Professional Documents
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Report One
ITEC 7430
1. Problem Analysis:
1.1 What is your system of interest?
The system of interest for this report is student work submission on Google Classroom.
In schools that utilize technology applications for student assignments, properly
submitting work to teachers is essential for students to receive feedback and revised
instruction that will meet their academic needs and inform future instructional practices.
We are going to focus on this system in an effort to teach students the proper way to
submit assignments to their google classroom because we want students to receive
feedback from their teachers in a timely manner to inform decision making of appropriate
instruction, and the proper submission of assignments is going to be key to this taking
place.
Step 4: Is the optimal Step 5: Is not achieving the Step 6: Does the optimal really
punishing to the individual? optimal rewarding? matter to them?
No, the optimal saves class No, achieving the optimal is Yes, students can complete tasks
time and allows for more classrewarding to both teachers and and submit them on their own time
time to spend correcting students. It saves teachers fromwithout the help of a teacher. For
mistakes on assignments and repetitively explaining steps example, digital learning days can
conducting grammar, spell and saves students time for be more seamless, where students
checks, etc. correction. can confidently submit assignments
and ensure their teacher receives
them.
The best solutions include immediate intervention such as a digital training/learning day.
Students will have an in-depth one time training on how to navigate the digital learning platform,
visit applications to access their work, as well as the proper step-by-step process of how to
submit their work. Students who miss this training might have to be individually taught. To avoid
this, students can be given a required digital training prior to gaining full access to laptops. They
can show that they can perform these steps successfully on their own and can complete
assignments in the future without the help of a teacher.
2. Needs Assessment:
2.1 Optimals
The optimal situation within school systems is that all students would know how to
navigate the digital learning platform provided by their school. Students would have
knowledge of how the Google Platform converges. Students would have an
understanding of how they can consolidate work through the digital features provided.
Furthermore, students should be able access assignments on Google Docs, Google
Slides, etc. and submit them to the proper place in the Google Classroom. In the optimal
situation, students will have a one time training where they learn the steps to this
process once. After completing the training they would understand the process for
submitting assignments and would not need future assistance during class time. Instead
of asking questions about how to submit assignments, students could spend that time
correcting mistakes before making their final submission.
2.2 Actuals
1. Middle grade students do not have the knowledge of how to submit assignments
through Google Classroom. When working on assignments, they usually get finished at
differing times and end up spending time figuring out what they are supposed to do
when they are complete. They do not have the knowledge that Google applications
automatically save and keep their work in a specific place. Furthermore, students do not
know how to access this saved work. They do not know how to submit that work to
Google Classroom when they are complete.
2. A student sample should be observed while finishing and submitting an assignment.
The sampling would be random to collect data from students with versatile skill sets
ensuring that all middle grade students at the school are equally represented. An
observation checklist would be used to examine how many wrong steps or misclicks a
student might make in the process of accessing saved assignments and submitting them
to the Google classroom. The checklist would assess which route the student takes to
get to the assignment and how many unnecessary steps they may be taking to submit
the assignment.
2.3 Discrepancies
There are a couple of discrepancies in this study, such as teacher preferences. There is
more than one way an assignment can be submitted. For example, if a teacher prefers
that the student shares the assignment via email, then that would be a discrepancy. In
middle schools, students often have multiple teachers in one day, potentially introducing
multiple methods of work submission. Therefore, it is important to point out the various
submission routes that exist through these digital platforms, and note that a “one size fits
all” method might not be the preferred method for all teachers. Some teachers may have
a preferred method that requires a manual submission or a shared submission, that is
not the automatic submission process set up in the Classroom. Depending on a
teacher’s desired receival method, students may have to adjust the typical submission
process. For schools who utilize Google Classroom for assignment submission,
establishing a school-wide norm may be beneficial for student success of this task.
Another discrepancy might be between school systems who operate on different
platforms and programs. Thus, the national or state consistency for training could not be
done.
2.4 Priorities
The priorities that can be assigned can be a specific training program that aligns with the
digital learning program set up through the schools who are hoping for a streamlined
submission process. The top priority would be to develop a step by step instruction guide
and training program that aligns with the Google platform. From there, schools can
implement this when assigning laptop numbers to sixth graders. Before allowing full
access to laptops, students will complete the online training and navigation practice. By
the end of the semester, students will complete a survey that rates the training system.
