The Plant CastleThe Plant Castle

Technology Integration ProjectTechnology Integration Project

Emily BlaisdellEmily Blaisdell

IP&T 287IP&T 287

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

Students will use structural analysis and Students will use structural analysis and context clues to determine the meanings context clues to determine the meanings of words.of words.

Students will be able to identify and Students will be able to identify and recognize six unfamiliar vocabulary words recognize six unfamiliar vocabulary words in the story (arboretum, cacti, succulents, in the story (arboretum, cacti, succulents, orchid, papayas, and cacao). orchid, papayas, and cacao).

The Technology I UsedThe Technology I Used

I created a I created a PowerPoint that PowerPoint that corresponded with the corresponded with the story of the week, story of the week, “The Plant Castle.”“The Plant Castle.”

The slide topics were:The slide topics were: Vocabulary wordsVocabulary words Four Reading Four Reading

StrategiesStrategies Context SentencesContext Sentences Word DefinitionsWord Definitions

Vocabulary Word SlidesVocabulary Word Slides

Four Reading Strategies SlidesFour Reading Strategies Slides

Context Sentence, Word & Context Sentence, Word & Definition Slide ExamplesDefinition Slide Examples

How I Used TechnologyHow I Used Technology

I used my PowerPoint I used my PowerPoint to show my students to show my students the vocabulary words the vocabulary words and four reading and four reading strategies before I strategies before I read them the story.read them the story.

How I Used TechnologyHow I Used Technology As I read the story, I As I read the story, I

stopped and showed the stopped and showed the slide with the sentence slide with the sentence that contained one of the that contained one of the vocabulary words. The vocabulary words. The students guessed the students guessed the vocabulary word that vocabulary word that belonged in the sentence. belonged in the sentence. After they guessed, I After they guessed, I showed the correct word showed the correct word on a slide. Then I on a slide. Then I showed my students the showed my students the word definition slide.word definition slide.

What Went WellWhat Went Well

My students really enjoyed seeing the My students really enjoyed seeing the PowerPoint slides.PowerPoint slides.

My students liked guessing which My students liked guessing which vocabulary word would go in the sentence vocabulary word would go in the sentence and checking to see if they were right or and checking to see if they were right or not by the word that came up on the next not by the word that came up on the next slide. slide.

The PowerPoint also helped them learn The PowerPoint also helped them learn the vocabulary word definitions.the vocabulary word definitions.

What Went Not So Well…What Went Not So Well…

My mentor teacher wouldn’t allow me to My mentor teacher wouldn’t allow me to use the LCD projector like I had planned use the LCD projector like I had planned and I had to show my students the and I had to show my students the PowerPoint from my personal laptop. PowerPoint from my personal laptop. Because of this, not all of the students Because of this, not all of the students could see the PowerPoint clearly. could see the PowerPoint clearly.

What I Would Do DifferentlyWhat I Would Do Differently

If I could teach this lesson again, I would If I could teach this lesson again, I would definitely use the LCD projector so that all definitely use the LCD projector so that all of my students could see the PowerPoint.of my students could see the PowerPoint.

I would also use the Technology Cart I would also use the Technology Cart (along with the LCD projector) so that my (along with the LCD projector) so that my students could be involved in the students could be involved in the technology by pressing enter to transition technology by pressing enter to transition the slides. the slides.

Student Use of TechnologyStudent Use of Technology

For this lesson, I was the only one actually For this lesson, I was the only one actually working the technology. However, the working the technology. However, the students were actively engaged in the students were actively engaged in the lesson because the PowerPoint was lesson because the PowerPoint was interactive—they had to guess the interactive—they had to guess the vocabulary word and check their guess by vocabulary word and check their guess by the next slide that appeared. the next slide that appeared.

Technology Use Is EssentialTechnology Use Is Essential

Technology was essential in this lesson. I Technology was essential in this lesson. I created the PowerPoint to help my created the PowerPoint to help my students guess the correct vocabulary students guess the correct vocabulary word for the sentence and to see and word for the sentence and to see and learn the vocabulary word definitions. The learn the vocabulary word definitions. The only way my students could see the story only way my students could see the story sentence, the vocabulary words, and the sentence, the vocabulary words, and the definitions was on the PowerPoint definitions was on the PowerPoint because the book itself did not have large because the book itself did not have large text or a definitions page. text or a definitions page.

Focus on the Learning TaskFocus on the Learning Task

Using the PowerPoint helped the students Using the PowerPoint helped the students achieve the learning objective. The achieve the learning objective. The students guessed the vocabulary word students guessed the vocabulary word that fit correctly in the context sentence that fit correctly in the context sentence displayed on the slide. In addition, the displayed on the slide. In addition, the PowerPoint also helped the students see PowerPoint also helped the students see and learn the vocabulary word definitions. and learn the vocabulary word definitions.

Added ValueAdded Value

This lesson would have been a lot This lesson would have been a lot harder without technology. Without the harder without technology. Without the PowerPoint, my students wouldn’t have PowerPoint, my students wouldn’t have been able to see the context sentences, been able to see the context sentences, the vocabulary words, or the word the vocabulary words, or the word definitions. In addition, the PowerPoint definitions. In addition, the PowerPoint allowed me to color coordinate the allowed me to color coordinate the vocabulary word color with the definition vocabulary word color with the definition color so the students had an extra color so the students had an extra connection between the word and the connection between the word and the definition.definition.