Chad+Kiser

Week 7 Lesson: Students will demonstrate how to calculate the area and perimeter of irregular polygons. || Students: ||||< **2.** ||< **Communication and Collaboration** ||
 * < = Daily Lesson GAME Plan = ||
 * < Lesson Title: Digital Storytelling ||||< Related Lessons: Playground Design, Decision Time ||
 * < Grade Level: 6th ||||< Unit: Community Improvement ||
 * < ==GOALS== ||
 * < Content Standards:
 * < ISTE NETS-S.
 * <  ||< Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: ||
 * <  ||<   ||< a. ||< interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. ||
 * < b. ||< communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. ||
 * < d. ||< contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems ||<  ||
 * < **4.** ||||||< **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** ||
 * < a. 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: ||||||<  ||
 * < 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. ||<  ||

Instructional Objectives:

Students will be able to work collaboratively in small groups to create digital stories that inform and persuade their community the importance of building a playground.

Students will be able to demonstrate how to find the perimeter and area of irregular polygons using digital media.
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation: In previous lessons students will have researched different playground equipment and found the area for these pieces of equipment. Students will have discussed as a class the different pieces of equipment. ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time |||| Instructional Activities || Materials and Resources ||
 * 30 minutes
 * 30 minutes

4 full class periods |||| Introduce students to digital storytelling with the presentation from Dr. Arnie Abrams using : []

Students will work in small groups to first create a story board and then a digital story that is intended to inform and persuade the local community the need to build a community playground. The students will need to include the pieces of playground equipment they would like to have for the playground. Students will also need to include the area and price for each piece of equipment along with the area and perimeter for the entire playground. Students will need to demonstrate in the digital story how they found these calculations.

Students will then publish and share their digital stories with the Project Be Somebody Committee in an effort to help get a playground built for the local community. The teacher will facilitate contact with the committee in hopes of getting the students’ digital stories posted on their website, [|www.projectbesomebodyteamworktogether.com]. || Access to the computer lab (4 days)

Computers need internet access and windows movie maker

Video cameras

Digital cameras ||
 * Note student groupings, environmental modifications needed, etc: Students will work in small groups of 3-4 students. ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): Teacher will visually monitor students’ progress by checking the story boards and comparing it with the progress made on the digital story. Teacher will watch for participation from all group members.

Accommodations and Extensions: Accommodations will be made according to students’ IEP. Students may also come in during lunch and intervention periods to have additional time in the computer lab.

Back-Up Plan: || Students’ digital stories will be evaluated using a rubric. ||
 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND== ||
 * Be specific and include the evaluation that you will use for this lesson:

Daily Lesson GAME Plan || Use problem solving techniques and technology to solve problems involving perimeter and area. || Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
 * Week 6 Lesson:
 * Lesson Title: Decision Time |||| Related Lessons: Area & Perimeter, Proportions ||
 * Grade Level: 6th |||| Unit: Community Improvement ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards:
 * ISTE NETS-S
 * 2. Communication and Collaboration**

Instructional Objectives: The students will be able to collaboratively decide on a design for a playground that meets the given requirements. || Students will have already worked in small groups to conduct internet research and create a scale drawing of a playground. Students have a prior knowledge of using Moodle. ||
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation:
 * During Class ||
 * Time |||| Instructional Activities || Materials and Resources ||
 * 50 minutes

24 hours

15 minutes |||| Using the discussion board on our classroom Moodle site, each group of students will post pictures and links for the playground equipment they chose for their scale drawing.

Students will discuss and debate online the pros and cons for each piece of equipment.

The students will then decide together on a final design for the community playground.

Students will then contact the Project Be Somebody committee that is building the community playground, to present their ideas. || Access to the computer lab. ||
 * Note student groupings, environmental modifications needed, etc: Students will make individual choices and post independently. However, the final design will be made collaboratively amongst the entire class. ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): The classroom Moodle site will be monitored for postings.

Accommodations and Extensions: Students will be allowed to continue to post and discuss outside of the classroom. Students who may not have internet access at home will be given additional access to the computer lab during homeroom, lunch, and intervention periods.

Back-Up Plan: || I will evaluate each student’s participation using a rubric.
 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND== ||
 * Be specific and include the evaluation that you will use for this lesson:

3: Student actively participates in discussion throughout the lesson, has a minimum of three postings, postings contain relevant material.

2: Student partially participate, has fewer than three postings that are relevant.

1: Student’s participation is poor, postings are not relevant to the class discussion.

0: Student does not participate in the online discussion.

LESSON REFLECTIONS AND NOTES: ||

Week 5 Lesson:

Use problem solving techniques and technology to solve problems involving perimeter and area. Draw similar figures that model proportional relationships. || 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
 * = Daily Lesson GAME Plan = ||
 * Lesson Title: Playground Design |||| Related Lessons: Area & Perimeter, Proportions ||
 * Grade Level: 6th |||| Unit: Project Be Somebody ||
 * ==GOALS== ||
 * Content Standards:
 * ISTE NETS-S
 * 3. Research and Information Fluency**

Instructional Objectives: The students will be able to use the internet to research and design a playground for their community that meets the required dimensions. The students will be able to complete a scale drawing of their design. ||
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation: Students will have a working knowledge of area, perimeter, proportions, and scale drawings. ||
 * During Class ||
 * Time |||| Instructional Activities || Materials and Resources ||
 * 5 minutes

35 minutes

10 minutes

30 minutes |||| Introduce the website for Project Be Somebody, [|www.projectbesomebodyteamworktogether.com]. Explain how they are trying to build a playground for the youth of their community.

Students will use the internet to research playground equipment. Students will need to find the dimensions of the equipment along with the price. Students will use a worksheet to record their findings.

Each group of students will decide what equipment they would like to have for the playground, making sure the equipment fits inside the specified area given for the playground.

Students will then have to make a scale drawing of their desired playground. || Access to computer lab

Worksheet for data collection

Rulers

Graph paper ||
 * Students will be work in groups of 2 to 3. ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
 * Ongoing Assessment(s): Teacher will monitor the students’ progress by walking from group to group and checking the progress of their worksheets.

Accommodations and Extensions: Students will be allowed to continue to work on the lesson at home if more time is needed.

Back-Up Plan: I will have catalogues for playground equipment in case there is trouble with the computers or if students need them to take home due to no internet access. || I will assess the students based on the completion of their data collection worksheets. I will also assess the students on their scale drawings for accuracy, neatness, and meeting of requirements. This will be done with a rubric.
 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND== ||
 * Be specific and include the evaluation that you will use for this lesson:

Rubric for scale drawings ||  ||   ||   || Or
 * 3
 * The drawing uses an accurate scale that is proportional.
 * The drawing is neat and presentable.
 * The equipment fits within the area given for the playground. || 2
 * The drawing uses an accurate scale that is proportional.
 * The drawing is sloppy.
 * The equipment may not fit within the area given for the playground. || 1
 * The scale for the drawing is inaccurate.
 * The drawing is sloppy.
 * The equipment may not fit within the area given for the playground. ||

LESSON REFLECTIONS AND NOTES: