Monday, July 19, 2010

Content Instruction

General Goals:

Creating proper citations for classroom research projects that include creating trifold brochures, digital quilts of images expressing who you are in images alone, researching and reporting, illustrating, and presenting a multimedia Hyperstudio project. This lesson provides information and skills that crosses curriculum areas. The information and skills presented in this lesson help my students prepare, research, document, and cite sources for their work in science as they do their annual science projects. It assists them in their work in the language arts framework.


Specific Objectives:

Students will learn the value of research and using the work of others to complete their own projects and the proper way to give credit in the form of a proper citation to the author, illustrator, photographer, or researcher from whom they might use work.

Students will be able to properly cite work used from many sources including traditional materials such as books and newspapers and additionally electronic and web-based research sources. Students will be given all the information necessary to find the necessary details such as web page addresses and image addresses for material they choose to include in their projects.

Content Standards

ITSE/NETS for Students and California Content Standards:


Reading/Language Arts Framework and Content Standards for California Public Schools,:

English-Language Arts Content Standards - Seventh Grade: Writing:

· 1.5 Give credit for both quoted and paraphrased information in a bibliography by using

a consistent and sanctioned format and methodology for citations.

· 2.3 d. Cite Reference sources appropriately.

*** However these skills/standards can be seen as early as fourth grade- so lesson plan can be easily adapted


ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T) for teachers and students

For Teacher:

§ ISTE-NETS 2: Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

· Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS-S.

§ ISTE- NETS 4: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

· Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.


For Students:

ITES-NETS 2: Communication and Collaboration

· Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:

a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of

digital environments and media.

b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety

of media and formats.

c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of

other cultures.

d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.


§ ISTE-NETS 5: Digital Citizenship

· Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:

a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration,

learning, and productivity.

c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

§ ITSE-NETS 6: Technology Operations and Concepts

· Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students:

a. understand and use technology systems.

b. select and use applications effectively and productively.

c. troubleshoot systems and applications.

d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.


FINAL PROJECT---Purpose

Lesson Title: Cite the Site!

Creating Bibliographies with Proper Citations
A Middle School Lesson (6-8th grade- but could be used for younger grades)

Overview and Purpose:

This lesson will demonstrate to students the need to properly cite work of others incorporated into their reports or presentations. It will detail how to create bibliographies with proper citations for the primary types of references middle students will use for projects such as text-based reports or multimedia projects and presentations. Students will also learn the process for using web graphics and properly citing their web address. An easy-to-use freeware application will also be introduced.