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TIP Lesson Plan - 2012 Presidential Election

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Phase #1: Technological Pedagogical Content KnowledgeThis lesson is going to demonstrate a wide array of technology. Technology tools range from

technology tools such as Google Sites, Screencast-o-matic (Teacher only), Wallwisher, & Voicethreadwill be used in this lesson.

Phase #2: Determining Relative Advantage – Why Use Technology?This lesson was designed in order to get students thinking about the 2012 Presidential election.

The lesson involved polling students, brainstorming important election issues, and using research toolsto determine where the candidates stood on particular issues.

While this lesson could have been executed without the use of technology, the implementation of technology turned a traditional lesson plan into an interactive lesson befitting the 21 st century. Typically,in the name of time, I would poll students using a show of hands. While this is a quick solution to surveystudents, I don’t think it is very efficient because students are afraid of being wrong or standing alone sothey often wait to see who else is raising their hand. Using Polleverywhere.com, students will vote usingtheir cell-phones, American Idol style, and be able to view live time results on the projector. Not onlydoes PollEverywhere.com provide a relative advantage for efficiency, it also provides motivation byallowing students to actually use their cell phones in a classroom environment without fear of

punishment. Not only is there a relative advantage to implementing these web 2.0 tools, they are all free.

Phase #3: Deciding on Objectives and Assessments – How Will I Know Students Have Learned?After researching election issues, students demonstrated their knowledge of those issues by

commenting on a Voicethread created by the teacher. After a brief introduction with directions, theVoicethread showed a picture representing an issue in the 2012 election and the students had to explainthe positions of the two main candidates on those issues.

Assessment was based on student participation in poll, the brainstorming activity withWallwisher.com, as well as the student comments on the Voicethread. Rubrics needed to be created togauge the depth of student comments.

Students also completed a written summary of the knowledge they gained using a Google Formfollowing the activity.

Phase #4: Designing Integration Strategies – What Teaching Strategies Will Work Most?Students will worked by themselves to complete this lesson. The lesson was completed using a

combination of directed and self-directed/constructivist approach. The constructivist approach helpedstudents with less background knowledge to feel comfortable enough to comment throughout the lesson.Another strategy that helped minority student involvement was that students were capable of votinganonymously via their cell phones.The sequence of activities using technology was as follows:

• Introduction (Attention grabber) Survey using online polling software – (Who is going to win the2012 election?)

• Wallwisher.com Brainstorming Activity

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• Candidate Comparison Research ( http://2012.candidate-comparison.org/ )• Voicethread Commenting Activity• Written Summary using Google Form

These activities were thoroughly explained in a video tutorial prior to completing the lesson.

Phase #5: Preparing the Instructional Environment – Are the Essential Conditions in Place toSupport Technology IntegrationTechnology needed:• 25 computers w/ Internet connection – Need to schedule computer lab• Cell Phones (students without cell phones can cast their vote using a classmates’ phone)• 1 Projector (mounted in the classroom)• Students with vision problems will sit in the front of the classroom

Phase #6: Evaluating and Revising Integration Strategies – What Worked Well and What NeedsImproved?The objectives of this lesson were achieved, as students were very knowledgeable on the candidates andissues. I have also created a Google Form to ask students for their feedback on ways this lesson could beimproved and I have embedded it onto my website with the lesson.

Technology Plan

Technology Used: Google Sites, Screencast-o-matic (Teacher only), Wallwisher, & Voicethread

Goal : To facilitate learning through the use of web 2.0 tools.

Target Audience: High School students

A “Proficient” high school student is able to independently…• Use the internet appropriately• Access websites when given a URL• Adhere to districts “Acceptable use policy”

Prerequisites needed to use the web 2.0 tools above – each student will have to• Access to a networked computer • Firefox or IE browsers• General browsing skills

Cost:• $0

Ethical Standards Required:• Campaigns can invoke strong feelings in many people. It is of absolute importance that ALL

students respect the opinions and work of others.

Rubric for evaluating this standard:

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Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced Assessment

Method

Is incapable of participating in thewallwisher

brainstormingactivity, theresearch portion, or the voicethread

portions of thelesson.

Makes an attempt at participating in thewallwisher

brainstormingactivity, theresearch portion, or the voicethread

portions of thelesson bycontributing ideasand comments.

Successfully participates in all of the learningactivities by

brainstorming onthe wallwisher,researching usingthe given website,and commenting onthe Voicethread.

Makes thought provokingcontributions in allof the learningactivities by

brainstorming onthe wallwisher,researching usingthe given website,and commenting onthe Voicethread aswell as buildingupon the ideas of others in thoseactivities.

Instructor Observation