakuma

● Likes taking pictures

○ Enjoys landscape photos

○ Takes foodie pictures

○ Enjoys photobooths
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● DOES NOT LIKE HEIGHTS

● Enjoys cafes

○ Likes teas and cakes

■ Does like crepes, but not savory ones

○ Bonus points if it is a cute cafe for pictures

● Enjoys watching movies

○ Especially 3-D movies

● Likes to collect small items from all the places she travels

○ Has been to New York

■ Was not fond of how crowded it was

Planning

● Eating out Acitivty

○ Cafe Options in Las Vegas

■ Gabi Cafe

● Very aesthetic with mismatched furniture

● Plants

● Nice setting

● Has crepe cakes (sweet) as well as teas and coffees

○ Also has smoothies

● Has mini cakes!

○ Looks cute off of the menu!

● Has sandwiches and salads if wanting something heavier

■ Hello Kitty Cafe on the strip

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● Likes Hello Kitty

○ Is pretty in pink

○ Has a My Melody cupcake

● Cons: crowded place on the strip, not as many options as Gabi

Cafe

● Free Charge Activity

○ Red Rock Scenic Loop

■ Two options

■ FREE is the first option

● But official scenic route is $15

■ Free option still has lookouts that you can park the car and look at

● Ex: Calico Basin

○ Free parking and has a nice lunch spot

○ Can do a little walking and see the front of Calico Basin

■ Very cute and nice if it is early morning

● Charged Activity

○ Mall Day at Downtown Summerlin

■ Not as crowded as Fashion Show Mall on the Strip

■ Specifically Pandora Jewelry store

● Has plenty ring options and bracelet charms

○ Different themes of rings and charms

■ Can also clean the jewelry

Budgetting
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Script

Hi Hina! I did a lot of research about what I think you would like here in Las Vegas. I

know you like taking pictures and I noticed your social media has many cool pictures of nature

and the food you liked. So, I made sure to include nice places to take a lot of pictures to show

your friends!

First, I’m going to show you a cafe that I think you will love! I was stuck between two,

Gabi Cafe and the Hello Kitty Cafe. I didn’t end up choosing Hello Kitty Cafe because it is in the

middle of the Strip, here in Vegas. I didn’t want you to feel crowded with how many people walk

by since it is an outdoor cafe, no inside seating. In my opinion though, the Strip has all crazy

kinds of people, especially at night. It is really hot here in Vegas, too. I bet Japan is also feeling a

bit hot too, I heard it gets really humid over there.

(Here I am going to showcase photos of Google Earth, but typically the student would be

screenrecording their presentation with their partner)

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It is not that pretty on the outside, I know! I promise the inside is so much cuter though.

I’ll show you pictures of the inside now!

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Their menu has a whole variety of options like crepe cakes, mini cakes, ice coffee,

blended drinks, and so much more! They also have sandwiches and salads if you are hungrier for

more than just dessert. I averaged a drink, sandwich, and a shared dessert would cost around

$22.50 for each person, but in total it would be $45 for the both of us!

The next place I think you would enjoy here in Vegas, would be the Red Rock Scenic

Loop. It is a place where you can drive and see our natural mountain range. It is the most

beautiful thing during the early mornings. They have a nice spot called Calico Basin that has an

option to go down and walk around for a bit. It shows all the best features of Calico without

having to do hard hiking. Calico Baisn is also free, so we can do a lot of exploring and taking

photos for a good price. They also have picnic tables where was can eat some snacks and take

breaks.

The last place I would like to take you is Pandora Jewelry. They have great quality charm

bracelets and rings to choose from. There are multiple locations across Vegas, but I chose the
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Downtown Summerlin location because it isn’t crowded in the outdoor mall. I personally have

two of their rings as well as a charm bracelet and they have held up fantastically over the years.

Their items are a bit pricier. However, the average amount spent there for one person is $92.50.

For the both of us, it will be $185. Rings are definitely not that expensive, but charm bracelets

are.

I really hope you like my suggestions, I put a ton of thought into them!
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Workforce. Brookings. Retrieved July 24, 2022, from

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Nearly%2040%20percent%20of%20jobs,skills%20rose%20to%2048%20percent.

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