TPACK report

TPACK report

Here is the link to my google doc presentation for my 3 lesson plans that I posted earlier.

http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dfzkr6p9_4fdpmxccn

ipt math lesson

 

Name: Leah Garrett
Title: Subtraction Day 1
Summary: Students in this class have mastered addition and need to take that step farther and work on subtraction. I will use a visual PowerPoint to show this concept and give the students practice. Then we will move to manipulative and skittle math to continue practicing.
Primary Core Objective: Standard 2 Students will identify and use number patterns and properties to describe and represent mathematical relationships. Objective 2 Recognize and represent mathematical relationships using symbols and use number sentences with operational symbols to solve problems. a.Recognize that "=" indicates that the two sides of an equation are expressions of the same number. b.Recognize that "+" indicates the joining of sets and that "-" indicates the separation of sets. c.Write and solve number sentences from problem situations involving addition and subtraction d. Create problem situations involving addition and subtraction.
Materials Used by the Teacher: Power point presentation Skittles Handouts	Materials Used by the Students: Skittles Handouts Number lines
Technologies Used by the Teacher: Powerpoint presentation	Technologies Used by the Students: Students will help present and answer questions using the projector.
Intended Learning Outcomes: Students will learn that just like you can add two numbers together you can subtract or take some away from another. Students will be able to recognize the - sign and further understand the = sign. Students will be able to create their own subtraction problems.
Instructional Procedures: First I will write some addition problems on the projector and ask for some students to come up and solve the problems. Then after a review I will show on the projector a problem on the overheard using skittles and explain that this is subtraction because I am taking some away. Then I will pull up my powerpoint presentation and go through some more examples of subtraction problems. The powerpoint will put the problems up piece by piece so that they students can really learn about each part of the problem. The last few slides will have the full number sentence pop up with a blank where students will give the answer and it will pop up after the equal sign. When I feel they are comfortable enough with this idea I will give another skittle example or two on the projector and show how they are marking their answers on their worksheet. Then I will pass out their practice sheets and their skittles to use as manipulative.
Extensions: Students on the back of their sheet can write their own subtraction problems on the back using their skittles. Then they will find a partner and they will take turns solving each others problems.
Assessment Plan: Informally I will assess their understanding by how well they are able to participate in the lesson and the answers to the math problems they are providing. Formally I will review the answers on their handout and their own problems they have written to make sure not only is the math right but that they are showing an example of the notation like - signs and = signs.

 

 

 

ipt science plan

 

Name: Leah Garrett
Title: Plant Growth
Summary: This lesson will help students to get an understanding that water is a very important part of plant growth. Additionally they will begin to understand how water travels up the stem to nourish the plants.
Primary Core Objective:   Standard 3 Students will develop an understanding of their environment. Objective 1 Investigate plants and plant growth. a.    Observe and describe plants as they grow from seeds. c.    Investigate and report conditions that affect plant growth.
Materials Used by the Teacher: Jars Paper towel strips Computers Probes Graph paper/transperancies Journals	Materials Used by the Students: Journals Jars Paper towels Rulers Probes Computer –excel programs Graph paper/transperancies
Technologies Used by the Teacher: The teacher will use the projector and the computer to show the students how to input and give them an example of how to input their data.	Technologies Used by the Students: The students will use the projector to present. The computer to input their data and organize their graphs to present Several probes to gather additional information, like temperature probes to see how temperature affects the water and how it travels.
Intended Learning Outcomes: Students will learn that water is key to plants growing but also that it travels up through the stem using the stem and t raveling up like a straw. Students will become more interested in plants and become excited for the unit that will follow. They will also have an understanding of how to gather data.
Instructional Procedures: This lesson will be very student directed with just guidance from the teacher so that the students can really get the full experience of experimenting and asking questions. Because this is a younger grade the results that follow will be simpler but they will be gaining the foundation knowledge. I will have the jars and paper towels ready to go. The students will begin by measuring the strips. Then they will make predictions in their journal about what they think will happen when we place those in the different color water. (I will make sure to explain that the strips represent plant stems) Then the students will place the strips in the water and after intervals of time, measure how far the water travels. They will record their results in their journals as well as other observations that they are making. After they have completed this they will write whether their predictions were right and then come up with a different way to measure what is happening and to change the experiment. Like changing the temperature of the water to see if this changes the results or changing the water level or using a different material, etc. Then the groups of students will work together to put their information into the computer so they can see their graphs. They will then have a transperancy where they draw the graph that is shown Each group will share their results and their explanation of what happened. After each group we will discuss it as a class and begin our plant lesson.
Extensions: If students need another challenge, they can make another change to their experiment like the height of the strips or even draw a picture of a plant and label where the water is traveling and could even use the computer to show the path of the water travelling.
Assessment Plan: This is just an introduction to the plant unit so I will just be assessing how they interact as a group and work together. I will also be looking that the students are completing the activity, are taking notes, and that they have a graph to present.

