CollaborativeActivityGuideline:Padlet

WhenIfirstexperiencedtheuseofPadletthroughthetaskgivenforthis
weekscoursecontent,IcompletelyfellinlovewithPadlet.Ihaveasimilartask
thatIgivemystudentsinclasswheretheywouldwritedownwhattheylearnedafter
thedayslesson(oramajorconcept)ontoastickynoteandtheywouldplaceiton
theWallofKnowledgeundereachperiod.Thisisagreatwayforthemto
summarizeandaquickwaytoassessiftheyunderstoodtheconceptsbeingtaught.
Padletisagreatwaytointroducetheuseofthe21
st
centurytechnologyandthe
studentscanalsoaccessitathome,addtothewallwithadditionalattachments,and
referenceitwheneverneeded.Anothergreatsidetothisisthatmystudentswillnot
needtopurchaseanymorepostitnotes,becausethosecangetpricey.

*HereisapictureofmyWallofKnowledgewiththepostitnotes.

GradeLevel:6
th
GradeMath

CAStateStandards:
*NumberSense2.3:Solveproblemsthatusepositiveandnegativeintegers.

ISTEStandards:
*CreativityandInnovation:a)Applyexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,
products,orprocesses.
*ResearchandInformationFluency:c)Evaluateandselectinformationsources
anddigitaltoolsbasedontheappropriatenesstospecifictasks.
*CommunicationandCollaboration:d)Contributetoprojectteamstoproduce
originalworksorsolveproblems.

LearningObjective:
*Studentswillbeabletocollaborate,create,andapplytheirknowledgeofamath
conceptthroughtheexplorationresearchusingonlineresourcesandsharetheir
ideasthroughtheuseofPadlet.

*Studentswilladdtheirownstickynotesontotheonlinecollaborativewallon
Padletandshareadditionalinformationregardingtotheirpost.

Materials/Resources/Technology:
30Chromebooks(CheckouttheChromebookcartfor23days)
30MiceforChromebooks
AccesstoInternet(WirelessInternet)
Padlet/GuidelineHandout
AssessmentRubric
Mathnotebook


LessonPlanOutline:

AftercompletingourIntegerUnit,studentswillbeaskedtosharesomething
theylearnedandastrategythattheyfoundhelpfulandusefultothem.Asweknow,
inmaththerearemultiplewaysinsolvingamathproblemthereisnoonewayand
withtodaystechnologyandampleamountofresources,theinformationisendless.
Thiswouldbeagreatwaytosummarizetheendoftheunitandhavethestudents
applywhattheylearnedandaddsomethingnewandfuntotheirlearningprocess.

Day1:IntroduceandgooverPadletandProjectGuidelineforCollaborativeWall.
Passoutandgooverhandoutandrubricassessment.Studentswillalsobreakinto
groupsandshareoutideasandstrategiesthattheyhavelearnedandmayreference
theirmathnotebookifneeded.

Day2:Teacherwillshowstudentshowtoaddanimage,video,andpictureon
Padletalongwithhowtopostastickynoteontothecollaborativewall.Students
willhavetheopportunitytobrowsetheInternetandfindadditionalinformationto
shareonPadletandcontributetotheWallofKnowledgeonPadlet.

Day3:Studentswillbeabletobrowse,read,andlearnthroughtheWallof
Knowledgefromtheirclassmatespost.Intheend,theteacherwillhavethe
studentsengageinadiscussionsharingouttheirexperiencesandsharesomething
neworinterestingthattheylearned.

*ExplanationofStudentSampleProject:Thesampleprojectisanexampleof
howaclassonlinecollaborativewallwouldlooklikeafterlearningandfinishinga
mathunitaboutIntegers.Theprojectwillbeworth20points.