Scheduling:
I have already laid out the assignments/projects I will be teaching for the entire residency. The tenative schedule, in order, is as follows:
- Bio-Poem (using Microsoft Word)
- Lost & Found Flyer (using Microsoft Word)
- Post-Card (using Microsoft Word)
- R U Smarter Game (using Microsoft Power Point)
- Career Exploration (using several programs: On Your Own, AKCIS website, and Keynote)
- Fast Food (using Microsoft Excel)
- Weather Graph (using Microsoft Excel)
- Newsletter (using Pages)
- Comic Book (using Comic Life)
- Animation (using Stykz)
Each assignment/project will have a length of 2-10 days, depending on the difficulty level of that particular assignment/project.
Lesson Plans:
Research shows that students learning follows a specific order. I have chosen to follow the style created by Jane Pollock. That style is as follows:
- Goals Stated
- Access Prior Knowledge
- New Information
- Application of New Learning
- Goals Re-visited
I have created rough draft lesson plans for the following assignments/projects:
- Bio-Poem
- Lost & Found Flyer
- Post Card
Hopefully this week I can work on the next two unit: Presentations (teaching starting on Jan 30) and Spreadsheets (teaching starting on Feb. 16th). The remaining two units are being taught after Feb 25th, so hopefully I will be able to get to them before the end of January.
Handouts
For each assignment/project, an assignment sheet and rubric are required so students have a written document to follow stating the requirements of the assignment/project. The assignment sheet is a step by step direction on how to complete the assignment. A sample of an assignment sheet is as follows:
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Lost
& Found Flyer
Instructions
Design
a flyer for a lost and found item on the list to the right. The goal is to make
the flyer colorful and interesting.
1. Open a WORD document. Save it as YOURNAME-LOST.DOCX in your tech folder.
2. Make your own PAGE BORDER. Use auto shapes and group them to create a page border. To get auto shapes go to your drawing toolbar (be creative). To group auto shapes together select all shapes --> right click --> grouping --> Group.
3. Add a HEADING. Such as "Dog Lost". Go to the Word Art Tab, then select a type of word art that you like best.
4. Use at least 4 TEXT BOXES to add the following areas of text from the drawing toolbar. Explore tools for text boxes by right clicking on text box and selecting format shape. Change text box fill color, outline, etc.
a. Description of item lost. (Included defining features, like spots or limp or other identifying qualities).
b. Date and Location where last seen. (Be creative - like "Last seen on July 4th, at 5th Street and Vine")
c. Contact Information (for example: If found, contact YOURNAME @ phone number - no real phone numbers, make them up).
d. Reward or interesting fact about topic.
5. Add a picture of what is lost (from the internet). Don't forget to cite your source (where the picture came from).
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A sample of a rubric is as follows:
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Lost & Found Rubric
Use the information on this sheet to make sure your work is complete. When you finish, put this rubric in the basket on my desk and then hand in your assignment through the class folders on your dock.
NAME: _____________________________________________ Period: ____________________________
COMMENTS:
Did you like the assignment? Why or Why not? _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
Name One thing you learned and how you can use it in the future. ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
Requirements: Check Mark:
Document is Saved in your Tech Folder __________
Document is titled: YOUR NAME-LOST. DOCX __________
You created your own border using auto shapes and grouping. __________
You've added a heading using Word Art __________
You have 4 textboxes including description, last seen, contact, and fun fact. ___________
You've added a picture of what is lost. ___________
Everything fits on one page. ____________
You gave this assignment your best effort even though it may have been hard ___________
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Final Score: (Teacher Use Only)
Attitude & Effort (8) _______
Border (2) _______
Text neat, easy to read and finished (2) _______
Good Picture (3) _______
Good Graphic designs (2) _______
Completion (3) _______
Total _______ ______________
Comments: __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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Screen Casts
A Screen Cast works well in a Business Technology classroom, because instruction is done on a computer. It is hard for a teacher to have good classroom management skills if they are looking at what strokes are being made on the computer instead of observing the classroom. Therefore a screen cast works well. Screen casts can be made with audio files or without. I prefer with, but then when instructing I mute the audio. The reason I find this works well, is I make the video available to other students - specifically if they were absent the day of instruction, or if they just need to review the assignment. That way on the day I instruct, I can verbally state the instructions based on the class demographics each period, but that these students listed above can listen to it without causing any distractions to the rest of the class. The software I use for screen casting is Snapz Pro X. You can use others, but I find this a user friendly version.
I have created a screen cast of the first assignment/project, but have found that my personal computer software, being a newer version than the one the students will be using is significantly different. Therefore prior to being able to do the screen casts for the other assignments/projects, I will need access to my mentor's computer which I will get on January 17th. In the event that a screen cast isn't done, it is not a problem, I will instruct the same style, but do it in a live format using a remote desktop software.
Copying
The final piece to getting ready is to make copies of all items I will be giving to students. This is tedious, but necessary. I have not made any copies as of yet, but will get the first two done this week.
Hopefully I will be two weeks or more ahead of the kids in getting everything prepared on time. That is the goal...
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