READING LESSON:FACT, OPINION, & INFERENCECrystal Merrifield

Pleasant Ridge Elementary School

5th grade

COMPUTER LAB TECHNOLOGY SET UP

Computers set up on a network.

CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY SET UP

Promethean board in my room. Projector mounted in ceiling & connected to

desktop. 3 mini laptops

Technology issues are reported to our building technology person. She keeps our technology up to date and

cleaned.

DESCRIPTION OF LESSON

Topic: Fact, opinion, & inference review

Technology Used: Desktop computers Headphones Promethean board & projector

22 students at this point of the day

Lesson plan activities – kids & me http://merrifieldw540.wordpress.com/technology-less

on-plan/

Assessments: pre-test & post-test

COMPUTER LAB TECHNOLOGY USED

Desktop computer lab with headphones Capabilities:

Visit websites Partner work Online submission of work via edmodo.com Research Presentations Lesson creations Organizing data

Limitations: Blocked websites User ability levels/experience

CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY USED

Promethean board with projector Capabilities:

Interactive lessons Saving the visuals our charts you create as a class

Limitations: User knowledge/experience Blocked websites Server issues

Help kids in the future: Prepare them for middle school & beyond Word processing skills already beginning Will be familiar with programs in future jobs

ASSIGNMENT SET UP & EXPLANATION

SUPPORTING DIVERSE LEARNERS

Screen shots on instruction page www.meegenius.com - words highlighted http://www.storylineonline.net/ -- more higher

level books are available

For highly able students, the expectation of quoting more than one piece of text to support your answer is already present in my classroom. 

I don’t currently use any assistive technology, but Tap-its and an iPad are used in the severe profound room at my school.

MANAGING TECHNOLOGY

Computer lab rules Computer lab routines

Entering Assigned computers Headphones Trouble shooting – ask partner, neighbor 1st – We

are here to help each other and learn from each other!

Classroom technology routines Return to charging station – don’t plug in Student assigned for charging Rug in front of the Promethean board Holder for pens & remote

COMPUTER LAB PROCEDURES – PASSING OUT HEADPHONES

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Proactive management High expectations from the start Students write the expectations & consequences Establish routines Form a community

If issues arise: “The Book” for record One-on-one discussions Mini-conferences during recess

COOPERATIVE LEARNING THROUGHOUT

WAS YOUR LESSON EFFECTIVE?

Quick, efficient review of the skills Before lesson – all skills had been presented

3 times in the lab with online lessons After lesson – knew what to expect with test

Each week fewer students are needing assistance Saving Attaching files Online submission

Motivation & engagement was increased with the use of technology.

Next time, I will have the students do this 2 days prior to the test, so we will have a day to share & go over the submissions prior to the test.

LEGAL & ETHICAL COMPUTER USE

Students are instructed throughout the year on quoting text properly and citing their sources, when necessary. Response to literature rubric includes the sentence

starter “The text says,” as a reminder. RUBRIC

Partner work Encourage each other of ethical behavior Allows me to walk around and monitor

If any technology rules are not followed or ethical issues arise, they are back to paper & pencil work.

EFFECTIVE LESSON – PROVIDED SKILL REVIEW

TECHNOLOGY AS A PRODUCTIVITY TOOL

Power School: Attendance & online grade boo

Email: Communication

Spreadsheets: Goal Clarity Window data collection

Classroom website: 2-4 days a week blog for parents (http://mrsmerrifield.weebly.com/)

TECHNOLOGY AS A RESEARCH TOOL http://

cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html - Fact & opinion review

http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/skillsi-p.html - Inference practice

Research projects Social studies

Author look-ups Book series look-ups

Ways to learn or gather resources outside of the classroom: School site Classroom site Edmodo

Technology for Distance Learning

TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS

The technology standards are preparing our students for life in the 21st century: a technology-based, fast-paced world.

ISTE NETS STANDARDS Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate

creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Technologies, such as the Promethean board, projector, mini-laptops, and flip cameras, are being used on a regular basis in my classroom.

SO LONG. . .