Lesson+Plan

=** Lesson Plan **=


 * Grade Level ** - k- 2nd grade


 * Curriculum Area – Science and language arts **


 * Related NET-S Standards: **
 * 1. Creativity and Innovation: ** Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * 3. ** **Research and Information Fluency**: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results.
 * 4. ** **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** : Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.
 * 6.** **Technology Operations and Concepts**: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

SC.K.L.14.3- Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do. LACC.2.SL.2.5- Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. LA.2.4.1.1-The student will write narratives based on real or imagined events that include a main idea, characters, a sequence of events and descriptive details; and LA.2.4.1.2-The student will compose simple stories, poems, riddles, rhymes, or song lyrics. LA.2.4.2.2-The student will record information (e.g., observations, notes, lists, charts, map labels, legends) related to a topic;
 * Standards: **

The students will conduct research on the many facts of a zoo animal that they choose. The students will either tell the story by the animal’s point of view or by the zookeeper. The students will use information learned through a field trip to the zoo or a website that provides real facts of the animal chosen. The students will need to provide the animal’s name, describe the animal, where it lives, what the animal eats, it’s age, it’s closest relative, how does the animal’s appearance benefit it in the wild, if the animal is endangered, and if the animal is nocturnal. Students will be required to provide at least 5 facts of the animal. The students will use the internet to find images of their chosen animal (or photographs taken at the zoo of their chosen animal) to add to their presentation slides. The students will use an audio recording device to record their story, which will be added to their presentation.
 * Lesson Description **

Technology will be integrated in the lesson by students using powerpoint, the internet, audio, and images to create a digital story. Students will create a powerpoint presentation of their story, while using powerpoint students will be able to add images and audio for each slide. Students will need to use the Internet to search websites with information about the animal they choose. The students will also use the Internet to search for images of the animal they have chosen to attach to their powerpoint presentation. An audio device will be used to add the student’s voice telling their story to the powerpoint presentation. The teacher will guide students through this process.
 * Technology Integration **

Figg, Candance., McCartney, Robin W., Gonsoulin, Walter., (2009), Differentiating Instruction with Digital Storytelling While Making Connections to Critical Literacy. Teaching & Learning (pp. 31- 44).
 * Research Component **

Guillory, D., Gonsoulin, W. & Ward, R. (2006). Igniting Your Imagination Through Digital Storytelling. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 669-676). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.