1. Species are SPECTACULAR!!
Use iPads to view a Prezi presentation on an overview of ecosystems .
SUBSTITUTION
Technology acts a direct substitute,
with no functional improvement
Log into your assigned computer and open the Chrome browser.
Click on the following link:
Watch the following Prezi presentation and take notes in your quality folder.
Take 5 minutes to review your notes.
Get out a blank sheet of looseleaf for a short quiz.
This task uses:
Learning Objective(s):
Identify the levels of classification for organisms
Differentiate between living and nonliving things in an ecosystem
Differentiate between structural and behavioral adaptations
Identify food chains and food webs
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Katy Daigle;
School: SJ Welsh
Louisiana State Standard:
LS-M-C2: Analyze food webs to determine energy transfer among organisms
LS-M-C3: Compare the levels of organization of living things within an ecosystem
LS-M-D1: Differentiate between structural and behavioral adaptations in a variety of organisms
Grade Level/Subject: 7th grade science
Special Directions/Considerations: N/A
Activity Evaluation: Short quiz to evaluate what they absorbed
Prerequisites for students: N/A

2. ED-ucation on Relationships
Use iPads to view an Edpuzzle video on symbiotic relationships.
AUGMENTATION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with some functional improvement.
Log on to your assigned computer and open Google Chrome.
Click on the following link to open up an Edpuzzle on symbiotic relationships:
View the short video and answer the questions as they appear.
At the end of the video, close the video link.
On the paper, write a short summary, about 5 to 7 sentences, that summarize the content of the EdPuzzle video. Be sure to include your complete heading on the summary.
Turn the summaries in to your class tray.
This task uses:
Learning Objective(s):
Learn what symbiosis means and symbiotic relationships
Understand the differences between the three types of symbiotic relationships
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Katy Daigle;
School: SJ Welsh
Louisiana State Standard:
LS-M-C4: Identify the various relationships among plants and animals
Grade Level/Subject: 7th grade science
Special Directions/Considerations: Teacher Edpuzzle account is required
Activity Evaluation: Evaluate student summaries of EdPuzzle video for accuracy and comprehension
Prerequisites for students: N/A

3. M Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Use an iPad to create a slide with three facts about your assigned word .
MODIFICATION
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable
Go on the Safari app on the iPad
Log into Blackboard
After you are logged in, click on Ms. Daigle’s science course that you are enrolled in (top right hand side)
Once you are on Daigle’s blackboard, click on the ‘Additional Resources’ tab
Scroll down and clock on the SAMR1 link
For your assigned group word, write 2 true statements and 1 false statement.
After completion, go comment on two other groups slides
Log off of blackboard when you are finished.
This task uses:
Learning Objective(s):
Familiarize the important vocabulary associated with species and ecosystems
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Katy Daigle;
School: SJ Welsh
Louisiana State Standard:
LS-M-C2: Analyze food webs to determine energy transfer among organisms
LS-M-C3: Compare the levels of organization of living things within an ecosystem
LS-M-D1: Differentiate between structural and behavioral adaptations in a variety of organisms
Grade Level/Subject: 7th grade science
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation: Check comments for understanding.
Prerequisites for students: N/A

4. Add a title for the activity here.
Use an iPad to draw your new species and evaluate other classes.
REDEFINITION Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable
Open the Doodle Buddy app on your iPad.
Name and draw your new species.
After completion, screen shot your new organism.
Open Safari, go to and log into Blackboard.
Once you are on Ms. Daigle’s blackboard, click on the ‘Padlet’ tab.
On your assigned hour, click on the plus button in the bottom right corner.
Insert the photo of your new species and describe the 5 adaptations you incorporated for its survival.
From there, click on the previous hour’s Padlet and critique your assigned organism.
This task uses:
Learning Objective(s):
Express my knowledge on ecosystems and species survival.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Katy Daigle;
School: SJ Welsh
Louisiana State Standard:
LS-M-C2: Analyze food webs to determine energy transfer among organisms
LS-M-C3: Compare the levels of organization of living things within an ecosystem
LS-M-D1: Differentiate between structural and behavioral adaptations in a variety of organisms
Grade Level/Subject: 7th grade science
Special Directions/Considerations: Teacher will have to create a padlet for each hour.
Activity Evaluation: Check critiques for understanding.
Prerequisites for students: Be familiar with how species survive in an ecosystem.

5. IMPACT SAMR Cover Sheet
Teacher: Katy Daigle
LS-M-C2: Analyze food webs to determine energy transfer among organisms
LS-M-C3: Compare the levels of organization of living things within an ecosystem
LS-M-D1: Differentiate between structural and behavioral adaptations in a variety of organisms
LS-M-C4: Identify the various relationships among plants and animals
Task Overview
Learning Objective(s)
Suggested Technology
Use an iPad to draw your new species and evaluate other classes.
Express my knowledge on ecosystems and species survival.
Use an iPad to create a slide with three facts about your assigned word.
Familiarize the important vocabulary associated with species and ecosystems
Use iPads to view an Edpuzzle video on symbiotic relationships.
Learn what symbiosis means and symbiotic relationships
Understand the differences between the three types of symbiotic relationships
Use iPads to view a Prezi presentation on an overview of ecosystems .
Identify the levels of classification for organisms;
Differentiate between living and nonliving things in an ecosystem;
Differentiate between structural and behavioral adaptations;
Identify food chains and food webs
REDEFINITION
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable.
transformation
MODIFICATION
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable.
AUGMENTATION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with some functional improvement.
enhancement
SUBSTITUTION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with no real change.