CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts Heroes: Now and Then Happy Valley Primary School

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then My name is Janet Tufts and I am a 2 nd grade teacher at Happy Valley Primary School. My web site is My is This is a second grade History/Social Science lesson (standard 2.5) on Famous People. The students will learn to navigate through various web sites to create a definition of a hero. Each student will then present a biography of a famous person by creating a Power Point Presentation. Students will then present their projects while dressed as their hero.

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Students will be able to: Define a hero Learn to use the Internet for research Use a graphic organizer as a pre-writing tool Write a short biography Use Power Point to present information Expectations

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then I learned the following: Web page creation in Netscape Composer Linking pages and projects Search Engine techniques Power point Excel Downloading and uploading techniques Outcomes

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Successes High interest Students learned how to get information from the Internet Research and Pre-writing activities carried over to other areas of the curriculum Met the needs of more than one California Standard Students and Parents enjoyed the presentations

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Shortcomings When modeling research icons, it was difficult for large groups of students to see the computer monitor The spaces on the graphic organizer were not large enough Lack of numerous Internet-connected computers Time for students to type projects

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Student Data The students improved in their post tests and the average of their projects. Students with poor attendance did not make as much progress. The projects were exceptional and the grading rubric was very helpful.

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Revisions I revised the pre-writing template to better fit the students’ writing. I also changed some text in the web site and revised the pre/post test. I found that I underestimated the students’ ability to be successful on true-false tests.

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Summary This project helped me see how using technology could enhance the learning of all children. There are many different types of technology, and finding the technology that will better enhance your lesson is crucial. The Internet can be useful tool when specific sites are linked.

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Taking a standard and creating a lesson around it is a skill that more people need to explore. I hope to be able to use the lessons that others have created in this project as time progresses. I have learned a lot from this project. I hope to use some of the skills I have learned to educate others.

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Student Work The following slides contain pictures of my students working on the Famous People Biography lesson and some of their projects. Enjoy.

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Students Working on Lesson Plan:

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Hero Lesson:

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then Student Biography:

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then My Hero By: Alyssa A hero is someone you can count on. A hero is kind and takes care of you. A hero is always there for you. My hero is my dad. I love my dad My Hero By: Robert A hero protects you and makes your life better. A fireman is my hero. Firemen work hard to protect us from danger. When I grow up, I want to be a fireman.

CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Janet Tufts, Happy Valley Primary School Heroes: Now and Then