1. Managing the 21 st Century Classroom Session 3 of 7 Planning a Technology- Enhanced Minilesson

2. Focusing Questions What are the benefits of having a computer and projector in my classroom? How can I enhance my minilessons with technology?

3. Instruction

4. Framing the Session What are the benefits of having a computer and projector in their classroom?

5. Benefits of a computer and a projector in the classroom

6. Framing the Session A projector helps teachers to: Model a complex concept with a concrete visual or simulation. Model a learning process or activity. Engage and motivate students. Support whole-group interactive experience through educational games. Address the needs of different learning styles.

7. Framing the Session A projector also helps teachers to: Communicate complex instructions to class without speaking. Support varied, creative, and seamless use of teaching materials. Save class time. Save and capture class discussion for future use.

8. Teaching Take a look at a few slides of a sample lesson that has been enhanced with technology.

9. Mummies What are they really?

10. What do we know about mummies?

11. Mummy Facts When a body is mummified, it is preserved so that the bacteria and fungi cannot grow. Mummies still have some of their soft tissue. Mummies last for so long, that we still have mummies today from ancient Egypt!

12. Let’s see a video about mummies! Mummies at the Field Museum in Chicago

14. Teaching If you would like to see the rest of the lesson on mummies, it is linked from your agenda. You may use this sample as a model for your own minilesson. Let’s take a look at the Project Guidelines.Project Guidelines.

15. Guided Practice Create a project folder on your hard drive. Download the Lesson Planning Worksheet to it.Lesson Planning Worksheet

16. Work Time

17. Guiding Questions in planning your lesson 1. Does the use of a projector/tablet allow you to do things that could not be done as well without technology? 2. Does the lesson utilize the multimedia capability of the technology, such as audio, video, or animation? 3. Does the use of the technology address a variety of student learning styles? 4. Does the use of the technology help organize and streamline classroom instruction? 5. Does the use of the technology help the teacher to show how to do something rather then tell students how to do it? 6. Does the use of the technology make the lesson more engaging to students? 7. Does the lesson promote and enhance achievement of NYS standards?

18. Work Time Have participants answer each of the Guiding Questions as it relates to their topic. Discuss how you could use technology to enhance your minilesson. Each participant should be ready to share one idea.

19. Share

20. How will you be using technology to enhance your minilessons? Ideas