Paper Slide Video

A paper slide video is a type of video that is made using new technology and old technology. A student draws out a skit on paper and then video tapes it and posts it on a video sharing website. The slide part comes in to play when students slide the paper out of the video cameras view. The process of making a paper slide video is super easy. It does take a lot of collaboration to write the skit and figure out how to work out the details as to who is going to hold the camera, slide the papers and talk. I think that my fifth grade students would be very capable of doing a paper slide video and they would really enjoy it. Paper slide videos could be used in the classroom for lots of different things such as book summaries, character charts, sequencing events, etc. It is just a fun way for students to show a teacher what they know about a certain topic.

Final Project

I. LESSON INFORMATION

A. Moon Glog Project
B. This lesson will focus on learning about the rotation, revolution and phases of the moon.
C. Grade 5
D. Tiffany Consalvi

II. GOALS FOR THE LESSON

Students will be able to work in partners to create a moon glog that will later be shared with peers and parents.

III. STANDARDS FROM CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
Framework: Science and Technology
Topic: Earth and the Solar System
14: Recognize that the earth revolves around the sun in a year’s time, and that the earth rotates on its axis approximately once every 24 hours. Make connections between the rotation of the earth and day/night, and the apparent movement of the sun, moon and stars across the sky.
15. Describe the changes that occur in the observable shape of the moon over the course of a month.

IV. OBJECTIVES
-Students will learn how the moon moves related to the earth
- Students will learn about the different phases of the moon
-Students will work in partners to complete a glog that will later be shared with peers and parents


V. ASSESSMENT

I will be assessing students on the quality of their glog. Student glogs will be prepared in a question/answer format, and I will be assessing students on the quality and accurateness of their information. Students will also be assessed on how well they are able to work with a partner to create this project.

VI. STUDENT INFORMATION

Accommodations/Modifications: Some students will receive re-explanation of directions, frequent check-ins, help from a special education teacher, preferential seating, scribe when necessary, positive reinforcement, and seating away from visual distractions.


VII. THE LESSON SEQUENCE

A. Initiating Activities:

Students will be assigned partners based on ability. Higher level students will be paired with lower level students. Students will get together with their partners and write down at least four questions they have about the moon. The teacher will then read “The Moon Book” by Gail Gibbons. This book explains the phases of the moon and its rotation and revolution. The teacher will then do a simulation of the moon, earth and sun by using the students body as the earth, a lamp as the sun and a small ball on a stick as the moon. This simulation is necessary for students to understand the rotation and revolution of the earth and moon. This can be a very confusing concept for students to understand, so doing the simulation will help to better understanding.

B. Execution of the Lesson
Students will go to the computer lab and do research on preapproved websites so that they can get the answers to their moon questions. They will then write their questions and answers in a google document and email their documents to the teacher so that the teacher can make sure all information is accurate and precise before students publish the information on a glog. After students information has been approved, students will then create their glogs on glogster.com. Students will be expected to have at least four questions and answers, 3 pictures, a background and sound.

C. Conclusion of the Lesson: A website will be created by the teacher that has links to all students glogs. The teacher will send an email to the parents sharing the website and inviting them to look at and comment on the students hard work.

VIII. MATERIALS, RESOURCES, AND TECHNOLOGY
Materials: “The Moon Book” By Gail Gibbons, lamp, “moons”, pencil, paper, computers
Technology: Google Docs, Glogster

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Review of Textbook "Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology"

Overall I thought that this book was very informative. It gives a good history of American education and the ways that education has changed and evolved throughout history. Although the authors of this book are clearly technology enthusiasts, I think that they did a good job of presenting the technology skeptics argument. I think it's great that they so clearly tried to show both sides of the argument, even though they were completely in favor of one side. The authors make a good argument in saying that schools are out of sync with today's technology and that most of the changes in the way that people acquire information is happening outside of school. They give lot of examples of new ways that people are learning such as learning centers and distance education. The authors state that they understand that there may be losses as well as gains from implementing technology into schools, they do not just try to push what they think should happen, but try to take into consideration opposing viewpoints. I think that this text was very informative and I would recommend it to someone who was looking for a informative read on technology in education.

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Reflection on Chapter 4 and 5 of Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology

Chapter four in Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology is about the development of American schooling. The author's state that in the first half of the 19th century, education went through a large transformation during the Industrial Revolution, in which it went from a system based on apprenticeship to universal schooling. The author's argument is that this transformation is a precursor to the Knowledge Revolution that is happening now in America, and that education needs to change again to accommodate this new revolution like it did in the 19th century.

The change in education during the 19th century has made schools what they are
today. But our society has changed so much in the last 30 years, that schools are not preparing students for the future but for the past. The facts are that most workplaces in today's society use some sort of technology, and that a lot of jobs that our students will have someday do not even exist yet in today's society, but you can bet that most if not all will be technology based. Schools are not preparing students for the 21st century, because they are refusing to see the changes that need to be made in order to do so.

The reason why school's are out of synch with technology could have a lot to do with budget, and that technology can be very expensive. But most of it has to do with the resistance to change that a lot of teachers and administration feel, and the reluctance to change a system that up until the last 20 years or so was working well. I do think that something needs to change, it is not okay for schools to be so far behind the rest of society when it comes to technology. It really is not a good thing when you have students doing tons of worksheets all day, teachers using chalkboards, and students rarely ever using any type of technology. Most students probably get to interact with technology at home, but they may not have people in their lives to teach them the proper ways to use it, or to guide them in forming safe online communities. I think that schools need to find a balance between what we have now, and allowing technology into students school experiences. I do not believe that students should only be using technology, and never interacting face to face or with their teachers, but I do think that the use of technology could really benefit all students,and that teachers should take the risk and start to implement it into their classrooms.