Washington, D.C.
14 years ago
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Virtual Tour TPACKage
What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
- For this lesson I will be using Google earth to show children some major historical and current American sites. Each site has different significance to American and its history. This lesson ties to Standard 1 -Students will interpret the role of geography in shaping United States history Objective 2 - Utilize geographic skills as they relate to the study of the United States. This has students making a connection between historic geography and current geography.
What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?
- I will conduct this lesson with my class by starting the lesson with a discussion about the history of America. When settlers first came here they came on the east because that was the closest harbor. We will discuss how most major political locations are on the east coast. Then I will show the tour of the historical national sites.
What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
- I will be using a virtual tour on GoogleEarth for this lesson. This will fit the pedagogy because I will teach students about some brief history and then I will use the tour to connect their knowledge.
- For this lesson I will be using Google earth to show children some major historical and current American sites. Each site has different significance to American and its history. This lesson ties to Standard 1 -Students will interpret the role of geography in shaping United States history Objective 2 - Utilize geographic skills as they relate to the study of the United States. This has students making a connection between historic geography and current geography.
What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?
- I will conduct this lesson with my class by starting the lesson with a discussion about the history of America. When settlers first came here they came on the east because that was the closest harbor. We will discuss how most major political locations are on the east coast. Then I will show the tour of the historical national sites.
What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
- I will be using a virtual tour on GoogleEarth for this lesson. This will fit the pedagogy because I will teach students about some brief history and then I will use the tour to connect their knowledge.
Virtual Planage
| Location | Activity | Google Earth content: |
|---|---|---|
| 1. United States White House | The activity for this site will be a slideshow of all the Amercan Presidents. This is important because they were all a part of the history of the White House. This is important because they were all a part of the history of the White House. | The media for this tour site is the slideshow of American Presidents at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/slideshows/presidents/ There is also a picture of the White House on this site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/slideshows/presidents/ |
| 2. United States Pentagon | Activites for this national site will require the students to create their own pentagon out of paper. The five sides can be issues that they think are important to them right now or future goals they would like to achieve. | Their is a picture on this tour site: http://oboerista.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/pentagon2.jpg |
| 3. Washington Monument | Activity for this American site will be a slideshow of the rocks that can be viewed at the Washington Monument. There are many pictures this slideshow but all are different and unique. This slideshow could be slightly boring to children so this video on TeacherTube would be a good tour of the Washington Monument. | Slidewhow found at: http://www.nps.gov/wamo/photosmultimedia/index.htm. The TeacherTube is found at: : http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=49710d6377d3150cf90d. The picture on this slide is found at: http://emeraldrs.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/washington-monument-address.jpg |
| 4. Mount Rushmore | Activity for this site is a video on TeacherTube. It is very informative and gives useful history about Mount Rushmore. | Video: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=feab575962e78e006250. There is also a picture at this site: http://globeleap.com/images/places/mount%20rushmore.jpg |
| Details of image overlay / path / polygon: | There is a path called East Coast National and Historical Sites. This path connects the three sites that I have located on the east coast: Pentagon, White House, and the Washington Monument. |
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
TPACK rerun
- What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
For this lesson I will be using electricity saving practices to expose children to language through the use of media. This lesson will help enhance the oral language of students. The content of this lesson will help them increase their listening and speaking skills.
- What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?
I have created a digital story with the help of my sock puppet, Pinky the Pirate, to teach students about ways that they can help the environment and the earth. My pedagogy is based around my short story, A Public Service Announcement, about saving planet earth.
- What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
Using this digital story as a Public Service Annoucement is a good fit for the content and pedagogy because it gives useful information in a kid friendly way. This technology will provide children with more types of language and will help them increase their listening and speaking. And they will be exposed to this new type of media.
For this lesson I will be using electricity saving practices to expose children to language through the use of media. This lesson will help enhance the oral language of students. The content of this lesson will help them increase their listening and speaking skills.
- What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?
I have created a digital story with the help of my sock puppet, Pinky the Pirate, to teach students about ways that they can help the environment and the earth. My pedagogy is based around my short story, A Public Service Announcement, about saving planet earth.
- What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
Using this digital story as a Public Service Annoucement is a good fit for the content and pedagogy because it gives useful information in a kid friendly way. This technology will provide children with more types of language and will help them increase their listening and speaking. And they will be exposed to this new type of media.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
TPACK follow up
1. The content that my science lesson for the 6th grade is focusing on is microorganisms. Students will be exposed to a variety of different microorganisms through the use of virtual pond and digital microscopes.
2. The pedagogy for this lesson will be based around student exploration. Students will be using virtual pond to become familiar with the different microorganisms. Students like using computers and different technologies and they will be given a chance to use their technological interests to learn about these microorganisms.
3. I will be using virtual pond and digital microscopes in this lesson. They fit this content because the virtual pond gives the exploration power to the student and they are the directors of their own discovery. Digital microscopes also fit because they give the students real experience with microorganisms. They will be able to see first hand what they had been learning and reading about.
2. The pedagogy for this lesson will be based around student exploration. Students will be using virtual pond to become familiar with the different microorganisms. Students like using computers and different technologies and they will be given a chance to use their technological interests to learn about these microorganisms.
3. I will be using virtual pond and digital microscopes in this lesson. They fit this content because the virtual pond gives the exploration power to the student and they are the directors of their own discovery. Digital microscopes also fit because they give the students real experience with microorganisms. They will be able to see first hand what they had been learning and reading about.
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