Part A
Title: Chapter 5 Teaching
Information Literacy and Digital Citizenship
Textbook: read pages—97-130
Define and
respond in writing in this section of the module to the following terms ( in
your own words) and give one example of each; then post your responses
under the tab “Glossary of Terms” on
your Google Web. Place your URL in this
section of your module.
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1. Acceptable Use Policies- are any procedures,
policies, or rules that are provide to teachers and students about the use of
technology in the media center or classrooms.
For example, librarian media specialists provide students and teachers
the rules for using the computers in the computer labs.
2. Boolean search is the process by which individuals
use conjunctions when doing a google search on a topic. For example, if students uses terms such as
and, or, or not in the search engine box when inquiring about a topic, then the
search may limit, or restrict certain information about the topic from
showing.
3.Censorship – any attempt to ban, restrict, suppress or limit
the free speech of information or expression guaranteed by the First Amendment
of citizens through/in the form of music, politics, books, social institutions
such as the library or school. For
example, the right for certain books to be used to educate students have been
removed from school libraries, because these books were challenged due to
inappropriate language, racial stereotyping, harmful or insensitive.
4. Cheating – providing technology illegally through the use of
technology prior to or after assessments.
For example, if students take pictures of an assessment with his/her
cell phone and share information or answers of an assessment with another
friends prior to the friend taking the assessment, then this constitutes
cheating on an assessment or using this information to gain achievement or
scoring high on an assessment without one’s own personal knowledge of learning.
5. Cognitive – the learning and understanding of how the human
mind works and interacts with the environment while performing specific
activities. For example,
6. Creative Commons- are licenses or proofs that authors have
ownership and/ or copy write of their writings, and through these licenses, other
people may copy and distribute these authors’ works. For example, a person who writes any type of
literary work such poetry, short stories, novels, autobiographies and get their
work published is entitled to his/her own copy right; but others may copy or
distribute this work through permission or by citing the original source of
these literary works.
7. Critical reading- is defined as comprehension and examination
of internet web pages. For example, if
anyone googles a specific topic, then he or she can go the specific web page to
research the topic by reading and analyzing relevant material needed and wanted
for the specific topic.
8. Cyberbullying-is considered to be any type of technological
communication that is used consistently to harass, hurt or harm others. For example, if individuals antagonize others
by threatening them through such as You Tube video, then this can have negative
effect on others and could cause physical and/or mental harm to others.
9. E-Books – any books or materials that individuals read
digitally or electronically. For
example, when individuals download an app that allows him/her to access an
on-line book, then the information and materials is done electronically.
10. Electronic note-taking – the process by which
individuals can take notes using technology without paper or pencil and
pen. For example, individuals have apps
on their cell phones and I-pads, and computers that allow them to speak through
the microphones of these technological hardware and the technological hardware
types the notes on these technology hardware.
11. E-readers – are electronic devices that individuals use. For example, people who have electronic
devices such as kindles are able to download apps that they can read magazines,
and favorite books right in the palm of their hands without having to go to the
library or bookstore.
12. Fair use – any limited information
used educationally without the copyright permission of authors. For example, in education many students use
books, journals and articles of others’ writings and works when doing research
paper.
13. Filtering software – Any technology that is used for
inappropriate or unwanted materials that schools block on computers. For example, some schools block internet
websites that are harmful to students and may contain viruses.
14. Free-text search – is defined as the process by which a
search includes all queries requested through key words, sentences, phrases, or
articles, titles, and/or any topics or forms of research. For example, if individuals googles a word
such as censorship, then any topic, and other information relevant to
censorship will be provided as well as links and/or other websites to continue
the search about everything related to censorship (whether the information is
current or past background).
15. Information research and retrieval -is any information
obtained from a digital resource or even paper, magazine, etcetera that
individuals can use for researching by locating the appropriate material,
reading it, analyzing, and actually using this information. For example, a history student may be ask to
write about the Renaissance Period, and he/she may use the internet to obtain
resources about this topic.
16. Information search- is the process of which individuals search
and locate the necessary resources from databases or other internet sites. For example, if someone uses his/her computer
to search for any topic, then this process involves surfing the internet for
necessary information about this topic.
17. Information technology (IT) fluency- the process by which
anyone is proficient or knowledgeable about how to use and obtain information
the internet, or any type of computer software or hardware. For example, many people have more than basic
knowledge of how to operate the computer to go online and obtain information.
18. Keyword/exact match search – the process by which an
individual first initiates his or her own word(s) when searching on the
internet. For example, when an individual
does a google search by entering words or phrases related to his/her topic.