 

 

 

ipt phonics lesson

 

Name: Leah Garrett
Title: Phonics-teaching silent e
Summary: This lesson will help students to not only see but also hear the difference silent e makes for different words. I will use a powerpoint for a visual with audio to accomplish this task.
Primary Core Objective: Standard 4 Phonics and Spelling-Students use phonics and other strategies to decode and spell unfamiliar words while reading and writing. Objective 1 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds. a.    Identify and pronounce sounds for consonants, consonant blends (e.g., br, st, fl) and consonant digraphs (e.g., ch, sh, wh, th) accurately in words. b.    Identify and pronounce sounds for short and long vowels, using patterns (e.g., vc, vcv, cvc, cvvc, cvcv, cvc-silent e), and vowel digraphs (e.g., ea, ee, ie, oa, ai, ay, oo, ow) accurately in words. Objective 2 Use knowledge of structural analysis to decode words. a.    Identify sound patterns and apply knowledge to decode one-syllable words (e.g., blends, digraphs, vowel patterns, r-controlled vowels).
Materials Used by the Teacher: powerpoint presentation with visual and audio clues. Handout for practice Magnetic letters Video clips	Materials Used by the Students: Handouts Magnetic letters
Technologies Used by the Teacher:   ·Powerpoint presentation with audio and visual components Overhead projector TV/DVD player	Technologies Used by the Students:   ·Overhead projector Watching the presentation and video clips
Intended Learning Outcomes:   Because of this lesson students will be able to identify words that have a silent e. They will also understand what happens to the words containing this element and be able to decode and read these words. This should also help increase reading fluency.
Instructional Procedures: I will begin this lesson by showing the first slide on my powerpoint presentation which will have a simple sight word and have the students read that outloud to me. Then I will show another word on the next slide of the powerpoint, this will have a silent e on the end. I know the students will struggle with the pronunctuation. Then I will click on the audio button so that the students can hear how this word really is pronounced. Then we will talk about the silent e and that it is magic and causes the other vowel to say its name in the word. Then we will look at several other examples of silent e words on the powerpoint, after each I will click the audio button so that the students can hear the proper pronunctuation. Then I have a clip from Between the Lions where there is a catchy song about silent e that I will show. Following I have created a summary review on the powerpoint that shows several different words, both silent e and nonsilent e words. The word will appear on the screen the students will read it and then tell me where which column it goes in. Following each word there is a two column slide that each time adds a word until the final slide that shows all the words sorted by silent e and not having a silent e. I will then explain the handout that they received and that they are to sort the words into the same two columns at their desk and each time spell the word out with their magnetic letters.
Extensions:   After they have sorted all the words that I have given them and attached them to the sheet, they can see if they can spell any more words that fit on either column using their magnetic letters and write them on the sheet.
Assessment Plan:   Informally I will assess them by how they read the words on the slides and how they are able to sort the words into the columns. Formally I will be looking at their worksheets to get an idea of their understanding of silent e.

