Kayla McCray

Coastal Carolina University

EDIT 700: Principles of Instructional Design

Dr. C. Gleasman

June 27, 2022

Instructional Design Project

Report 1 – Pre-Instructional Components

Instructional Analysis Context:

I will conduct an hour and a half long workshop that is optional for sixth grade teachers at
Rosemary Middle School. Through this workshop, the teachers will learn how to create and
effectively use ClassTag communication app. This includes but is not limited to creating
accounts, adding parents, and sending announcements and messages. This workshop is being
held at the request of the teachers and will be held in one of the sixth-grade teacher’s classroom.
They have used Remind to communicate but are now interested in switching over to ClassTag.
There is a range in years of experience but all the teachers have come together and decided to use
ClassTag as a grade level. They want a more detailed report when it comes to communicating
with parents and ClassTag gives you just that.

I will be analyzing instruction in the classrooms at Rosemary Middle School in the Georgetown
County School District of South Carolina. The building is equipped with material necessary for
success such as wifi, computers (teachers), chromebooks, iPads (teachers) and teachers can also
download the app on their personal phone to use as well. Each classroom also has a router
installed as well that will be beneficial when completing the workshop. The room also has an
Aquos board that will be used for instruction as well. This will allow me to present material on a
large screen to help the others follow along.

Rationale:
Every year, our biggest issue as a school is communication with parents. Through ClassTag, this
will help us to be able to communicate more quickly and effectively with our s

Description of Context:
- ClassTag is a webtool that is free.
- Simple layout and very user friendly.
- ClassTag has a translation system where the information sent to families can be translated to
different languages.
- Teachers can schedule messages/announcements to be sent out.
- You can share media via Classtag.
- You can set up a party via ClassTag.
- It allows for teachers to be able to see when families read the message
- It sends an error message when a family can’t be reached.
- ClassTag can be connected to GoogleClassroom.
- It can be used to set-up parent/teacher conferences.
Description of Learners:
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Through an interview with these ladies, I was able to learn that they are interested in a new
communication platform that will allow them to communication more quickly and effectively
with their parents. Most of the learners are semi comfortable with technology so that will help a
lot when navigating the website.

Performance Context of Learners and Implications for Instruction:

The learners of this workshop are taking part at their own will. The course is being offered to
them as a request. All the learners in this class teach sixth grade at Rosemary Middle School.
These learners are excited to explore and learn this new platform as it will help them to
communicate with parents better and they will able to do more than they were before.

Instructional Goal Statement:

The learners will be able to create a ClassTag account, connect it to their GoogleClassroom,
send out an announcement to families, and send out a message to a family.

Goal Analysis:
Based on the instructional goal statement, the learners will be able to do the following:
- Create a ClassTag account
- Connect it to their GoogleClassroom
- Send out an announcement to families
- Send out a message to a family

Subskills Analysis:
- Create a ClassTag account
o Go to www.classtag.com
o Click sign in
o Click the blue Create New Account Link
o Select Teacher
o Sign up with Google
 - Connect it to their GoogleClassroom
o Once logged in
o Click the three line stack in the left corner
o Go to Add New Class
o Import from Google Classroom
- Send out an announcement to families
o Click the orange + button in the top right corner
o Click announcement
o Fill in the desired information
o Preview the message
o Send the message to the families
- Send out a message to a family
o Choose the class that the student is in by clicking the three stacked lines on the left –
choose a class from their (if there are multiple classes)
o Click the purple speech bubble in the top right corner (middle button)
o Click the blue speech bubble with the plus sign in the top right corner
o Find the family you would like to send the message to families

Entry Behaviors/Prerequisite Skills Analysis:

- Navigate to www,classtag.com
- Have at least one classroom set up in Google Classroom
- Have knowledge of Google Classroom
- Sequential order – must make an account and have families before sending a message or
announcement
- Some typing skills
- Have some announcement to send to families
- Have a message to send to a family

The learners will be able to create a ClassTag account, connect it to their GoogleClassroom,
send out an announcement to families, and send out a message to a family.

Learning Domain Skills Needed

Intellectual Skills 1. Create a ClassTag account

2. Connect it to Google Classroom
3. Send out an announcement to families
4. Send out a message to a family
5. Find files/ think of messages
6.
Psychomotor Skills 1. Type in their email address
2. Find files/ think of messages
3. Click the designated icons/links
Attitudes/Behaviors 1. Excitement for a non-boring PD that they
must sit through
 2. Eager to learn new technology
3. Happy because there will be snacks and
drinks

Verbal Information 1. Collaborate when help is needed