19. Keywords – are phrases, words, titles or topics that
individuals use to begin a search to take him/her to a particular website on
the internet. For example, if a person
needs to search for assistive technology for the handicap, then computers
automatically begin to search for websites that provide information related to
assistive technology for individuals who are disabled.
20. Labels- are the process by which information and materials
on the internet webpages are rated for computer users to see how computer users
feel that the webpages provide good to bad information.
21. Malinformation- is considered to be any information on the
internet that is deemed harmful to computer users. For example, some internet information may
obtain inappropriate language or subject matter that is harmful about someone
or something.
22. Messed-up information- is any information that computer users find
not able to comprehend or is confusing to them.
For example, some research may be provided in a foreign language that a
person may not be able to understand.
23. Misinformation- is any information that is misleading, not current
or untruthful. For example, many blog
pages set up by individuals may contain information that is not supported by
scholar journal articles or pure research.
Instead some blogs may contain information based on peoples personal
views and may not be accurate. It is
important that individuals cite sources within articles used on blogs.
24. Mostly useless information-is any information that
does not pertain or is not important to the desired search on the internet. For
example, if a person googles a search for the history of computers, and may
find the different sources found on some of the webpages may not be what they
expected as good information; but this is based on his/her own judgment.
25. Partitions-is the process of materials being prohibited from
certain webpages based on bias keywords or phrases. For example, students may only have access to
certain parts of a teacher’s blog page, or certain parts of a particular
webpage for limited access to what students need for a class assignment;
because teachers may have administrative privilege to edit what they want
students to see or do.
26. Plagiarism -is when someone uses or takes someone else’s work
and write it verbatim without citing the source from where the research
comes. For example, students who writes
the exact phrases and/or words from any source of information, then he/she has
committed plagiarism. In addition, the
original authors’ has copyrights to their own work, writings or literature.
27. Public domain – is any material or information that does not have
to be cited when used by others, because there is no copyright for the
material. For example, much older
materials dated back in the early 1900’s are public domain. Also, there are no
copyrights to symbols and numbers either, because individuals use numbers all
the time.
Reading apps – are any apps on electronic items that individuals may
download from the internet related to reading.
For example, some parents download apps from Play Station to help their
children improve reading skills.
28 Search engines -are the numerous computer software use to find
webpages when computer users do a google search. For example, when individuals type in a topic
for the computer to search, there are internal data base links that allows this
search to work.
29. URL (uniform resource locator) - is the direct web
address that links computer users to a particular web page. For example, computer users are able to go
directly to a particular desired webpage by clicking on the webpage address or
copying and pasting the webpage address in the URL bar located at the top of
the internet page.
30. Web browser- is the process by which individuals are able to
search the internet for specific webpages through computer software
assistance. For example, when
individuals go on the internet, certain browsers such as Google Chrome and
Internet Explorer browsers are two computer software that allow individuals to
get access to the internet.
31. Web information retrieval -is the process by which computer
users locate, obtain, observe and use any information from the many databases
on the internet. For example, when
students obtain information from the internet to do research, then because of
the wealth of information from the different databases, students are able to
use numerous sources.
32. Wikipedia- is another form for a dictionary, except
information is contained on the internet, individuals are able to edit any
information contained in Wikipedia. For
example, if individuals do a google search, then he/she can find a wealth of
information about a particular topic by reading others’ input and opinion about
the topic.
Reference
Maloy, R.W., O’Loughlin, R.V., Edwards, S.A., & Woolf, B.P., (2014).
Transforming Learning
With New Technologies. Upper
Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.
Part B
Complete a
lesson plan using the information you learned regarding the apps and the web
discussed in this chapter.
Title of
Lesson: Weather
Subject:
Science
Grade Level:
4th
Topic of
Main Idea: Temperatures in a County
Objective: Students
will create a bar graph showing the temperatures for their county.
Standard
Use: Standard 2 objective 3
Materials: computer
Activities:
Day 1: Teach
students how to use Excel to create a bar graph. Show students how to use rows
and columns on Excel. Show students how to use Excel to create the bar graph.
Day 2: Students
will go to the computer lab and go online. Students will on their county news website
to access the weather for the week. Have students print out the weekly report
for the weather.
Day 3: Take
student to the computer lab again. Students will use Excel to create a bar
graph for their county temperatures for the week. First, students will write their temperatures
on Excel. Afterwards, students will create a bar graph to show the range in
temperature for the week.
Day 4:
Students will continue to work on their Excel projects and print them out.
