Class Website & Student E-Portfolio:

Lesson Plan Two & Three

Lesson Information Lesson two & three
Unit Topic Class Website & Student E-Portfolio
Band and year Middle Primary year 5
Strand ICT / English
Students 29

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS AND OUTCOMES:
Curriculum Connections Curriculum outcomes
Digital Technologies
Digital Technologies Processes
and Production Skills


English

Literacy
Interacting with others







Creating texts

Design, modify and follow simple algorithms represented
diagrammatically and in English involving sequences of steps,
branching, and iteration (repetition) (ACTDIP019)
Manage the creation and communication of ideas and
information including online collaborative projects, applying
agreed ethical, social and technical protocols (ACTDIP022)


Use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning
and interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and
vocal effects appropriate for different audiences and purposes
(ACELY1796)
Use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning
and interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and
vocal effects appropriate for different audiences and purposes
(ACELY1796)
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive
print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language
features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and
audience (ACELY1704)
Reread and edit student's own and others work using agreed
criteria for text structures and language features (ACELY1705)
Use a range of software including word processing programs
with fluency to construct, edit and publish written text, and
select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements
(ACELY1707)

Lesson Overview
This lesson focus is on developing students awareness of the features/content of a class website and
its structure through the exploration of online website examples, teacher modelled examples using
sampled text and class discussion.

Start by explaining an class website
Discuss the basic structure (Titles,
Model and display examples
Look for more examples online
Students collaborate and brainstorm ideas of website content, apps, pictures
Students to finalize class website content list.


Lesson Outcomes
Students will have an understanding of the features a class website contains through discussion
and exemplars sourced from the internet
Students will have an understanding of the different language styles used to develop an effective
website
Students will have an understanding of how to create and edit website.
Students will display and understanding of agreed ethical , social and technical practices
Students will be able to insert, modify and change programs features within the site.
Students will be aware of language features and vocabularies associated with digital
technologies

LESSON STRUCTURE:

Time Teaching Approach Lesson Content

9:00-
9:05








9:05
9:15


9:15
9:45




1. Students begin seated on
floor in front of IWB








2. Collaborative review



3. Be sure to think aloud
when filling out forms on
weebly. Be sure to question
as you progress through the
registration phase.

1. Give students and overview of lesson.
Reviewing prior lesson lists and ideas
Logging on and registering site
Building the class website using Weebly sites
Design site (choosing themes)
Explore user interface and dashboard content, drop
down menu, adding pages and subpages, inserting text,
images, YouTube clips, documents,
Changing fonts, colors, backgrounds
Install Padlet word wall


2. Display on the IWB previous lessons class negotiated lists
for class site. Pages, subpages, apps etc. to activate prior
knowledge.

3. Open Weebly.com on IWB and sign up for education
account. http://education.weebly.com/


















9:45
9:50



9:50
11:00

4. Teacher to complete this
part.
Be sure to let student know
that this next phase in
designing and building the
class site is exactly the
same as their own site. The
functions are identical.


5. Have students take turns
in selecting and building
website. Teacher to monitor
and scaffold development.


6. Let students have a drink
and eat some fruit quickly.
Discuss how the site is
progressing

7. Be sure to reinforce that
this phase in designing and
building the class site is
exactly the same as their
own site. The functions are
identical.


8. Be sure to click the
publish site button so
students can complete the
online poll for home work.





9. Conclusion
Clarify misconceptions and
answer questions





4. Click Add a site link and as a class work out what focus the
site will have. (site, bog or store)






5. Choose a theme from the list supplied.
Entre class website name/address. Students to write
class web address into front of workbook portfolio
Add title site, change back ground image




6. Class break on the floor




7. Continue site development making sure to explore and
explain all websites functions and options. Build page, design
page, how to add new pages and subpages, blog pages,
inserting documents, text, images, YouTube videos, link
buttons, hyperlinks, adding polls.
Embed Padlet word wall: http://padlet.com/


8. Add a poll to the site. I.e. Question: Do you like our site?
Yes, no, needs work. It is awesome.
Insert Weebly instructional video for students to view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6tZQrLJBFQ

Publish site



9. Review all added pages to site negotiate a list of work to be
completed.
Link to lesson 3:
Setting up apps to use on the site. OneDrive cloud
storage, Padlet, YouTube, photoshink
Registering accounts for applications
Home-
work




Poll




Students are to think about how their own and class website
and e-portfolio may look and how they will put their own
personality into it.


ASSESSMENT:
Summative
Assessment

Activity sheets will be added to Class Website & Student E-Portfolio
workbook -

Participation Teacher to note students participation and engagement levels
Formative Assessment Gather evidence of student learning, idea depth, progression and provide
feedback during lesson.
Activity sheets will be used to form a formative assessment of students
connection to content
Teacher to check the student understands the structure of website and
how functions work.


Resources
computer
Whiteboard
Rulers
Interactive whiteboard
Interactive whiteboard pens
Pencils
Erasers
Activity sheets
ICT Workbook


Safety

General Classroom OH&S
Watch for cords on ground from electrical equipment
Locate any tripping hazard and remove
Make sure sharp objects ie scissors or Stanley knives are put away in cupboard
Make sure students seating arrangements are appropriate ie no one seated behind doors


Notes

Pedagogical approached used will be a gradual release of responsibility approach with the
teacher scaffolding class and individual students where needed.
The classroom will be an inclusive environment with all students to feel safe and valued in
participating in all classroom activities.

CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT:
Actions

Introduction
Of acceptable behavior
I expect you all to listen without talking while I am talking or a
student is asking or answering a question, please show them the
respect they deserve to be heard
Not to distract others, they have the right to learn
If you have a question raise your and I will respond to you when I can
Lastly by showing me that you can respect others it shows me that
you have respect for yourself.

Reflection

Did the content meet the outcomes?
Were the students engaged?
Did students stay on task?
Did the students understand requirements?
Could the lesson been delivered better?
Was the content relevant to students learning?
Was the lesson inclusive and collaborative?


Unit Vocabulary :


ICT
access, animation, application, archive, digital media, storage,
attachment, Blog, bookmark, browser, case sensitivity, clipboard,
computer, data, data base, desktop, digital camera, download, extension,
favorite, file, flash player, folder, freeware, generic software, gif, google,
homepage, hyperlink, icon, ICT, IWB, internet, internet explorer, jpeg, main
menu bar, memory stick, menu, monitor, mpeg, multimedia, online, PDF,
PowerPoint, printer, program, scanner, software,
Streaming, text, toolbar, upload, USB, user-friendly, Web 2.0, web address,
webmail, web design, website, WWW, YouTube.

Lesson resources:
http://education.weebly.com/
http://padlet.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6tZQrLJBFQ