Keystone assigment

lesson plan:
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1ogDJB7fDsbjIfQwFsH3R_MfKcsv-A68-LSvl4LeCN4s/edit?usp=sharing

implementation report:
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1Owg6Ic772h4IaxKV9sQxjTCpnf6NjZD2EB4LKkV8FDU/edit?usp=sharing

rubric:
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/102QLMPQmASIlv-EhT8Ps_ApGqifxwcW7V5ezMxZFNWM/edit?usp=sharing

reflection:
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1PrZBl068r16W4IcbaBq1ekTdW7DbA-gTIUMwpdrapnw/edit?usp=sharing

Revised technology unit plan

lesson plan and rubric:

https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1GihrV_UYb7ex7fN7n98MaenWZF7UxJeDwoA3L-vvNW8/edit?usp=sharing

Support Synopsis:

https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1tAuim3cAi6_tglLdxSpzV2kXBExHo3ld1_6bEFy5KuU/edit?usp=sharing

Week 12 assignment #1

Click here to see how to use google earth.

Week 12 assignment #2

Edmodo is a great tool for teachers and students to use. Teachers are able to post assignment, quizzes, ask questions, share links and assign grades. Students are able to keep track of their upcoming assignments and quizzes. Students can no more use the excuse that they lost an assignment or homework since everything is on Edmodo. It is also great for creating polls where teachers are able to collect instant feedback from her students. Another great feature that Edmodo offers is that parents can have access and keep tabs on their child’s progress, and see their child’s grades and assignments. This is a great way for students to communicate and collaborate with each other.

Group code: kc5a36 

Google maps lesson plan

click here to view my lesson on google maps
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1uHzYy9dIIG4p3jpkkPgXTD9ja4qI74TrDFtKtP3D5FM/edit?usp=sharing

Week 10 assignment #3

click here to view my game scenario:
Build your own school

Week 10 assignment # 2

Candy Crush

1.       Text- for each level there is a text box or a bubble that explains each levels goal in a short and concise manner.

Visual graphic elements- there are different sounds and changes of colors that mean different things to the player.

Audio- when player scores points different sounds occur. When a player does a match that is incorrect a sound lets them know that they are wrong.

2.       Each level of the game is a different goal with either a certain amount of moves or time limit. As the level increases, it gets harder. Each level has a game with different colored candies and obstacles. The player has to create sets of candies of three or more, by swiping two candies that are near each other either horizontally or vertically. The player has to eliminate as many candies, jellies, or bring down ingredients in the time allotted.

3.        The rule of the game is to move any candies to create a set of 3 matching candies. It can be moved in any direction as long as it’s not blocked. If you created the correct combination it will explode and give you more points. The player has to reach the objective of the goal. Either by reaching a specific amount of points, getting rid of a set of tiles (jelly covered tiles), or by creating items to fall to the bottom.

4.       Candy crush has no embedded scenario.

Technology integrated unit plan

Here is the link to my unit plan:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k5nuZnCU-F8evh7CO2xkRjbWfspJbgkAlmOxnSQF_Jk/edit?usp=sharing

Math lesson plan

Here is the link to my math lesson plan:
Math lesson plan

Student centered discussion lesson plan

Here is the link to my student centered discussion lesson plan:
Student centered discussion lesson plan

Reading lesson plan

Here is the link to my reading lesson plan:
Reading lesson plan

Writing lesson plan

Here is the link to my writing lesson plan:
Writing lesson plan

Ms. Coufal reading workshop

From watching the video, I was able to see that Emma Coufal is an amazing teacher. She teaches her students lots of different strategies. Her students seemed like they really enjoyed learning and reading. Ms. Coufal makes her lessons engaging, motivating, and fun for all her students.