Day 5:
Student will write a paragraph about how they enjoyed doing this assignment and
then share their response with class.
Assessment: Students
will take a performance test showing me that they can effectively use Excel to
input information and create graphs.
Homework:
Students will write paragraph on what they dislike about using Excel.
Learning Outcome 5.1 Articulate the
meaning of information literacy for teachers and students.
Students and teachers have constant need for educational information. Teachers
are more energetic teaching students because of some more of available
information. However, students use information different from teachers.
Students write papers, essays, prepare for exams, and develop talents due to
information. The currency of learning in school is information. Teachers and
students use the libraries, create online presentations, reading magazines and
books this means they are acquiring information. In addition, many teachers and
students use the Internet to retrieve information for personal needs such as
online shopping, watching movies and listening to music. However, many
classrooms and schools have Internet access, but in rural areas many building
have limited broadband connections. To continue, students and teachers must learn
literacies that are new to the digital world because of some much readily
accessible online information. However, in the past, literacy were focus on
students learning how to write and read; students used books and printed
materials to retrieve information. Students need 21st century skills
in today’s world. The 21st century skills students need include the
following: media, information and digital literacy. Media literacy is the
ability to evaluate, access, communicate, and analyze messages and information
online effectively. Information and
digital literacy is the ability gather, interpret, manage, present and use
information located in many electronic sources. In other words, students need
to be well equipped in knowing about technology and technology tools. Also, in
the 21st century there is a growth of e-books also known as
e-readers that have revolutionized how students and teacher read books. E-books
can be read on the computer digitally. Some of E-books are Amazon’s Kindle,
Apple’s Ipad, and Sony Reader. Teachers and students can use their smartphones
and tablet computers to download reading apps such as Scrollbox, Portable
Reading, iBooks and Stanza-eBook reader. In concluding, the goal for students
and teachers who are learning about technology is to have information
technology fluency. A fluent person in technology knows how to use interactive
websites, play online learning games and create presentations online.
Search engines allow people to retrieve information from the Internet. A
search engine is a software program that access information from its databases
from the uses of computer networks. The great think about search engines that
people can find websites quickly. People are aware if they type a phrase or
keyword in the search box of the computer they would receive numerous amount of
results. The most popular activity of the Internet is using search engines. In
addition, Google is the most favorite search engine people use to locate
information. However, it is good for people to use keyword in the search
engines to find matching webpages. Keywords limit the number of results to
specific categories. To continue, students and teachers use search tools such
as Yahoo, Bing and Ask that greatly assist them in locating learning materials,
educational standards and academic topics. It is important is know how to
assess online information searches using search engines. Students and teachers
are learning more about a topic when they search for information. Also, online
searches is known as information retrieval and research that means knowing how
to search within a document collection based on a specific information need.
The transformation of the Internet has assisted teachers and students greatly
in retrieving and researching information producing a search activity called
web informational retrieval. Users are able to find information through the
Internet within the largest world and linked document collections. Teachers are
able to find lesson plans on the Internet from websites such as Common Core
Standards, American Association of School Librarians and National Educational
Technology Standards for Students. Students and teachers can use Electronic
note taking to write notes on any topic. Some Electronic note taking tools are
Note Star and One Note. Note Star is
where students are able to write their notes on a topic and research papers.
Furthermore, One Note is a commercial software that enable students and
teachers house information in multiple digital notebooks.
The most dominated search engine that has revolutionized how people do
searches online is Google. Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998 founded Google.
Google is the most visited sites worldwide since the acquisition of You Tube.
Teachers and students have a particular interest Google in Education. Google in
Education features information tools for classroom use search as Search
Education, Drive and Blogger. Search education is learning about how to use
Google search engine. Drive enables teachers and students to do spreadsheets,
online word processing and presentations. Blogger allows teachers and students
to create blogs and share pictures, assignments, and class notes. Also, Google
in Education has posters, resources and classroom resources through Teacher
Community and Google Teacher academy. Another Google tool students and teachers
can use is web browser. A web browser is application on the computer that allows
the Internet to search for information on topics an individual wants. Many
search engines have three different ways to do Internet searches such as free
text, keyword/exact match and Boolean. A free text search allows an individual
to type a word or phrase into search command and provide results that was
entered in the query. A keyword/exact match search allows an individual to type
the exact phrase or word into the text box only retrieving these resources.