 

 

 

TPACK lesson plans

Math plan: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfzkr6p9_1d3b39fhd
Science plan: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfzkr6p9_3c4q9rffv
Language Arts plan: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfzkr6p9_2dk8979c8

Science Challenge

Below I have posted my science challenge assignment. I chose to handle the objective of plant growth and things that are needed for plants to grow. This is an introductory activity for 1st grade standard 3 to get students thinking about the process of plants getting water from their roots to their leaves. This is somewhat abstract and I think this activity will help students get a clearer picture of what is taking place.

Plant Growth Introduction

Plant Growth Introduction

Internet Saftey Reflection

For the article that I read I chose Elder Bednars "Things as they Really are". I really liked this article and how it talked about how many great things the internet and technology have to offer if we use our intelligence and power to distinguish the things that are beneficial and real, from those that are harmful. It was a great reminder of how the adversary attacks youth today.
I looked through the NetSmartz website and the NetUtah videos section of the resources. I found both of these informative. What I liked was that there were a variety of target audiences, it showed that everyone needs to be careful on the internet and there is a lot more to be aware of than I think we all think. I also watched the BYU animation on internet safety, it was a really cute cartoon. I think it is a perfect way to teach children a very basic but crucial internet tip: to never give out personal information or to meet people you know nothing else about that you met online. Kids are so trusting that sometimes they dont realize the danger they are willing putting themselves in. This was a great way to inform children of the dangers of technology without destroying their innocence or scaring them.
The biggest take away for me from this assignment was that there are fun ways to protect those we care about and to protect ourselves. I think even I forget sometimes that not everything is as it appears and that not all the information that is presented is accurate. It really is important to teach children how to judge the media they come in contact with, search for, and use and to remind them that once something is on the internet it is done and there is no taking what you said or did back and that can be very hurtful to others and to yourself.
When I completed the doing part of this assignment, I really was surprised at how little people really do know about the many threats there are out there with technology. Everyone I spoke with knew the basics like dont give out your personal information to strangers and not to search for things you didnt want to see. But there is so much more to internet saftey. It surprised me how little people really think of the very real threats and dangers that are out there. It was interesting to see how truly uninformed we let ourselves become. It really opened my eyes to how necessary it is as educators and parents to be informed with the new technologies that are out there and to make sure that we outline specific guidelines to protect those we care about. Children take risks and are trusting and we cant afford to let them remain uniformed. The people I spoke with seemed to really appreciate the resources and information I was able to share and I anticipate that they will make improvements in their homes to be more informed and safe while using technology, in particular the internet.

Technology with Young Children

After watching the three videos of real lesson plans for young children that include technology, it sparked my own ideas of how to use resources in my own lessons. For my practicum experience I am assigned to a first grade class and I found that these videos gave me some great accessible ideas about what I really can expect from these students. The biggest thing I learned from these videos is that students are more capable and excited to learn and use technology than I think we are aware. There are even simple ways that we can include technology, whether it is creating a class book of pictures we draw ourselves or downloading pictures we take ourselves from our surroundings.
I also liked that these videos showed that technology can be used in a variety of lesson types and curriculum areas. When I initially think of using technology myself I think of how it was used in my school experience, with researching and putting together factual reports. I loved that these videos showed that the use of technology can make lessons more engaging, fun, and lasting to young students. What I learned most from this assignment is that there is always room for technology and it can be used in many different ways to help students become successful.

Technology in the Classroom

As I started researching the technology available to teachers in the school I was impressed by the amount of technology that is used on a daily basis. My classroom teacher uses technology everyday in her classroom, while she uses simple means it is still great exposure for the students. I am in a first grade class and they visit the computer lab for special time once a week for 35 minutes a day. The classroom has a general projector that is used multiple times a day which is very helpful for the students for the added model/exposure to reading and writing. There is one computer in the room and a cd/tape player that the students use for their independent center work. I liked the chance to see resources in an elementary setting, and I can see first hand how influential including even simple technology can be. I also completed part 1 (midterm evaluation) and part 2 (informed consent) of this week's assignment.

