Using Technology to Teach Teks and Taks Objectives

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Using Technology to Teach Teks and Taks Objectives

• Connie Parr
• Betsy Ruffin
• Cleburne Intermediate School
• Cleburne, TX

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Our Project

• Title was Holidays Around the World
• Final product due was a PowerPoint presentation
• Length of unit was 6 weeks, including time for
  students to present
• Lessons included were research, use of databases,
  internet searching, website evaluation, correct
  citing of sources, reading skills in context.

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Notes on Collaborative Planning

• Have a form
• Take advantage of email
• Find a time to get together
• Come with a spirit of cooperation
• Start early

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Lessons Taught by Classroom Teacher

• Reading skills in context
• Use of print sources
• Note-taking
• Citation of sources

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Lessons Taught by Librarian-Technologist

• Web searching
• Web evaluation
• Use of databases
• Basics of Power Point
• Big Six research model

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Lesson Co-taught

• Research
• Application of all skills taught in lessons
• Computer use in lab
• Formation and support of an opinion on a topic

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Timeline
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Timeline
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Veterans Day
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United States Map
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Celebrations Memorials

• Securities hold special services at the Tomb of
  the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington Cemetery in
  Arlington, Virginia.
• There are also special parties to honor the
  veterans that fought and are still alive.

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Celebration Date

• Veterans Day is celebrated on November the 11th
  every year.
• Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day. On
  the 11th hour of the 11th month of the 11th day
  everyone would stand towards the east.

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East?

• The reason people would stand towards the east
  was because that was the direction to face
  France.
• Why did they face France? That was where the
  Armistice Contract was signed.
• On Monday, November 11th, 1918, the Germans
  signed the Armistice Contract, ending World War I.

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My Personal Opinion

• I think that Veterans Day is a very important
  holiday to the USA because we honor the people
  who fought in World War I just so we could be
  free.

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Citations

• Uhler, Sharron G. Veterans Day. World
• Book. 2004.
• www.k12tlc.com
• Veterans Day.http//www.patriotism.org/veterans
• 5Fday

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What Did The Students Learn?

• Samples of TEKS/TAKS Objectives Met
• Language Arts and Reading
• (5)  Listening/speaking/audiences. The student
  speaks clearly and appropriately to different
  audiences for different purposes and occasions.
• (8)  Reading/variety of texts. The student reads
  widely for different purposes in varied sources
• (11)  Reading/literary response. The student
  expresses and supports responses to various types
  of texts

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TEKS/TAKS

• (13)  Reading/inquiry/research. The student
  inquires and conducts research using a variety of
  source
• (15)  Writing/purposes. The student writes for a
  variety of audiences and purposes and in a
  variety of forms
• (20)  Writing/inquiry/research. The student uses
  writing as a tool for learning and research
• Objective 1 The student will demonstrate a basic
  understanding of culturally diverse written
  texts.
• Objective 3 The student will use a variety of
  strategies to analyze culturally diverse written
  texts.
• Objective 4 The student will apply
  critical-thinking skills to analyze culturally
  diverse written texts.

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TEKS/TAKS

• Social Studies
• (3)  Geography. The student uses maps, globes,
  graphs, charts, models, and databases to answer
  geographic questions.
• (16)  Culture. The student understands that
  certain institutions are basic to all societies,
  but characteristics of these institutions may
  vary from one society to another
• Objective 5 The student will use
  critical-thinking skills to analyze social
  studies information.

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TEKS/TAKS

• Technology
• (3) Foundations. The student complies with the
  laws and examines the issues regarding the use of
  technology in society.
• (4) Information acquisition. The student uses a
  variety of strategies to acquire information from
  electronic resources, with appropriate
  supervision.
• (6) Information acquisition. The student
  evaluates the acquired electronic information.

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TEKS/TAKS

• (8) Solving problems. The student uses research
  skills and electronic communication, with
  appropriate supervision, to create new knowledge.
  
• (9) Solving problems. The student uses technology
  applications to facilitate evaluation of work,
  both process and product.
• (10) Communication. The student formats digital
  information for appropriate and effective
  communication

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Databases, Groupware, Search Engines Used

• Britannica Online http//www.school.eb.com
• Facts On File -- http//www.fofweb.com
• K12 Teaching and Learning Center --
  http//www.k12tlc.com/
• Proquest and Sirs -- http//www.proquestk12.com/
• Gaggle Student Email --http//www.gaggle.net
• Google www.google.com
• Vivisimo www.vivisimo.com

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What Did the Teachers Learn?

• Students may be able to use technology, but they
  dont necessarily use it effectively
• Students need to learn to be effective users of
  information in any form, but especially online
  forms
• Teachers all contribute to the process of
  Information and Technology Literacy. We decided
  we were planting the seeds.
• Keep the basic project simple. Its easier to
  add extensions for GT students than to subtract
  for inclusion students
• Students need help in how to write information in
  their own words. Teach them what plagiarism is.

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Other Collaborative Technology Projects

• Social Studies Project
• Used PowerPoint to introduce study of Australia
  and to create PowerPoint giving facts of country
•   6.4 (A) locate major historical and
  contemporary societies on maps and globes
• 6.21 organize and interpret information from
  outlines, reports, databases, and visuals
  including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps

• Reading/ LA Project
• Used Publisher to introduce study of literature
  genres and to create brochure about a genre for
  library
• 12 B recognize the distinguishing features of
  genres, including biography, historical fiction,
  informational texts, and poetry
• 15 C write to inform such as to explain,
  describe, report, and narrate

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Other Projects

• Science Project
• Used MS Office and Web products to compare
  Scientific Method and Information Literacy and to
  research an energy type and form an opinion
• (3) Scientific processes. The student uses
  critical thinking and scientific problem solving
  to make informed decisions
• (C) research and describe energy types from their
  source to their use

• Math Project
• Used online catalogs as part of Library Math
  scavenger hunt
• (3) Number, Operations, and Quantitative
  Reasoning. The students adds, subtractsto solve
  meaningful problems
• (2) A Generate equivalent fractions

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To Contact Us

• connie.parr_at_cleburne.k12.tx.us
• betsy.ruffin_at_cleburne.k12.tx.us
• Cleburne Intermediate School, 810 N. Colonial,
  Cleburne,TX,76033