Boolean search allows an individual to limit the results from their searches
using or, and not. In addition, teachers can use strategies in teaching
students how to do successfully online searches. Teachers can have students to
do a tutorial on finding information on the Internet from a free online
resource. Teachers can teach students how to evaluate critically results that
they get from doing searches by showing students were to find the authors names
on websites. Furthermore, teachers can ensure safety for students using the
Internet by filtering websites that are inappropriate such as Net Nanny.
Users of the Internet for all ages must determine online information
accuracy and appropriateness. The Internet poses many challenges for students
and teachers. There are four terms that categorized content on the Internet
troublesome. The four terms are misinformation, malinformation, messed-up
information and mostly useless information. Misinformation is outdated,
untruthful and incomplete content that is misleading. Malinformation is
information that is bad or harmful such as sexual materials or images.
Messed-up information is unorganized and presented poorly on the Internet. Most
useless information is eccentric or trivial interest and topics that users do
not care about reading. However, organizations and people have provided control
strategies and information management knowing about the troublesome content on
the Internet. The strategies and information management people and
organizations have provided include the following: censorship, filters,
partitions, labeling or critical reading. Censorship means the banning of
materials from school that is deemed offensive for students to read. Filtering
software is used in schools that is federally funded by the Children’s Internet
Protection Act of 2000, blocks certain material from the Internet so students
would not be able access and read it. Partitions similar to filtering restrict
pages from being access that are approved sites made by the teacher. Labels are
a system that classifies ratings for video game makers, movie companies and telephone
providers. Labeling tries to point out to consumers a safe material standard
for children. Critical reading is approach that teachers adults, teenagers and
children how to read material online and decide for themselves whether or not
the material is appropriate.
In addition, Wikipedia is an online
encyclopedia with collection of authors worldwide that many users use to obtain
information about any given topic. Teachers can have discussions with students
about using Wikipedia. Teachers can ask
students how other encyclopedias different from Wikipedia. Teachers can have students create a fact
check list non Wikipedia sources with other information they found on the
Internet. However, the criteria for evaluating web resource including the
following: coverage, currency, objectivity, authority and accuracy.
Furthermore, every uniform resource locater (URL) is a web address indicating
the goal and purpose of site with a designation at the end such as .org, .mil
and .gov.
Throughout the United States the focal of school curriculum is teaching
students how to act and think as digital citizens. Digital citizenship cover
all aspects of safely using social networks, regularly citing sources,
appropriate technology use and plagiarism that are broadly concepts. Many
schools have tackle the problems of teaching digital citizenship by adopting
Acceptable Use Policies. Acceptable use policies state technology use rules and
penalties of breaking those rules. To continue, Copyright is laws of the United
States that give legal protections to a person’s creativity. People cannot use authors’
creative materials without obtaining their permission. Some material on the
Internet is defined as public domain. This means items copyright are either
ineligible or expired. Many U.S government documents, legislative reports, and
laws are in the public domain. Also, copyright is affected by fair use.
Students and teachers under fair use can use minimum amounts of copyrighted
materials for educational purposes. However, Creative Common allow people to
distribute or copy materials making sure to give the author credit in providing
guidelines through a Creative Commons license. Plagiarism and cheating have
added new difficulties because of rapid access to online information on the
Internet. Plagiarism is copying exactly want someone is written. Cheating is
when someone allow other to copy their work such as answers to a test. In today’s schools, there are three major
components that contribute to cheating and plagiarism. The three major
components are the following: web, high stake testing and incorrect assumptions
by students. Some materials on the web is not regulated therefore students can
use an author work and not cite it on the bibliography page. Students are
sometimes pressure to do well on high stake tests and this lead them to
plagiarism to achieve high grades. Some students may not be aware they are drifting
away from being honest. They might the think all information are free to use
and do not cite their sources. In concluding, teachers can teach students how
to prevent plagiarism and cheating by providing them with cites such as
plagiarism checking services.
Teachers have to teach students how to wisely use technology. Teachers
need to provide students opportunities that are significant and regular for
them to learn values and ethics using technology. Teachers need to provide
students with real activities that show the reasons for technology rules if
they want to be good digital citizens. For example, teachers can have students
create blogs sharing ideas with others that allows them to understand copyright
rules through their own experience using the web. In addition, students can
learn and practice digital citizenship values service learning projects.
Students can view websites, add comments to other websites and show others how
to create websites. However, cyberbullying is a major problem in schools today.