Students will respond with feedback about any issues they have come across while
using the platform.
3. Instructional Analysis
3.1 Goal Analysis
1. The domain for this instructional problem is application, because they are applying the
same steps to the same activity multiple times to practice achieving this goal. The
domain classification for this problem is intellectual skill. Students are applying rules to
properly operate their laptops, navigate to different assignments and troubleshoot any
issues that arise.
Report 2
Learner Analysis
Learning Setting:
Target students are those
rising 6th graders including
those who have little or a lot
of experience, those who are
new to county or in the same
county, as well as transfer
students, foreign exchange,
etc. Any student who is new
to the school is target as they
may have varied levels of
experience working on
computers but they can all
become familiar with the
exact process that is
expected of them. There is a
consistency across all
students and they all either
learn or refamiliarize
themselves with the same
submission process as well
as the features of the digital
programs.
Learning Goal:
Students will communicate
their level of computer
experience and comfort level
with basic computer skills.
Resources:
Interview Questions and
teacher to conduct the
interview
Learning Goal:
Students will communicate
their interest level of
completing work online
versus with paper and pencil.
Resources:
Interview Questions and
teacher to conduct the
interview
Observational Checklist
Ability Levels:
Students are developing
learners with some highly
experienced using web-
based learning, and some on
the other end of the
spectrum. Based on
environment before, students
are expected to be more
independent therefore ability
to do things on their own may
need strengthening.
Resources:
Relevant Assessment Data
collected from prior units of
study
Size:
There will be a total of twenty
learners (new 6th graders)
who will participate
Overall impressions:
Resources:
Interview Questions and
teacher to conduct the
interview
Observational Checklist
Context Analysis
Information Categories Data Sources Learning Characteristics
1. Managerial/ Interviews:
supervisorial support Two current faculty members
who have gone through
professional training will
conduct interviews with
participant students.
They will ask a series of
questions gathering data
about their
comfortability/experience
using the Google suite
3. Assessments
With the cognitive domain, the student must have intellectual tools such as computer
assisted design and navigation. The student must organize, manage, and apply their
tools and knowledge of internet programs and their corresponding features to submit
their assigned work. With the variety of resources given through school digital platforms,
a student can effectively navigate through them and utilize them with ease and
assurance.
Student will initiate the submission process on Google Classroom without questions.
Student will choose the correct assignment and confidently submit it independently
without the assistance of anyone.
Category 4 3 2 0
Category 4 3 2 0
Report 3
4. Instructional Strategy
4.1. For the Terminal Objective (TO), specify and exemplify an appropriate pre-instructional
activity
The pre-instructional activity we will use is the checklist that is used for the live
performance assessment. Instead, students will use a checklist themself while observing
two videos of others performing the actions. Students will ensure that the person they
are watching in the video completes all of the correct steps. They will watch a video of
someone who does not successfully complete the submission process and will have to
use the checklist while viewing. They will mark each step that was done correctly or
incorrectly. Then, students will watch the second video and complete the same checklist
again. They will mark incorrect and correct steps taken.
4.2. For a SO associated with that TO, specify and exemplify an appropriate presentation
strategy or strategies
The student will watch a clip that exhibits someone performing the submission process
on Google Classroom. It will demonstrate the basic process as well as mention the other
route options for submission along with other features of the Google Classroom. After
viewing, the student will be asked if they learned anything new from the clip. Students
will discuss with a partner if there is anything that they still have questions about or
anything they felt was left off from the video. Students will let faculty know if they think
that the video is helpful or not. Students will rate video on effectiveness.
4.3. For the same SO, specify and exemplify an appropriate learner participation
(practice)activity or activities.
After watching the video, the students will be given an assignment to create their own
“how to” submit slide in Google Slides for upcoming 5th graders. They will need to put
the process of submission into words where they create a step by step guide for
someone who has never done it before. Students will be advised to open the computer
and track each step they take during the submission process. After completing each
step, they will note it and need to make sure to include it in their guide. The student will
use Google slides to create the guide. Students will make the guide so that steps are
clear and coherent for a new user. They will then submit the Google Slide to the Google
Classroom.
