EDU 580 TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS FOR EDUCATION Lesson Plan Integrating Technology & Pedagogy Directions and Outline

Name Jessica Loughman Date 11/14/11

Lesson Objective(s): The student will construct their own vocabulary workshop using Microsoft word and KIDBLOG.org. Standards: 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) a. Produce text (print or nonprint) that explores a variety of cultures and perspectives. 5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 13 up to and including grade 8 on page 66.) 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems b. select and use applications effectively and productively c. troubleshoot systems and applications d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

Introduce the Learning Activity: A. The teacher will describe a writing workshop to the students. A writing workshop is when the students work in groups to proof read and edit their own writing. This is important for students because it will help them obtain higher grades on their writing assignments. By having your peers proof read your work, and suggest parts of the work that need improvement or clarification, it focuses the students attention on progress to be made before the paper is handed in. This assures that students will receive a higher grade when the paper is actually handed in for grading by the teacher. a. This is also an online assignment and students should be interested that they can access their homework anywhere they have an internet connection and computer. This should help to motivate the students. They should also find motivation in the fact that this is a group project. Students usually like working together and find it harder to disappoint a peer than the teacher. Also, the students will be receiving pass/fail grades for their posts.

Provide Information: A. In the beginning of the lesson the teacher will describe a writing workshop. Writing workshop- A writing workshop is when students are able to give and receive feedback on their writing. A writing workshop can help students edit their papers before they hand them in for grading. They can also help students to make sure their paper is actually saying what they want it to say. When someone else reads your writing, they have a different interpretation of what you wrote. In a writing workshop, the students will be reading and commenting on each others papers so the students will know what their paper makes other students think. If they realize that the other student does not understand the main point of the paper, then the student knows the paper needs to change. This is the idea of a successful writing workshop. Provide Practice: A. To practice posting an commenting in a writing workshop, the students will be asked to complete an online vocabulary workshop. The teacher has posted a poem by Robert Frost on KIDBLOG.org with specific instructions. Each student must read the poem and, in a Microsoft word document, develop a working definition of the word rued. Once they have finished the definition, the students will create their

own blog and post the definition in the post. Next, the writing groups will be announced and the students will be asked to find the blogs posted by the other members in their group. Once they have read their peers definitions, they will be asked to post a response determining if they agree or disagree and why.

Provide Knowledge of Results: A. Along with the students commenting on each others posts, the teacher will also post on each students blog. The teacher will also notify the students that they will only be receiving a pass/fail grade for this assignment. If they post they pass.

Review the Activity: A. Since the class will be using this site for future assignments, the teacher will have a mini-review of how we accessed the blog and how to post in the blog. They will be asked to write down the steps in their notebooks. The class will also review this activity when we begin the process with student essays. Method of Assessment: A. Since this lesson is an introduction to the writing workshop process, the students will be receiving pass/fail grades for their posts. If they post, they pass. Later in the lesson, the students will receive a rubric that describes what they need to include to produce an effective persuasive essay.