Teachers have to find effective ways to teach students about cyberbullying and
bullying. Cyberbullying is when someone willful put harmful send harmful
messages and pictures by texting. However, some victims sometimes do not know
who is sending them harmful text messing Bullying is when someone belittles or
demands others to do something for them at school. Some victims are truly affected by what
others say about them. Some consequences victims face when it comes to
cyberbully and bullying include the following: low self-esteem, anxiety and
suicidal tendencies. To continue, teachers can tackle cyberbully and bullying
in the classroom by creating brochures about why not hurt another person
character and feelings. Teachers can hold meetings with students and parents
about what are the signs of someone being bullied and provided preventive
measures on how to stop someone from bullying another person. Teachers can
provide educational websites for students to view and read such as Cyberbully
Research Center, Safe Schools Coalition and Beat Bullying.org. Teachers can
promote compassion and empathy in their classrooms. In concluding, teachers have to try work hard
in trying to stop bullying and cyberbullying in their classrooms because some
students take their own lives due to being victimized by others.
Reference
Edward, S.A., Maloy, R. W.,
O’Loughlin, R. V., & Woolf, B. P. (2014). Transforming Learning
with New Technologies. Upper Saddle, River: Pearson Education, Inc.
Title: Chapter 6 Fostering
Online Learning with Educational Websites and Apps
Textbook: read pages—131-156
Define and
respond in writing in this section of the module to the following terms (in
your own words) and give one example of each; then post your responses under
the tab “Glossary of Terms” on your Google Web.
Place your URL in this section of your module.
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1. Archival and primary source websites- students conduct
investigations for history by accessing primary and archival source materials
from libraries, museums and other organizations. Example of Archival and
primary source websites – The Digital Vault
2. Blended learning- face to face interaction with teachers in a
classroom at school with a combination of testing and online coursework. For
example, if a teacher want to have a class discussion with a student he or she
can skype.
3. Bookmarking -is the process by which computer user are able to
keep up with any websites that they want to revisit at a later time. For example, computer users can highlight a
certain section from a webpage as being important, close out this webpage and
come back to it later by just clicking on the Tools bar and Bookmark to open up
this particular page.
4. Cloud computing- is the process by which computer users save and
store any information on the internet instead of on computer hardware, or flash
drive. For example, if an individual has
to do a power point presentation, then he/she can save and store the
presentation in “cloud” on the internet.
In addition, some people now use other storage programs such as
“Dropbox”.
5. Digital content – is any information of resources that teachers
search and use from the internet. For
example, if teachers search and find information on how to improve ways to
motivate students, then teachers are actually accessing material to help them
become more knowledgeable in how to make students be interested in their
learning.
6. Distance Learning- is a set of academic instructions and
activities provided to students to complete on the internet from many times a
teacher or instructor. For example, many high school seniors are able to
receive college credit while attending high school through distance online
learning.
7. Educational website- is any resource webpage on the internet that
provides materials relevant to teaching, learning, curriculum, professional development,
or educational information. For example,
the Alabama Education Association (AEA) is an educational website, because it
provides information about resources, membership and support for public
educators.
8. E-newsletters- are paperless newsletters that computer users
receive through the e-mail. For example, many organizations or companies
provide individuals an opportunity to subscribe to newsletters via e-mails.
9. Exploration and discovery websites-opportunities provided
for students engagement in exploring online topics of their interest. Example
of Exploration and discovery websites: National Geographic Kids
10. Folksonomy- is the process by which educators become a shared
curriculum resource community through social book markings. For example, the more teachers share their
area of expertise in lesson plans, curriculum, teaching, learning, or
professional development with other educators and communicate, then teachers
then develop a common interest relationship with each other.
11. Hybrid learning- is another name for blending learning that
means face to face interactions with teachers in a classroom at a school
combined with testing and online coursework. Example of Hybrid learning is when
a teacher skype a student to discuss assignments that are due providing a date.
12. Information alert is any immediate notice of electronic
reference information that is provided to computer users of importance or
current events. For example,
educationally teachers may sign up to receive alerts about any topic that
he/she is interested by signing up through the many alert services provided on
the internet, such as Google Alerts.
13. Information management from a business perspective is the process
by which corporations or businesses make appropriate and reasonable decisions
based on monitored data collected by these; and from an educational
perspective, information management is the process by which combined pertinent and meaningful digital resources is
developed for students to use as resources.
For example, many teachers put on their blogs specific set of links of
interactive enrichment activities project for students to work on fractions.
14. Lesson plan websites- are any internet online resources of
activities that short and long range objectives for teaching, instruction, and
learning. For example, science teachers
can find many hands-on activities on websites such as STEM (Science, Teaching,
Engineering, & Mathematics) that these teachers can edit or use in planning
instruction.
