EDEX 750: Project

EDEX 750: Technology for Special Populations
Technology Integration Project

Project Ideas
Project Guidelines & Points
Requirements/Standards
Lesson Plan Models
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Curriculum Integration Unit

Create a Thematic Curriculum Unit with integrated technology, include at least ten lessons or activity plans. The thematic unit can be developed with daily lessons, weekly activities that might be used throughout a semester, or lessons for each content area.

Technology Enhanced Curriculum

Review the Yearly Curriculum for any grade level. For at least two of the themes covered develop computer activities to accompany each theme. Include at least five technology based lesson plans for each theme. You can also choose more themes and do fewer lessons for each theme as long as you include at least ten lessons total.

Technology Activities and Curriculum Standards

Review standards for any grade from one of the local school districts or search the web to locate standards. Develop at least ten lessons that integrate technology into language arts, math, science or social studies standards.

Requirements Points

Curriculum/Design/Technology

Cover Page

Demonstrate use of graphics package and/or desktop publishing [formatting]

Table of Contents

Include page numbers for activities, page numbers inserted by the word processing program [formatting]

Letter to Readers & Rationale (8)

Include Photo of self or group from a digital camera and brief background with interest in unit. Provide rationale for your topic/content/importance consideringUniversal Design for Learning. Explain how your curriculum unit provides for multiple means of engagement, presentation, and expression.

Goals & Standards (7)

Goals for unit, Must include National/State/district and ISTE/NETS standards. Then in assessment describe how you will measure whether students have met these broad goals. Include necessary additional materials related to Off-computer activities

UDL and description of the learning environment:

materials and classroom organization(10)

Listing of tools, software, devices that you will need in place in your classroom in order to implete this Universally designed unit (Remember to include software or devices in the toolbox) Include management of technology resources Provide a model of how you will manage activities if you only have one computer in your classroom. Consider Universal Design for Learning in how your unit does not need accommodations due to the inherent design.

Hardware, Software, Web Sites & Materials (20)

Annotated & Prioritized list of Software, Devices & Web Sites listed in toobox table format. Include all software & web pages used/recommended. All listed should be included in lesson plans, unless listed as a teacher resource. Include the web address of your TrackStar in this list. Be sure to remember any "assistive" software that will be used to allow all students with greater access to the curriculum (i.e., Co:Writer, WYNN) You do NOT need to include common software such as MS Word, or PowerPoint

Name

URL/Publisher

Notes

Annotated List of Activities/lessons (10)

List 10 activity titles and technology used. Write one sentence summarizing the lesson and describing the use of technology as a tool to meet the objective. You will complete at least 8 activities during the course of the semester, you can create two other activities using additional software, productivity tools or Web sites.

Assessment (5)

Include performance based assessment in rubric format for technology and overall content. Related to the overall goals for the unit as well as considering specific objectives you have stated for each lessons and the standards for the unit. I suggest using Rubistar to assist in formatting your rubric. http://rubistar.4teachers.org

Appendix: Lesson Plans (20)

Actual lessons & examples of technology, Worksheets, student examples or models: Evidence of word processing as a scaffold, database or spreadsheet, web activity, Web Wizard, software, Intellitools, Inspiration, TrackStar, Mental Models and PowerPoint activities. Also include use of TimeLiner, KidTools, WYNN/TestTalker, or other software as appropriate. Include how you will manage use of computers and plan for on and off computer activities. I will review lessons for adjustments made based on feedback from skills.

Formatting (10)

Document is formatted appropriately and organized in a graphically pleasing manner. A suggestion to create a magazine type document or newspaper format to conserve space and make it Make sure the unit is formatted neatly and with a uniform appearance with appropriate font to emphasize headers and dividers. Do not waste space, for example, rearrange pages to put two half pages together. Fix margins to put all of one topic on the same page. Do not leave widows or orphans. Add clip art or photos to enhance appearance. Consider tables, textboxes, or columns to adjust number of pages or use Microsoft Publisher. The maximum number of pages in unit should be about 12 with all other materials in the appendix. Be creative to achieve this goal. Input page numbers with the word processor function, not by hand. Submit unit on disk, jump drive or CD. Combine lessons and documents as appropriate for easy transfer.

Presentation (10)

Introduce your unit by presenting a concept or teaching lesson using PowerPoint. Present one additional activity for your unit demonstrating software, interactive web site or TrackStar related to the unit.

Requirements/ Standards for all units:

Submit all units in a manila folder, create a pocket for the diskettes. Do not bind the unit.
Make sure the unit is formatted neatly and with a uniform appearance with appropriate font to emphasize headers and dividers. Do not waste space, for example, rearrange pages to put two half pages together. Fix margins to put all of one topic on the same page. Do not leave widows or orphans. Add clip art or photos to enhance appearance. Consider tables or columns to adjust number of pages and maintain interesting appeal. The maximum number of pages should be about 12 and then include the lessons in the appendix. Be creative to achieve this goal.
Keep all resource materials together in an appendix at the end (i.e., barcodes, copy sheets, activities printed from web pages, recipes). These pages do not have to be considered in desired number of 12.
Input page numbers with the word processor function, not by hand

Lesson Plan General Model

Objectives

Measurable objectives specific to the lesson & activities

Procedures

Anticipatory Set
Materials needed
Student prerequisites
Teacher Instruction - Model, Lead, Test
Student Activities - Guided Practice
Classroom organization to manage on and off computer activities
UDL aspects that meet the needs of all students

Assessment/Evaluation

What the student has done to meet the objective for the lesson.

Acceptable Modifications:
For the units you might have similar structure for each lesson. If so then you can add that information on a separate pages and not include it with each lesson.

Adaptations
Classroom Organization & Management
Assessment for the unit & evaluation plan
Student prerequisites

Good lesson plans include Three main areas:
Preparation- Before instruction – can be for whole unit
o Measurable objectives specific to the lesson & activities
o Materials needed
o Student prerequisites
o Adaptations to meet the needs of all students
o Classroom organization to manage on and off computer activities

Procedures - For Instruction
o Gaining Attention, Anticipatory Set
o Teacher Instruction (MODEL)
o Student Activities for Practice (LEAD)

Assessment/Evaluation - After Instruction
o Students work independently - TEST
o What the student has done to meet the objectives for the lesson.

Links to lesson plan ideas Http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolboxlesson.html

Link to Education World & Search for Lesson Plans: http://www.education-world.com/

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Last updated: January, 2007