CTAP 295 Teaching With Technology Native Environments & Physical Features Of Bears California Science Standard 2a – First Grade Mary Anne Wieben Hedrick Elementary School El Centro, CA Web Lesson:
California Science Standard Addressed in Lesson 2. Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places. M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
CTAP 295 Expectations Learn new programs Gain knowledge for future classroom use Internet/Web creation Access to other web-based lessons Collegial interaction with peers M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Lessons Learned Positive New program – Front Page Appreciation of work done by graphic designers CTAP100 Certification Sources for visual & written material Engaging, interactive pages for children Lessons on various topics available M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Lessons Learned Negative Amount of material to sort through Extremely limited materials at primary reading level Time vs. ultimate goal Program features easily forgotten Accumulated time spent !! M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Lesson Outcome M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School Students actively engaged Achieved goals – standard met Students continue to read their “Bear Book” Students request to use word processor for other projects Excellent response to TViewer
Technology Integration Web Sites Grizzly Jigsaw Puzzle Animal Sounds Linked project pages Reading on-line Bear Fact Pages CD-ROM Video Tape TViewer Word Processor Digital Camera M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Time Line Native Environments and Physical Features… Day 1 Pre-Test Day 2 PBS Web Puzzle Day3 KWL Chart Day 4 Black Bears Day 5 Black Bears Day 6 Polar Bears Day 7 Polar Bears Day 8 Brown Bears Day 9 Brown Bears Day 10 Silhouette Page Day 11 Comparison Chart KWL Chart Day 12 Begin Project Day 13 Project Day 14 Project Day 15 Project Book Published Post-Test M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Completed Pre-Test & Post Test Built KWL Chart Accessed Web linked puzzles and sounds Gathered information Wrote factual descriptions Identified silhouettes Filled in Comparison Chart Created “Bear Book” using word processor Instructional Objectives Met M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Enabling Activities KWL Chart Bear Frames Silhouette Page Comparison Chart CD-Rom Web Links Videos Books M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Word Processing – Bear Facts Creating the final page to be included in our “Bear Book”. M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Creating Our Bear’s Environment M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Finished Projects Brown Bear Polar Bear Black Bear M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Samples M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
I am a _______ I am a ________ I am a ________ Who Am I ? Samples M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Report & Test Rubrics 60% is needed for minimal passing grade. M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
60% M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School All students met or exceeded the set minimum standard. Project Data
60% M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School Test Data 18% of students passed pre-test Prior to testing, third choice of “Don’t Know” was added to True/False Tests 100% of students passed post-test
Question 10 Too Difficult ? Not Addressed ? Wording ? Question 3 Too Easy ? Change Placement ? Test Data Analysis M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School
Data Analysis M. Wieben Hedrick Elementary School Project Scores Minor differences Factors for 100% passing Writing activities Comparison chart Integrated art lesson Word processor Test Scores No significant differences Lack of specific knowledge shown on pre-test
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