15. Online learning- is a set of academic instructions and
activities provided to students to complete on the internet from many times a
teacher or instructor. For example, many high school seniors are able to
receive college credit while attending high school through distance online
learning.
16. Real-time and recorded data websites-information presented
about different types of scientific phenomena. Example of real time and
recorded data websites is having students take a virtual field trip online.
17. RSS feeds- is the process by which
individuals may receive messages through e-mails about current information
events or news. For example, if
individuals sign up through a service provider to receive e-mails about the
weather, then this is no more than the use of RSS feeds.
18. Skills practice
websites-students at all grade levels are offered subject specific activities.
Example of skills practice websites: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
19. Social bookmarking – is just an expansion of regular
bookmarking on the internet of a webpage, but instead the bookmarks are used in
the framework of a network with others.
For example, many educators now use Pinterest to share the numerous
resources of lessons and activities that can be used in the classroom.
20. Standards connector- is a set of organized
relevant materials and resources for teaching and learning that teachers can
easily access. An example of Standards connector is the collection of Common
Core Standards which most of the States have adopted as a national curriculum
for teaching and learning.
21. Student-to-expert communication websites-exchanges of information
and ideas between K-12 students in schools and adult experts in businesses,
colleges and other organizations. Example of student-to-expert communication
websites: Ask an Earth Scientist
22. Tag cloud- is defined as the most frequently used terms that
individuals socially bookmark when visiting websites. For example, every time individuals
consistently type in the same topics or keywords, then individuals can see that
these terms keep expanding.
23. Tags- are the bookmarks that individuals develop doing
social book markings. For example,
teachers may share an online resource for teaching phonics with other teachers
by creating tags as bookmarks.
24. Videoconferencing- is the process by which people can
communicate on the internet and see each other face to face. For example, many businesses today have
conferences and meetings from main corporate offices to the smaller branch
offices weekly or monthly with employees and employers.
25. Virtual field trips- are any academic activities that involve
students visiting other countries by using the internet. For example, math teachers may assign a
budget project for students to travel to a foreign country, and students have
to research and gather information about their project.
26. Virtual schools-where students take online
classes from educational organizations. Example of virtual schools: when a
student take a course subject online such as math.
27. Web quests-is any type of activities
or projects that involve inquiry based learning; whereby students are engaged
through a set of online set of objectives to search, gather and obtain
information to be successful in completing projects provided by teachers’
lessons. For example, some teachers use web
quests for completing scavenger hunts or other school projects.
Reference
Edward, S.A., Maloy, R. W.,
O’Loughlin, R. V., & Woolf, B. P. (2014). Transforming Learning
with New Technologies. Upper Saddle, River: Pearson Education, Inc.
Part B
Complete a
lesson plan using the information you learned regarding social media related to
the apps and web discussed in this chapter.
Title of Lesson: Four Kinds of
Angles
Subject: Math
Grade Level: 5th
Topic of Main Idea:
Right, Obtuse, Straight and Acute Angles
Objective: Students will be
able to identify four types of angles. Students will be able to make four types
of angles.
Standard Use: Standard 25
Materials: cotton balls,
glue, construction paper, pencils
Activities:
Day 1- Students use
Camstudio to write notes about the four types of angles.
Day 2- Students will
make three angles using cotton balls. Students will work in group of three. I
will walk around the classroom to observe groups making sure they are on task.
Day 3- Students will do
a worksheet on identifying angles in pictures.
Day 4- Students will
create their own pictures using Camstudio explaining what angles they made.
Day 5- I will show
students how to use protractors to measure the four types of angles.
Assessment: Students will
complete a test on identify and measuring angles.
Homework:
Students will be assigned problems from their math textbooks on angles.
Part C Textbook
Part C Textbook
Learning Outcome 6.1 Describe
important technologies for managing digital content, including social bookmarking
and cloud computing.
Information management is a term used in business how systems and
organization making decisions to keep track of data and setting policies.
Teaching requires students and teachers sharing ongoing information. In
addition, teaching requires teachers to constant learn new information so they
can effectively engage students in learning. However, digital content is just
online information. Teachers are required to teach the school curriculum, but
they can still use web based information. There are other technology tools
teachers can use to teach such as social bookmarking and cloud computing.
Bookmarking refers web browser the capacity of computers to remember websites
individuals visit regularly. An example of bookmarking is creating a website
bookmark a favorite place with all kinds of pictures. Cloud computing means
storing and retrieving files using the Internet. Live Binders is an example of
cloud computing. Teachers and students can place different educational websites
on live binder for others to view. However, social bookmarking increases the
bookmarking concept from users on many computers to one user at a computer.
