Thursday, March 29, 2012

Our Project - Final




Multicultural Education & Social Networking
EDUC 7207 X


Lesson Plan: Character Education/Social Networking

Interactions:
1.     Class Introduction: Students will be asked to introduce themselves as a class. The class will be divided into groups and asked to focus on assigned topics such as: town culture, school culture, curriculum, social outlet, and extracurricular activities. The students will create a Google document for each of the topics; this document will be posted to our introductory blog. The students are permitted to post additional comments and pictures when appropriate. The partnering class will be creating a class introduction blog as well.

2.     The students will complete a survey based on social media. The results of this survey will generate ideas, questions and beliefs in response to social media. The students will report out on the survey results in a discussion on the class blog. http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Mode=Survey&SurveyID=102

3.     The students will read and respond to the article "Kids and Social Networking: Pros and Cons". They will correspond with the partnering class to create a discussion based on their opinion on our blog.

Common Core Standards:
   RH.9-10.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
   RH.9-10.2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
   RH.9-10.3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
   RH.9-10.7. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.



Integration/synthesis of Concepts and Principles
Critical Thinking
Applications and Personal Examples
Writing standard
Time-liness
The blogging responses demonstrate an integration of concepts and principals from classroom discussions and reflect an understanding of fundamental principles surrounding the problems and myths surrounding homelessness.
Postings frequently demonstrate use of upper level thinking (analysis, synthesis, evaluation) and illustrate a thoughtful approach to the content.
The blogging responses share personal connections to the topic of homelessness while at the same time integrating the information from class readings. Postings apply course concepts insightfully.
The writing from blogging posts is clear, concise, and easy to understand. Ideas and responses are communicated clearly and coherently.
The responses are submitted on or before the due date.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Lori and I have been stuck at the same point in the process for a while now. We're waiting on several teachers to reply to our initial contact on ePals, but haven't had much luck yet. Twice, it seemed like we had a good match, but after initial contact, both fell through. It looks like we need to find a new website to find people to connect with.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Our Project

Lori and I were so excited to connect with another classroom in Austria, unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working out. We're looking through ePals for new classrooms, so hopefully we'll find someone soon!

Here's what we've come up with so far for the project:


1.     Class Introduction: Students will be asked to introduce themselves as a class. The class will be divided into groups and asked to focus on assigned topics such as: town culture, school culture, curriculum, social outlet, and extracurricular activities. The students will create a google document for each of the topics; this document will be posted to our introductory blog. The students are permitted to post additional comments and pictures when appropriate. The partnering class will be creating a class introduction blog as well.




Thursday, March 1, 2012

Making progress...

Lori and I decided on a project for our 9th grade students and have created a good framework for what we're ultimately hoping to accomplish. We were able to connect with another teacher from Austria and are planning to start a blog for all the students to use to communicate with one another. While we've come up with a good idea of what we want to have the students communicate about, we have yet to figure out the specifics for how we're going to get all students involved.