Ms. Coufal used “picture power” to predict a word based on looking at the picture, and the first letter. I really enjoyed the game “popin” where students “pop” the first sound in a word. This helped them with phonemic awareness. They used the picture in a book to determine an unknown word.  She uses the concept of “super heroes” to use with “super powers”. I liked the idea that she makes her students wear “witch pointer” on their finger. This makes it exciting for students to follow along and be engaged in the lesson. During independent reading and when the students are with their partner, Ms. Coufal goes around the classroom and assesses her students (informal assessments). She observes her students reading and marks down the students reading level. She explains to her students what it means to be a good partner, students sit side by side so they can help each other. I liked that at the end of the lesson she makes her students pat themselves on the back for doing such a wonderful job. Ms. Coufal creates an environment that makes school a lot of fun, she is a teacher that puts in a lot of patience and effort in her students.

Rubric

Here is the link to my rubric
My rubric

Human Impact on Water Quality

Desired Results:

Students will be able to

  Identify the key factors that influence water quality

·         Explain how human activities can change the balance of a water ecosystem and affect the survival of organisms

·         Identify the relationships among factors affecting water quality

·         Explain how a factor affects the living organisms in a water ecosystem

·         Use credible cyber resources for data collection

·         Use ICTs to facilitate the process of identifying scientifically testable questions and locating valuable and accurate information

·         Use ICTs to support data organization, data analysis and data presentation, and draw conclusions

·         Use ICTs to communicate findings to the learning community using various media formats

Acceptable Evidence

·         Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem

·         Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

·         Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Learning Activities

Day one- Pre inquiry discussion

·         Students will be grouped and brainstorm using their prior knowledge the effect of water quality on human activity.

·         Teacher will provide the students with overall strategies for conducting effective internet searches.

·         Students will research the direct and indirect impact of human behaviors on water ecosystems.

·         Students will then discuss its findings with the rest of the class.

Day two- Model the structured inquiry process

·         The teacher will model to the class the inquiry process.

Day three- Scaffold students guided inquiry research process

·         Teacher should guide students to develop scientifically researchable questions through researching on the internet and formulate the hypothesis by asking questions.

Day four- Initiated open-inquiry research process

·         Students will form a research question and a hypothesis.

·         They will then collect water-quality data from public cyber databases and examine their hypothesis using the evidence.

·         Students will enter their data in a spreadsheet and analyze it, create charts. They will examine their hypothesis and own conclusions. They will then share their findings with the rest of the class.

Backward Design Lesson Plan

Here is my link to my backward design lesson plan
backward design lesson plan

T-chart

Voki

Features of the Technology	Affordances
Can create 60 second videos	Allows for short presentation.
Ability to use text – over voice	This is great for students that are shy, they can use features such as the automated voki voice and still feel comfortable publishing their voki.
Can create different character	Allows the students to play around with all different characters and accessories and have fun with it.
Easy to figure out and use	Teachers can use this for introduction or directions for their students.

Blog

Features of the Technology	Affordances
Ability to edit posts	Allows for changes to be made to the post.
Ability to post comments on other blogs	This allows for ongoing discussion, and promotes interactive learning and allows for classmates to see different viewpoints on the topic.
Customize your blog	Blogs can be personalized, add pictures, background, add decorations-this gives students a sense of ownership to their blogs.
Can have the features of being made public or private	This allows that only classmates and instructors can view your posts, or they can have the option to make it public.

                                    

Screen cast-o-mastic 

Features of the technology	Pedagogical Affordances
Students can create tutorials, they can also produce short videos about concepts they have learned.	Student centered approach
Students can work together to create products, and they can also comment on their peers work. Thus, creating discussion and critical thinking skills.	Collaborative learning
Students can learn on their pace, they can go back to a previous slide if they didn’t understand something, and they need clarification on a specific thing.	Self-paced learning

Screen cast-o-matic Lesson plan

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Screen cast-o-matic lesson plan

Learning theories

Here is my link to my power point presentation on learning theories.
 https://drive.google.com/a/nyit.edu/file/d/0ByesqGK4pvOdMGRzaXFtM1Q1bzg/view?usp=sharing