This means that many users can view others information and add comments. Users
can tag or bookmark a resource online about topics that interest them in social
bookmarking. To continue, information alert is an electronic notice that
informs user new information has become available in some electronic
publication format. Some examples of
information alert include the following: google alerts, blogs and wikis. Google
Alerts is a free services for users that have Google accounts. Google Alerts have five types of alerts. The
five types of alerts including the following: books, discussions, blogs, video
and news. Teachers can use blogs and wikis to post assignments and projects for
students to do at home. E-newsletters is similar to information alerts that
appear in email for free on constant basis giving users opportunities to sign
up. Two e-newsletters are poetry and “The Writer’s Almanac.” In concluding,
Really Simple Syndication is a service provides subscribers access to
information and news through email.
Practically, every school and state system has a curriculum framework
for teachers to follow to teach students at each grade level. A standard connector is the connection of
curriculum frameworks to collection of web resources are organized in a way for
teaching to be easy accessible. A history standards connector has catalogued
multimodal resources by each history standards and topics at many grade levels.
A math standards connector has categorized interactive math resources by math
standards and topics at many grade levels. Teachers can build their own
standards connector providing resources for students and colleagues. However,
wikispaces development of a standards came from the idea of a standards
connector. Teachers need internet access, social bookmarking or management to
build a standards connector. Teachers can post resources, share ideas on their
classroom wiki or website. The two step
process to build a standards connector including the following: (1) teachers
have to match the resources they find on the Internet to the school curriculum
and (2) teachers need book mark the resources they decided to put online using
Diigo or Delicious so that they create a collection of web resources to share
with students and colleagues. Teachers can tag cloud their resources on social
bookmarking. Tag cloud means the terms in the resource has the largest tag in
bold font that indicates the most items cited in a teacher’s classification
system. In addition, the building of a standard connector is simple because
teachers are just putting online resources for students to read so they can
learn new information. However, some students are not competent in using the
computer to locate information. Teachers have to really show these particular
students how to successfully use search engines, create blogs and wikis.
Teachers may have to provide more practice for students who have a learning
disability. Teachers have to make sure that are following the individual
instruction plan for students who have a disability. In concluding, teachers
need to provide students with additional practice by having them create blogs
and wikis at home. Teachers should check students’ blogs and wikis on a regular
basis to make comments about what they place on their websites.
Learning Outcome 6.3 Analyze the
uses of WebQuests, virtual field trips, and videoconferencing as instructional
technologies.
WebQuests are online inquires that teachers preselect sites for students
to visit and access what they find. Students prepare an individual or group
presentation after accessing the sites to share with their classmates. There
are five steps in designing successful webquests. The five steps include the
following: stage setting, task, process, evaluation and conclusion. Stage
setting is where the teacher provides an introduction before the students start
the activity. Task is the activities students expected to do on the quest.
Process is instructions step by step that students will follow throughout the
quest. Evaluation is how the teachers will access the students’ performance on
the quest and Conclusion is a summary of learning goals or main understandings
that were embedded in the quest. A webquests is similar to building a research
project with resources that are printed such as textbook readings, worksheets
and library assignments. To continue, virtual field trips are allow students
travel all of the over the world without leaving the computer lab or classroom.
This approach is good for flexible teaching. Teachers can have a group of
students take virtual field trips on the computer, while working with other
students independently who need extra help with their school assignments. Also,
a good website for students to take virtual tours is Google Earth. However, there are many other sites students
can take virtual field trips and tours such as Hagia Sophia, Baseball Hall of
Fame, National Gallery of Art and Great
Wall of China. Videoconferencing offers students access to real time place and people
that they not able to visit. Videoconferencing requires two computers with
television monitor larger enough to see the person or place. Teachers can
videoconference students to have discussions about classroom assignments and
projects. The good thing about videoconferencing is that teachers and students
can speak face to face at home. In concluding, teachers can use
videoconferencing to speak to other educators about educational resources,
share ideas and provide strategies in teaching students effectively.
Lesson Outcome 6.4 Examine issues
surrounding online learning and virtual schools.
