Teach to the Future Loosely based on training from Intel Erica Schurter, Tech Facilitator Conn Elementary March 24, 2006

Digital Immigrants vs. Digital Natives

Today’s Goals Find a revised approach to creating learning units Links, activities and projects for science & social studies, math, multiple subjects, language arts

How can we approach teaching to support student learning in the 21 st century?

Getting Started Begin with an essential question, unit questions, and content questions. What are your curricular goals for the unit?

Plan the Unit Plan the Unit What tools will you use to teach the students? Overheads~ PowerPoint presentations KWL charts (blogs) Images/pictures (online) Graphs (computerized) Textbooks~ Websites Documents (online) Discussion (board) Read alouds (online) Field trip (virtual) Artifacts (online) Videos (streaming) Tables/charts (spreadsheets) Interactive (online) demonstrations Videoconference

Student Progress Student Progress What tools will the students use to practice the skills, track their learning and show off what they have learned? PosterFlyer News article AdvertisementBrochure Design a book cover or draw a picture of a scene in the book Write a play EssayFlyer News article Class Book Draw a picture or diagram Give a presentation with a poster, etc.

Yesterday’s Project 21 st Century Project Make a poster, flyer, news article, advertisement, or brochure Use a Publisher template, create an advertisement banner for a ____ website Give a presentation with a poster, etc. Use PowerPoint~ scanner, images, links, text, etc. Design a book cover or draw a picture of a scene in the book Design the DVD label for the book as a movie; CD label for the soundtrack Design the box for the video game based on the book Design scenes for the video game with descriptions of what the Avatar will have to endure in the game

Yesterday’s Project 21 st Century Project Journal entry Dear Dumb Diary, word processing, Blog, Discussion Board Write a play Create a commercial, public announcement, or movie using story boards Write a news article Put together in newsletter (Publisher) Post articles in class blog Create hypertext article Draw a picture or diagram Create using software Take a digital picture and write a caption

Science & Social Studies Links

Read Write Think.org Read Write Think.org Use to take notes from a book Circle GraphCircle Graph~Show a life cycle Circle Graph Comic CreatorComic Creator~Create a political cartoon from a different time period Comic Creator Interactive Venn Diagram Interactive Venn Diagram Animal Inquiry Animal Inquiry

Draw to Show Understanding Use drawing program to draw and describe what they know about a subject Can be used as a pre- or post-assessment

Foss Science Kits Foss Science Kits Provides links, teaching strategies, online simulations, etc, that go with the NC Science curriculum and the kits that they provide. Some can be used independently Others require prior knowledge

Publishing Books Integrates other subjects with reading & writing (secretly) Students read/gather information from print & online resources Produce a page of the class book Published book is put in library Extensions: Table of Contents, Index, Book Covers Examples

ABC Books Choose a topic based on the unit of study. Each student is responsible for a letter. Set the criteria and rubric for each page ahead of time.

ABC Examples

Blog Use the blog as a learning journal Similar purpose as a KWL chart (free~requires e- mail) Music Blog Music Blog AG Blog AG Blog

Podcast & Video Create and record a “radio” or TV commercial for a place the students are studying Write and record commentary or a persuasive commercial about a science issue related to the topic of study; or record a discussion show Write and record a “conversation” or scene that took place between key figures in history Record a song and/or dance from the era being studied Record 2 versions of a conversation~one that was handled poorly and an example of how to be less confrontational (character)

Math

Draw for Understanding Draw a line plot for a survey in class Draw a pattern using stamps Show a number in different ways using KidPix (tally, stamps, standard form)

Tutorial Create a tutorial for a concept using PowerPoint or Wink Example Wink Site Wink Site

Podcast & Video Advertise the importance of a math concept Demonstrate a math concept on video using real world objects

Multiple Subjects

Brochure Create a brochure for a place or time period to visit.

Nice Net Nice Net Use as a discussion board for: Novels Novels Science discussion topics Science discussion topics Social studies discussion topics Social studies discussion topics Current events topics Current events topics Book clubs Book clubs

Trivia Game Trivia Game Use PowerPoint to create a trivia game about the topic of study Buttons link to correct and incorrect answers Extension~explain why the answers are correct or incorrect

ePals Global Network ePals Global Network World-wide classroom community Join projects from other schools Ask schools to join your project Join discussion groups (students & teachers) Write book reviews and comment on book reviews from students around the world

Language Arts

Idioms Compare the literal meaning to the idiomatic meaning by drawing two pictures next to each other

Podcast & Video Act out a scene from a book Record a dramatic reading of part of a book Record a read aloud for younger grades Create an advertisement for a book

Propaganda Project Propaganda Project Introduce students to forms of propaganda in the media Students find examples of each form in magazine or commercial Create PowerPoint including the examples and descriptions of why the ads fit the technique Students create an original ad using 1+ technique

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Propaganda Repetition, Band Wagon, Testimonial And Emotional By: Grace and Sunni

Repetition Repetition is when you repeat a name over and over again to make the buyer want it. The picture to the left is repetition because it says Zicam over and over again.