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As I design a lesson, the
content comes first. Once this is determined, I look for instructional
strategies and technology resources that will help student master the
content. Lesson plans include a variety of technology-enhanced experiences
along with methods of teaching or reinforcing technology skills. In this
lesson, I used technology for several purposes. First, video was used
interactively to provide content and engage the students. The Internet is
used by the students to locate information from a given website. A
spreadsheet is used to collect and analyze data. The lesson also takes
advantages of when the students are using the tools to teach them about
technology. A segment is included that discusses the validity of
information on the Internet. Students also learn about spreadsheets in the
context of using them to organize and analyze the data. The lesson is
correlated to Virginia SOL in both the content area and computer/technology
standards. It is always a good idea when using technology to have a backup
plan in case the planned technology does not work or is not available. In
the Look Out lesson, I had students locate information on the Internet, but
gave an alternate source in case the Internet was not available. Students
enjoyed measuring how high they could jump and it worked well to have the
students working in small groups to collect and enter the data. |