The hottest debate today in education is online learning and virtual
schools. Online learning or distance learning through the use of computer and
other technologies to delivery educational experiences. Virtual schools means
online learning that the way educational organizations teach students. Blending
learning or hybrid learning model is a combination of face to face instruction
with the teacher combined with testing and online coursework. However, the case
in supporting online learning in virtual schools is appeal of being connecting
to technology and school budgets constraints. Families and students like the
idea of learning anytime and anywhere using technology for convenience and ease
of virtual schooling. Students can work at their own pace when taking online
classes. Students who are mainly home schooled take online classes. In
addition, now many students who are gifted, talented, and have a medical
condition learn online. To continue, many school districts are facing financial
difficulties this is the main reason for the growth of online learning. Many
public schools cannot offer advance courses in specialized subject hiring
teachers to teach a small population of students. These particular students can
take classes online. However, fewer teachers getting pay low salaries and
limited employees employment benefits are the major problems with virtual schools.
Critics of virtual school cite that online experience is isolation in nature.
Students in virtual schools have limited interaction socially with peers,
limited opportunities to collectively learn from others and receive less one on
one attention from the professor. Also, critics cite students who in virtual
skills do not well standardized test. On the other hand, parents should write
down the advantages and disadvantages of taking online classes. Some children
do better taking online classes while others attend school. Parents should be
aware of their children learning abilities. Some children like to work with
others in groups. Children who attend school physically get opportunities to
work in groups on projects, class assignments and experiments. In concluding, some
students are not disciple to take online classes because they do not know how
to handle distractions at home when studying, writing papers and taking tests.
Learning Outcome 6.5 Compare and
contrast different types of educational websites.
An educational website is a source of Internet based digital content
designed specifically with learning goals for K-12 in mind. There are many
educational websites such as universities and colleges, nonprofit
organizations, museums and for-profit companies. Some high quality educational
resources are Webby Awards and American Association of School Librarians. Webby
awards are given to manufacturers and designers that offer educators a readily
way to stay informed about new best websites in education and technology. In
addition, there are six types of educational websites for students and teachers
to use for academic learning. The six
types of educational websites include the following: lesson plan, student-to-expert
communication, real time and recorded data, archival and primary source, skills
practice, exploration and discovery. Lesson plan websites offer teacher with
lessons for the classroom and step-by step procedures and methods lessons
plans. Some lesson websites are Read Write Think, The Futures Channel and the
New York Times Learning Network. Student-to expert communication websites
provide information and ideas exchanges between K-12 students in schools and
adult experts in businesses, colleges and other organizations. Some
students-to-expert communication websites are Ask a Biologist, Ask Dr. Math and
Ask Dr. Universe. Real time and recorded data websites provides information of
scientific phenomena about different types. Real time and recorded websites are
somewhat similar to virtual field trips allowing students to enter a setting as
observer learning about science or other subjects as if they were present
physically at a remote location. Some real time and recorded data websites are
NestCams, iNaturalist, and Hand-On Universe. Archival and primary sources
websites allow students to do historical investigations by accessing archival
and primary materials source from libraries, museums, and other organizations.
Some archival and primary sources websites are The Digital Vaults, NASA
Multimedia Page and The Smithsonian American Art Museum. Skills practice
websites provide specific subject activities at all grade levels for students.
Some skills practice websites are Khan Academy, PhET, and National Library of
Virtual Manipulatives. Exploration and
discovery websites give students opportunities to engage in explorations online
of topics of their interest. In concluding, some exploration and discovery
websites are Ology, Earthquakes for Kids and National Geographic Kids.
Designers of the web and educators agree broadly that high quality
interactive educational website is free of bias, accurate factually, updated
for political philosophies or commercial products. The site is constructed in
manners that make information useable and accessible to students. A high
quality educational website teaches rather than presents merely material
academically. However, student need to interact with materials online to
discover its meaning and relevance. Educational websites that have excellent
features include the following: interactivity, exploration and engagement. Interactivity is the ways student interact
with online materials such as responding to questions, posting responses,
analyzing information, viewing simulations and conducting searches. Exploration
is when an individual explore topics and questions in a nonlinear way. Users of
computers can chart their own course through websites.
Engagement is what someone is doing
with the information when they obtain it from educational websites. In
addition, students have to decide what information to use when writing essays,
reports and stories because it is so much information they can access online.
Students have to make sure the information they use in their reports, essays
and stories are relevant, current and credible. Students have to make sure they
cite their papers and reports so they would not be accused of plagiarism. In
concluding, students should not allow others to copy their school assignments
and reports because they would be cheating. Teachers penalized students for
cheating teaching them that it is dishonorable.
Reference
Edward, S.A., Maloy, R. W.,
O’Loughlin, R. V., & Woolf, B. P. (2014). Transforming Learning
with New Technologies (2nd ed.) Pearson Education, Inc.
