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Evidence #3: Lesson Plan Taught
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My third evidence is a lesson plan developed and implemented in my Level II Internship EDE 4942. In this lesson, I integrated technology into the students’ current social studies/reading curriculum, which is about the Original 13 Colonies. I found online an Internet Scavenger Hunt about Pennsylvania. I put the students in groups and had them participate in the scavenger hunt on the computer.
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My third evidence meets this AP in several ways. First, it is a lesson plan that integrates technology into a content lesson. The students have been studying about The Thirteen Original Colonies in Social Studies and also partially in reading. This technology is tied directly to the content material because it is a scavenger hunt about Pennsylvania, which is one of the 13 colonies they are learning more about. The scavenger hunt was made to provide fun facts about Pennsylvania that you wouldn’t normally find in a textbook or anything. This is a great way to enhance the students’ knowledge about one of the original 13 colonies in more depth, but also giving them fun information that makes them want to learn more because it’s interesting for them. This lesson plan also fosters development of the skills in the provided Sunshine State Standards (3rd and 4th). By reading the scavenger hunt directions, and having to look through numerous websites for specific information, the students will examine several sources of information (the different websites) and evaluate the information provided in them. This also requires the students to do a lot of at-grade level reading in order to find the correct information within the websites.
My third evidence was implemented in my Level II Internship class of 5th graders. Since this is a unique, fun activity, the students were immediately excited and motivated to try and win the contest. The students benefited from this lesson in many ways. First, they were able to use their background knowledge from what they’ve already learned in Social Studies about the Original 13 colonies. This information was useful for them when they were trying to find the answers to the internet scavenger hunt. This technology lesson plan helped meet the teaching and learning outcomes because it provided them with new information about one of the particular colonies. This lesson plan gave them another resource and another point of view about Pennsylvania than their text book or other source could give them. It helps them to see history and places they have never been (assuming they have never been to Pennsylvania) in a more concrete, realistic way. The website asks about things that are in mostly every child’s life – crayons, Hershey’s chocolate, and baseball. When you relate lessons to students’ real-life situations, they will learn more, remember more, and gain more from it. Also, the students are getting practice using a computer – they develop typing skills, using multiple websites, and searching websites. As technology advances, these are skills that are going to become, for the most part, crucial for a successful job or career. Being able to incorporate a lesson that involved learning outcomes for Social Studies, Reading, and computer skills is really beneficial to the students.
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