XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010

SUBJECT AREA: GEOGRAPHY & SOCIAL STUDIESName of Teacher: TIAN SWEE GEOK

GRADE LEVEL: SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS

LESSON TITLE: see belowHand in Hand:

TIME ALLOTTED: 2 PERIODS FOR GEOGRAPHY, 4 PERIODS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES

LESSON DESCRIPTION: (Write a concise description of what occurs in this lesson.)

Answers Come Alive through TinyUrl in Google Apps

As students like using ICT in learning, Google Apps is used as a tutorial tool to help students doing Social Studies and Geography.

Google Apps provides students with a dynamic alternative to express meaningful answers through ICT. Compared to the conventional classroom setting, it was great giving students a break to type their answers instead of writing their answers. Students remained more alert and zealous in such a setting. This was particularly so for students attending structured remedial classes.

CLASSROOM LAYOUT AND GROUPING OF STUDENTS:(Where will the learning take place? How will the room be organized with the computers? How will the students be grouped (class group, individuals, pairs, small groups, etc…)

COMPUTER LABS

Individual responses

XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:(Identification of the specific learning outcomes expected to happen based on Competency Standards.)

MATERIALS, RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY:

1. Materials and Resources for this Lesson (special devices)Technology Components for this Lesson

2. Web Site for this Lesson

3. Computer Software for this Lesson

WORDLE, GOOGLE APPS, TINYURL

a b c D

Creativity & Innovation X□ □ □ □

Communication & Collaboration □ □ X□ □Research and Fluency □ □ □ X□Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making

□ □ □ X□

Digital Citizenship X□ □ □ □Technology Operations and Concepts □ □ □ X□

XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010

STUDENT’S PRESENT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AND KNOWLEDGE:( Do the students have the adequate knowledge to complete the lesson successfully? What pre-requisite skills must the students have to complete the lesson content? Include technology skills.)

Ability to access Google Apps

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

1. Motivation:

Explain the importance of the lesson to motivate the student. Relate lesson to previous lesson or real-life situation.

Able to apply prior knowledge to new situations Thinking about thinking

2. Activities: (The sequential activities to happen in this lesson. It describes the teaching method to employ in learning the lesson.)

ICT: 2 periods, Computer Lab 41. T and S log in2. T captures screen only after all students have logged in:

On desktop, click Junglebyte.To capture screen: “Edit”, “Select All” and click white screen iconTo release screen, click red button on desk top

Click Refresh everytime the speed slows down

Part OneWORDLE1. S type in address: http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE2. T types question: What is sustainable tourism? and asks to each students to write 3 single word adjectives that come to their mind on reading the question.3. After 5 min, T captures screen via Junglebyte 4. T COPY all words on screen and then EDIT (must be single word adjectives)5. T goes to: http://www.wordle.net/

XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010

6. On WORDLE, T click “CREATE”, perform EDIT and then PASTE and then click “GO” on WORDLE7. Words appear on screen. T does a overview of the definition by clicking “COLOUR”

and “LAYOUT” on the top bar for variation8. T COPY adjectives and paste on MICROSOFT WORD and pass over to Mr Wong after the lesson for printing.

Part Two (used also for Social Studies Structured Remedial)GOOGLE APPS1. T clears adjectives on screen and then releases blank screen2. T types in question: Tourism: blessing or curse?3. T instructs S: T distributes WS to students S will be assigned either the positive impact or negative impact:http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GEbless (get students to amend address on their worksheet)http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GEImpact S will be given 15 min to read and draft a response in MICROSOFT WORD S will write their name at the top of their response S will COPY and PASTE response into GOOGLE APPs4. T will COPY and PASTE both responses and SAVE SCREEN on http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE5. S will read the responses6. T concludes the session by reminding students to take note of the URL7. To remove permission to EDIT, T signs in GOOGLE APPS again under Xinmin web.8. T chooses “All items”, tick selected file “Geography 401”, “Share”, “Get Link to Share”, “Get a link for anyone”, untick box – Also allow them to edit, “SAVE & CLOSE”

AN ICT LESSON ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GEOGRAPHY

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

PART ONE: WORDLE

What is sustainable tourism?http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE

TYPE three adjectives that come to your mind on “What is sustainable tourism?”

PART TWO: GOOGLE APPs

Tourism: Blessing or Curse?

8 of you will evaluate tourism as a blessing: http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GEBless8 of you will evaluate tourism as a curse: http://tinyurl.com/xmss401Impact

STUDY the article in the worksheet carefully.TYPE your answer in MICROSOFT WORD.COPY your answer and PASTE into your respective GOOGLE APPs site.

3. Closure:

Summary of the lesson and future lesson.

Useful to introduce concepts, definitions, check for understanding of concepts via key words, “O”

XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010

level style question formatSUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

1. Additional activities to expand the lesson2. Remediation activities for the student needing more instruction and practices3. Assignments

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:How will you measure the student’s success? Formally or informally? Formal evaluation of student work requires that a grade is taken while informal might be monitoring of work, or class discussion. This section should contain a description of the assessment process, the criteria for achievement, and performance levels. The criteria should directly align to objectives and instruction. Describe your plan for providing feedback to your students.

1. A print out based on WORDLE – given to 401 to paste it on the classroom wall as a reminder of the definition of Sustainable Tourism

2. TinyURL site capturing students’ responses to the case study of the Greek Island of Amorgos Tourism – Blessing or Curse? A case study of the Greek island of Amorgos http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE

3. Revision of two Social Studies skills, namely inference and comparison via Google Apps.

Case study of the 2008 Tibetan unrest

Inference Skillhttp://tinyurl.com/xmss4054071a

Comparison Skillhttp://tinyurl.com/Tibet-Compare

IT resources used included TinyUrl and Google Apps. It allowed students not only to write a time-based answer but also to view each other answers online. Students also got to view how their answers were marked and graded online. For the teachers, the answers could be further used as online teaching

XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010

resources to help students learn from their strength and mistakes.

STUDENT PRODUCTS:

What artifact(s) or products will result from the lesson? (such as a report, newsletter, diagram, slideshow, drawing, etc.)

1. Lesson on Sustainable Tourism via Google Apps. 401, 2 periodsTourism – Blessing or Curse?A case study of the Greek island of Amorgoshttp://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE

2. Revision of two Social Studies skills, namely inference and comparison via Google Apps.405 & 407, 4 periodsCase study of the 2008 Tibetan unrest

Inference Skillhttp://tinyurl.com/xmss4054071a

Comparison Skillhttp://tinyurl.com/Tibet-Compare