Here is the link for my SNOWY assignment. (GoogleDocs would not let me add collaborators.)
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dgctpdd9_6g8hwd5fh&hl=en
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Critique of Danielle's Blog
Danielle's blog described an activity in which the students would do projects on surrounding events of the piece of literature that they are reading, such as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." After they do the projects, then they would act out scenes in order to understand the play more easily, and they would be immersed in the subject. She did a great job of incorporating the technologies of research on the computer, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and maybe distributing a video to each of the students. All of these make teaching more effective because the students have a hands-on approach to a difficult subject. It also makes teaching a little more efficient because the students are helping teach the other students in their class with their presentations. Lastly, the students acting out the play enhances their learning experience through emphasizing the points Shakespeare makes in the play. They must have an understanding of the characters, which will in turn give them a better understanding of the play.
Standards Workout for Lab 3
For this workout, I used the Indiana STATE standards in Chemistry I, which is a high school course.
I looked at standard indicator C.1.7, which is to “use appropriate nomenclature when naming compounds.” The objective of this particular lesson plan was to get students to “predict and write formulas of stable ionic compounds. Students will then name the compounds using appropriate nomenclature” through an activity that lets them create their own balanced chemical equations and then name the products of those equations.
The way the activity works is that kids can use their knowledge of how chemicals react with each other to come up with a compound that they can name based on the things they have learned in class. I found that a way to integrate technology and interaction into this activity was to make it into a game, like Wheel of Fortune. There is a PowerPoint presentation that is a simple but effective way to incorporate technology and a game into the classroom. (http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php?request=cmVzb3VyY2UuZnVsbHZpZXc%3D&resourceId=15069)The classroom would need to be divided into 8 teams, and then I would “spin the wheel” to see who starts off with a balanced chemical equation on the board. Then, as each team comes up with their equation and the name of the products of the equation, they would get points for correct answers. This would be a great tool to encourage teamwork among the students and also be a good review for using nomenclature when naming the chemical compounds.
Although there was very little technology integrated into this activity, using a PowerPoint presentation made the class more effective in that the kids are having fun with the game by making their own equations rather than just filling out a worksheet. It also makes it more efficient by saving paper and using less time than making copies of a worksheet. Lastly, this lesson is enhanced because of the simplicity of the activity to teachers who may still be new to up and coming technologies.
I looked at standard indicator C.1.7, which is to “use appropriate nomenclature when naming compounds.” The objective of this particular lesson plan was to get students to “predict and write formulas of stable ionic compounds. Students will then name the compounds using appropriate nomenclature” through an activity that lets them create their own balanced chemical equations and then name the products of those equations.
The way the activity works is that kids can use their knowledge of how chemicals react with each other to come up with a compound that they can name based on the things they have learned in class. I found that a way to integrate technology and interaction into this activity was to make it into a game, like Wheel of Fortune. There is a PowerPoint presentation that is a simple but effective way to incorporate technology and a game into the classroom. (http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php?request=cmVzb3VyY2UuZnVsbHZpZXc%3D&resourceId=15069)The classroom would need to be divided into 8 teams, and then I would “spin the wheel” to see who starts off with a balanced chemical equation on the board. Then, as each team comes up with their equation and the name of the products of the equation, they would get points for correct answers. This would be a great tool to encourage teamwork among the students and also be a good review for using nomenclature when naming the chemical compounds.
Although there was very little technology integrated into this activity, using a PowerPoint presentation made the class more effective in that the kids are having fun with the game by making their own equations rather than just filling out a worksheet. It also makes it more efficient by saving paper and using less time than making copies of a worksheet. Lastly, this lesson is enhanced because of the simplicity of the activity to teachers who may still be new to up and coming technologies.
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