Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Yes you can

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Integrating Technology in the Classroom Yes you
can!

• Using 21st Century Skills to Meet Writing
  Standards

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Continent Studies

• Students are presented with an inquiry question.
• inquiry
• an approach to learning that involves a process
  of exploring the natural or material world,
  which leads to asking questions and making
  discoveries in the search for new understandings

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What can we gain from cultural studies?

• Objectives
• gain an appreciation of the people and culture of
  our world
• study the location of a country/ continent
• determine that the relative size and location of
  a country does not limit the success and
  influence of a nation
• understand the values of a society

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• explore some of the major events in a cultures
  history
• study a variety of locations that are visited by
  tourists
• study a variety of plant and animal species that
  are native to a continent
• understand the culture of a society

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Specific Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate an ability to work
  cooperatively in pairs.
• Students will demonstrate an ability to work
  cooperatively within a group.
• Students will utilize grade level appropriate
  search engines to locate information.

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Specific Learning Outcomes

• Students will construct a grade level appropriate
  expository writing sample.
• Students will construct a grade level appropriate
  narrative writing sample which reflects on their
  learning.
• Students will construct a grade level appropriate
  visual to display information effectively.

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Addressing Writing Standards

• Standard 2 Writing
• Students will apply writing skills and strategies
  to communicate effectively for different
  purposes.
• They will use the writing process by
  appropriately applying the organization of ideas,
  development of main ideas and supporting details,
  varied sentence structure, word choice and
  mechanics.
• Using a variety of print and media sources,
  students will select, organize and evaluate for
  research purposes.

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How can we do that?

• Justification Am I using my valuable time
  wisely? Why is it important that I do this?
• Planning and preparation How can I plan
  effectively? What can I do to help my students
  be successful with this unit?

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• Patience This is not only their first time with
  this type of assignment, it is mine, too!
• Prayer Dear God, please give me the strength
  and perseverance to get through this!

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Was it worth it?
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Student Projects

• Research Project At-Home Assignment
• Expository Writing
• Visual Display
• Reflection

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• Media Presentation
• PowerPoint Presentation

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SHOGATSU

• ABBI
• BROUGHTON
• ZACHARY
• AIREAL

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CARD GAMES

• Card games
• are a way to
• spend Shogatsu.

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KITE-FLYING

• Kite-flying
• is a fun game
• on Shogatsu.

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TOPS

• If it is raining on Shogatsu
• Tops are a game,
• especially for boys.
• They come in many
• colors.

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Tanabata

• Marissa
• Shelby
• Jayla
• Jacob

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Verse of Manyoshu

• The evening we meet
• Tanabata is endless
• Tomorrow starts another year.

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The song of Tanabata

• Part one Sasa no ha sara sara.Nokiba ni yureru.
  Oshi sama kira kira,kingin sunago
• Part two Goshiki no tanzaku,watashi ga
  kaita.Ohoshi-sama kirakira, sora kara miteru

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How they celebrate Tanabata

• They celebrate Tanabata by wearing thin kimonos
  and putting wishes on thin colored paper.After
  that they put their wishes on bamboo trees.

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The Story of Princess Star and Herd Star

• Princess star was really in love with Herd star.
  They were so in love that they forgot about their
  work. So Princess stars father told them that
  they were to be separated and only to meet on
  July 7.

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Kodomo No Hi

• Childrens Day
• by
• Nick
• Myia
• Alix
• and
• Taylor

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Kyogen Play

• Kyogen is a type of comic theater that was
  founded around 600 years ago and is performed
  with traditional costumes and a distinctive
  acting style.

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Konibori

• In Tokyo, some people fly small family konibori
  from the apartment balconies.

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Where do I start?

• Look for ideas on the web for your specific
  content area.
• Find something from the culture that you are
  passionate about your students will buy into it.
• Explore the programs in your free time to prove
  to yourself that you can do it!

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• Sign up to take a technology course at your
  central office they will give you lots of free
  stuff!
• Collaborate with your team to design a project
  that is reasonable for your students.
• Make a commitment to the project.
• Have fun!

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References

• Brandt, Ron. "On Cooperative Learning A
  Conversation with Spencer Kagan." Educational
• Leadership 47.4 (Dec. 1989) 8. Academic Search
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• Changing the Conversation About Teaching and
  Learning Technology A Report on Ten Years
• of ACOT Research. Apple. 19 June 2007.
  lthttp//images.apple.com/education/k12/leadership/
  acot/pdf/10yr.pdfgt.
• "Inquiry Page Learning Begins with Questions.
  Community Informatics Initiative. 25 June
• 2007. lthttp//www.inquiry.uiuc.edu/inquiry/defini
  tion.phpgt.
• Kagan, Spencer. Cooperative Learning. San
  Clemente, CA Resources for Teachers, Inc , 1999.
  
• Suárez-Orozxo, Marcelo M., and Carolyn Sattin.
  "Wanted Global Citizens." Educational
• Leadership 64.7 (Apr. 2007) 58-62. Academic
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• Wang, Ling, Peggy A. Ertmer, and Timothy J.
  Newby. "Increasing Preservice Teachers'
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• For an in-depth tutorial and reference for using
  PowerPoint, visit
• http//www.misericordia.edu/users/ted121/3power.ht
  mlcreate