CTAP Final presentation - Energy in the Earth

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CTAP Final presentation - Energy in the Earths
System

• By Brietta Straker
• 6th Grade Science

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Introduction

• This lesson is designed for 6th graders to use
  after completing a unit on renewable energy in
  Science.
• Students will work on computers, follow step by
  step instructions, and complete tasks in order to
  prepare themselves for the culminating activity.
• http//ctap295.ctaponline.org/bstraker
• Brietta Straker
• 9500 Brooks Rd So
• Windsor, CA 95492

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Expectations of CTAP

• I wanted to become familiar enough with web
  design to effectively design and instruct a
  lesson related to my teaching field.
• I wanted to get personal attention and
  instruction from my CTAP teachers.
• I wanted to learn PowerPoint so I could use it
  for demonstrations in my classroom.
• I wanted to learn Excel because I like to make
  charts.

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What Did I Learn?

• I learned how to upload and download programs.
• I learned how to create a website with lots of
  links.
• I learned that there is a great deal of work
  involved in designing a website.
• I learned that if you dont properly upload,
  things you work on for hours, get lost.
• I learned to use PowerPoint, Excel, Transmit,
  Fetch, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator
  and MicroSoft Word.

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Successes

• I really enjoyed learning how to set up banners,
  change font size and style, select clip art from
  the Internet, set up backgrounds and linking
  pages to websites.
• I enjoyed searching for educational websites
  related to my topic.
• I completed a multi-page website of my very own
  (with lots of help).
• I loved sharing my website with my students and
  hearing their responses and ah-has during the
  activity.

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Shortcomings

• It was difficult to work on my website out of the
  CTAP class because I dont have a personal
  computer and I rarely have spare time.
• I found it extremely frustrating to work on the
  official CTAP website after the mid-year upgrade.
  And it wasnt just the Modules that changed, the
  programs used to access information changed as
  well! Yikes!
• My Science class was ready for the Renewable
  Energy Unit, but my site wasnt finished.

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Student Data

• I selected 4 students out of 90 to report on.
• Students were given a pretest and a postest.
• The Quiz Show score is the culminating activity.

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Reflections and Revisions

• The actual culminating website Watts That?
  could only be used once, then the correct answers
  were highlighted. This was definitely an
  obstacle to overcome as I brought 3 Science
  classes consecutively in to the computer lab.
• After looking at the culminating activity scores,
  I noticed that they were lower than expected.
  So, I added an additional website link that was
  less challenging.

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Conclusion

• If I had to do this all over again, I would have
  pushed myself to get it done during the summer.
  Then I would have added links throughout the
  year, revised wording, and checked for accuracy
  AFTER I had learned how to navigate around the
  programs.