Lesson Plan:
I decided to create a lesson plan for students that involved
“The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado”. When I searched through
the Google apps I found Google Books. This is a really neat app because
students can read eBooks online for free. My students could easily find these two short
stories using the Google Books app. I also decided the students should use
Google Docs for their assignment. When I conducted a search on Google Docs I
found a variety of templates for graphic organizers that would be useful to my
students. I decided to make it a requirement for my students to use Google Docs
twice, once to find a plot line template and once to create their Venn diagram
to compare and contrast their two assigned readings. I chose these two tools
specifically, but I also explored other neat tools that were available. I will
definitely be exploring the other apps further.
Video Response:
As I watched the videos I could not help but think about how
important technology is to engage learners. Our students are very technology
minded, and we as educators need to keep this in mind as we create our lesson
plans. The one thing that stood out to me most in the video was that students “learn
by doing” and yet our students are “just sitting” there. We can improve student
learning by making our lessons even more hands-on. The students need to be able
“to do” to learn. This requires us to let the students be the teachers more
often than not. We need to find creative ways to use more and more technology
within our classes each and every day. We also need to let the students be in charge
of that technology. We can improve student learning vastly just by integrating
technology as best as we can. The learning needs to be relevant to our students
and technology is one of the most relevant things within their lives.
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