To follow up, students will be given one last practice assignment to exhibit their
knowledge of submission. For struggling users, it might be appropriate to create a
computer aid that enables “animated pop-up explanations for each of the icons in the
toolbar of a new computer interface,” or the steps for submission might be taught
through a formal training. Students could be administered training when entering 6th
grade. Students would have to successfully complete training which includes a post test
in order to access computer features. The aid would be a computer genie type that could
guide a student through each submission process. This would include all of the routes of
submission, including traditional and alternative submission routes such as the link
feature. The computer aid would have a bubble pop up explaining each button and
corresponding feature along the way of the submission process.
Instructional Materials
For the TO, provide examples and defend your choice of an appropriate pre-instructional
materials.
Pre–instructional materials are necessary to establish what learners know and understand and
still need to know. These materials can allow observers to assess where learners are at. It can
also assess best practices in teaching the learner. With these materials, observers can gain
necessary data and information to manipulate future learning and instruction as needed.
Terminal Objective: Without assistance from their teacher or classroom resources, students will
be able to compete and submit a Google Document with their teacher using the Google
Classroom platform. In the real world, this skill will also be applied to higher education and
workplace settings.
Students will watch someone who is submitting an assignment and complete the following
checklist.
1. Student navigates to
browser supporting
(Google chrome)
2. Goes to
classroom.google.com
and clicks Sign-In
5. To attach an item:
a. Under Your work, click
Add or create and then
select Google Drive "",
Link Link, or File "".
b. Select the attachment or
enter the URL for a link
and click Add.
To attach a new
document:
a. Under Your
work, click Add
or create > Docs,
Slides, Sheets "",
or Drawings "".
A new file attaches to
your work and opens.
The checklist will allow a learner to evaluate another learner before instruction has begun. They
will watch another student submit an assignment and they will be able to evaluate the steps
taken. We defend this choice because it can allow the learner to be a teacher and in turn teach
the learner what exact steps are needed. The text states to “develop a checklist of the types of
behaviors and include these in the statement of the objective to ensure a clear understanding of
the criteria.” Based on responses, “ the supervisor can infer whether the teller possesses” the
knowledge to match the performance objectives.
In other words, the checklist will allow the observer to see that the learner can identify when
each step is done correctly. Using the checklist they will classify actions as another as
necessary behaviors to complete the process. Utilizing this checklist as a pre instructional
material will also give the teacher a data point to her guide instruction during the unit.
Once they do this two different times, they will have a solid foundation of the necessary steps
they take to submit an assignment. The more that they see it done, the less they will question.
Select one SO; provide examples and defend your choice of appropriate presentation materials.
● Video
Students will watch a video of “how to” steps. This will give detailed instructions to solidify
knowledge of the steps needed to complete the submission process. A video can show a
student steps with visuals as well as audio. They can see the correct process and know they
have a resource to refer to get the correct steps. After watching the video, the student will
complete a rating or feedback of the video. Compare your ratings with those provided in the
Feedback-Video 1 and note any discrepancies.
For the same SO, provide examples and defend your choice of appropriate learner participation
(practice) materials.
Assignment instructions:
Using Google Slides, create an instruction guide for how to submit an assignment through
Google Classroom to a new Google user. Include all of the steps a user needs to take in order
to properly submit an assignment to the classroom.
Students will be given an assignment to come up with their own “how to” slide. Students will
have to describe the steps in detail for how to submit an assignment. By doing this, students will
have to formulate in their own words the necessary steps. By coming up with a resource to
teach someone else, they will have to analyze the process, eliminate unnecessary steps and
include only steps necessary to submit.
For the TO, provide examples and defend your choice of appropriate follow-through materials.
Follow-through
After completing the assignment, students have to put all of their learning to the test and submit
the assignment.
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If the teacher was looking for formative assessment data on subordinate objectives 1 and 3, we
would recommend a student questionnaire, since these questions relate to a students
understanding and thought process when completing the tasks, something that would not
necessarily be evident through an assignment submission. The checklist will allow students to
answer questions about independently completing assignments. This student questionnaire
could be given after each assignment and used in combination with the chart above to monitor
student progress and achievement toward the goal of independent work. The following student
questionnaire would provide formative data on these objectives: