1. Susan Sterba Unit Portfolio Presentation

2. In this unit students become time travelers searching out the history behind the technology that they use in their everyday lives. Technology such as: Computers, iPods, Cell Phones and much more. They will learn about the creators of these technologies as well as the creation itself.

3. Essential Question:  How does knowing the past help us to understand today? Unit Questions:  Who created today’s technologies?  Why were the technologies we use to day created? Content Questions:  When was the first computer built?  Who are the creators of some of today’s technologies?  How was the first cell phone used?  Where do you see the future of Technology going?

4. I created this unit to show students:  How the technology of today was created.  How technology has evolved over the past 60 years  Where technology might be heading by studying it’s past. In this unit, I want my students to:  Be inspired by the creators of today’s technology.  Carry forth the ideas, passions and excitement of developing new technologies.  Be ready for tomorrow innovative technologies. The future

5. My students will develop 21 st Century Skills such as:  Understand how things are connected amongst each other.  Framing, analyzing and synthesizing information in order to solve problems and answer questions. 1  Sharing responsibility for group work.  Accessing information efficiently and effectively, evaluating information critically and competently and using information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand. 2  Appropriate use of digital technology, communication tools to access, evaluate, and create information.  Use technology as a tool to research, evaluate and communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information. 3  Work and collaborate productively with others in a group.  Use other’s strengths accomplish a common goal.  Behave responsibly with consideration of others in your group. 1, 2,& 3 of the above from: Partnership for 21st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.org).www.21stcenturyskills.org)

6. Assessment Purpose: To gain insight into what my students know about technology and its origins. What I hope to learn from it: I hope to learn what they already know so that I can make the unit as fun and informational as possible without being redundant or boring. Unit planning: Using the pre-unit assessment will help guide student’s learning through out the unit by giving me various avenues to explore and ideas to research. Feedback: Allowing student feedback on assessment will help gauge where student needs are. Take the Pre-Unit Assessment now!

7. I would love to hear any feedback to my unit: The History of Technology Give me ideas and feed back on:  What types of technologies are you curious about that a 3 rd grader might also be curious about?  Inventors of various technologies  What other types of higher level thinking can be added to this unit? What questions do you have about the unit that weren’t addressed? Just shoot me an email at ssterba@susd.orgssterba@susd.org