Reflection on Virtual Tour

For other examples of tours I went through Leah Barker, Kaitlin Tingey, and Lauryn Paul's tours. Each one of them had a very unique and creative idea, using tools I hadnt even considered.
This assignment took me awhile to complete but over the course of the journey I learned a great deal and discovered many new ways to incorporate technology into the classroom. Some of the upsides of using a tour like this is that you can go into more detail, you can see things in 3D that otherwise you wouldnt, it is a quicker and more engaging way to cover a great deal of information, and it familiarizes children with technology. As far as downsides, I found that creating the tour took time and could get complicated. With more experience and practice though I am sure that these concerns would decrease. The positive outcomes of this activity and gaining this knowledge outweigh the negatives.

Virtual Tour on Environments

Here is a link to my Virtual Tour on Utah Environments.

Virtual Tour Plan

For my virtual tour I chose to teach a 4th grade science standard. This is standard number 5 objective 1 that discusses the different environments in Utah and their characteristics. I chose to visit 4 different environments and compare them using google earth tools. I felt this standard was appropriate for this type of lesson because I can view the places more in depth, survey the surrounding area, measure length and width and elevation easily, and zoom into see details. By using an online source like this students can also easily research additional information that they wish. This is an easy and fun way to explore the state of Utah.

Virtual Tour Plan chart

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth content
1.Pariette Wetlands	Look at the pictures provided, scan the area 360 degrees. Identify the river that feeds the wetlands. Measure how large the wetlands are;length and width. Record the temperature and conditions in the area.	Images Ruler tool Conditions layer Terrain layer Border and labels layer
2.Wasatch Cache National Forest	Look at the pictures available with the Panoramio layer, scan the area 360 degrees to identify characteristics. Record the temperature and conditions in the area. Randomly pick 6 places in the forest and record the elevation that you find.	Panoramio layer Conditions layer Terrain layer Elevation
3.Escalante Desert	Look at the pictures, scan the area 360 degrees to identify characteristics. (zoom out to compare to surroundings) Record the temperature and conditions in the area. Read the wikipedia information and find at least 3 interesting facts.	Images Wikipedia layer Conditions layer Terrain layer
4.Abajo Mountains	Look at the pictures, scan the area 360 degrees to identify characteristics. Record the temperature and conditions in the area. Using the Wikipedia information find another name for the mountains and which states you can view from them. Also pick 8 points and compare the elevation.	Terrain layer Elevation Conditions layer Wikipedia layer

Digital Storytelling Challenge

This week I watched Kaitlin, Daren, Lauryn, Mariah, Krysta, and Carol's video blogs. I am really excited about this project and using it in the classroom. I feel this is a great way for students to express themselves creatively! There are so many possibilities for how we can use this in our classroom. Students would have no problem finding pictures or coming up with ideas but I think there could be challenges that are presented. I know I for one had some problems with uploading my pictures, I could see students having similar issues and not being fully aware of all the options available. To make sure this didn't take place and that each student would feel successful, I would carefully outline the expectations and go through step by step how to use the program.

If I Were the Principal

Poem Interpretation

Importance of TPACK

TPACK is a way of balancing three types of knowledge into the classroom. There is technology knowledge, content knowledge, and pedagogical knowledge. A teacher needs to be aware of this idea so that they can teach more effectively. By being efficient in all three areas a teacher increases their success and the knowledge that is presented to the students. This is a very unique was of reminding teachers that there are many different ways to integrate their curriculum and to present knowledge.

Story board

here is page 1 and page 2 of our storyboard.

Internet communications project

This assignment was challenging for me but with additional help I was able to learn a lot. Probably what I found the most useful was the feeling of success I achieved. At the beginning I felt very overwhelmed and out of my element, but I was able to learn a lot of great skills that will help me in the future and in my classroom. I am glad to see that while there may be a lot to learn it is totally possible and I am beginning to see the benefits that using technology in my classroom can have for my students. I learned that its ok to be outside your comfort zone and to not make excuses and limit the experience for your students because of your anxieties.

video messages

My Technology Experience

I have had limited technology experience. I have used technology for typing papers and researching for assignments. I have a facebook account that I frequent and several email accounts, I access the internet daily and use my instant messager and gchat daily as well. While I have some exposure with technology I am not familiar with things I dont use regularly in my life and tend to be a slow learner.