1. IMPACT SAMR Cover Sheet
Teacher’s Name: Lance Seffens
GLEs and Standards Covered (Include Descriptions): Describe the interrelationships of living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components within various ecosystems (e.g., terrarium, swamp, backyard) (SE-E-A1)
Task Overview
Learning Objective(s)
Suggested Technology
Student Groups will publish their slides to the discussion board on Blackboard
Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from a species.
Explain how habitats are important for organisms.
Computers
Google Slides
Blackboard
Each group of students will design a Power point slide for their assigned topic in Google slides
PowerPoint Software
In this task, you will use your Plicker cards to answer questions.
iPad
Plicker Cards
Promethean Board
Projector
In this task you will log into blackboard and access the digital text book and read Chapter 4 Section 1
Digital text book
REDEFINITION
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable.
transformation
MODIFICATION
Technology allows for significant task redesign..
AUGMENTATION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with some functional improvement.
enhancement
SUBSTITUTION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with no real change.

2. Technology acts a direct substitute, with no functional improvement
Book Online
In this task, you will log into Blackboard, access the digital textbook, and read Chapter 4, Section 1.
SUBSTITUTION
Technology acts a direct substitute,
with no functional improvement
Go to cpsb.org
On the left side of the screen under “Quicklinks,” click “Blackboard.”
On the left side of the page select “Log In” and enter your credentials.
Go to Coach Seffens’ page and select digital text book.
Select Chapter 4.
Read the first section.
This task uses:
Digital textbook
Blackboard
Learning Objective(s):
Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from a species.
Explain how habitats are important for organisms.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Lance Seffens
School: Barbe High School
Louisiana State Standard:Describe the interrelationships of living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components within various ecosystems (e.g., terrarium, swamp, backyard) (SE-E-A1)
Grade Level/Subject: 9-12 Environmental Science
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students:

3. A Plickers Read the question displayed on the board.
In this task, you will use your Plicker card to answer questions.
AUGMENTATION
Technology acts as a direct tool
for substitution with some
functional improvement.
Read the question displayed on the board.
To answer, hold your Plicker card up with the correct letter displayed.
This task uses:
iPad for teacher
Plicker Cards
Promethean Board
Projector
Learning Objective(s):
Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from a species.
Explain how habitats are important for organisms.
TEACHER NOTES: go to plickers.com to create an account and create questions for the students to answer.
Teacher’s name/ Lance Seffens
School: Barbe High School
Louisiana State Standard:Describe the interrelationships of living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components within various ecosystems (e.g., terrarium, swamp, backyard) (SE-E-A1)
Grade Level/Subject: 9-12 Environmental Science
Special Directions/Considerations: the teacher will need to have a Plickers account and create the questions prior to completing this task
Activity Evaluation: Data collected from student’s answers.
Prerequisites for students:

4. significant task redesign.M
PowerPoint Slides
Each group of students will design a slide for their assigned topic in a collaborative Google Slide presentation.
MODIFICATION
Technology allows for
significant task redesign.
Your group will receive your topic.
Use the digital copy of your text book (link found on Blackboard) to learn about your group topic.
Each person in your group will create a slides with details about your topic in the collaborative Google Slides presentation.
The links to the presentations are found in Blackboard.
These slides will contain, but aren’t limited to, definitions, examples and pictures of your topic.
DO NOT include your name on the slides, just your student number and group number.
This task uses:
Computers with internet
Google Slides
Digital textbook
Blackbaord
Learning Objective(s):
Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from a species.
Explain how habitats are important for organisms.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Lance Seffens
School: Barbe High School
Louisiana State Standard:Describe the interrelationships of living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components within various ecosystems (e.g., terrarium, swamp, backyard) (SE-E-A1)
Grade Level/Subject: 9-12 Environmental Science
Special Directions/Considerations: The teacher will need to provide the resources for this activity on their Blackboard (link to textbook and to the Google Slides). The Google Slide presentations will be shared with editing rights and the link is to be shared on the teacher’s Blackboard as well. The number of groups can be adjusted as can the number of slides per student.
Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students:

5. R
Google Slides
Student groups will publish their slides to the discussion board on Blackboard.
REDEFINITION
Technology allows for the
creation of new tasks that were
previously not conceivable.
Go to the Ecosystem: Everything is Connected discussion board in Blackboard where the link to the collaborative slides presentations made in the M task are found.
Review other research presented by classmates in the presentations.
In the discussion (on Blackboard) reply with 3-5 statements to support, revise or reject any of the information presented – with a reasonable explanation.
This task uses:
Computers
Google Slides
Blackboard
Product from M task
Learning Objective(s):
Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from a species.
Explain how habitats are important for organisms.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Lance Seffens
School: Barbe High School
Louisiana State Standard: Describe the interrelationships of living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components within various ecosystems (e.g., terrarium, swamp, backyard) (SE-E-A1)
Grade Level/Subject: 9-12 Environmental Science
Special Directions/Considerations: The teacher will need to provide the resources for this activity on their Blackboard (link to textbook and to the Google Slides). The Google Slide presentations will be shared with editing rights and the link is to be shared on the teacher’s Blackboard as well. The number of groups can be adjusted as can the number of slides per student.
Activity Evaluation:
Prerequisites for students: