NLMUSD Model Integration Technology Pilot Trimester 1 lesson plans

Technology Integration Unit/Lesson Plan Template (modified from MTS Lesson Plan Template) Lesson title: Creating a slide presentation Name: Allen Acosta Subject area: Language Arts Grade level: 4th Grade Time frame: Week to start-ongoing throughout the year Brief lesson/unit Summary/Description Individual students will get the opportunity to create a simple slide presentation using Keynote. As the students become more comfortable with their knowledge and skills, their finished products should show an increase in learning development as well as proficiency in using the Keynote. State Content Standard/Benchmark addressed http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp

Educational Technology Standard/Benchmark addressed http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx 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. 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

Integration into NLMUSD Curriculum Maps (If applicable in Language arts or Math) Apply Technology Effectively Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information

Students will understand (lesson/unit objectives): Student will begin to familiarize themselves with another form of media to communicate personal opinions or information they have gathered and synthesized.

Essential Questions to guide this unit/lesson and focus teaching and learning: How can the use of technology help express and communicate my understanding of various subject matter

Technology & Web 2.0 resources needed (hardware and software, websites)

NLMUSD Model Integration Technology Pilot Trimester 1 lesson plans

Computers equipped with Keynote presentation software. USB Microphones Digital Camera

Procedure (learning activities)/ lessons of unit Students will get the opportunity to get hands on practice in creating a slide presentation through instruction from the teacher and peers. Using prior work for a language arts project, the students will create a simple slide show that will show their understanding of the subject matter. Students will get the opportunity to see samples of simple slide presentations done by students from their grade level. Students will be in-serviced by the teacher on the basic process of developing their slide presentation. Students will be in-serviced by the teacher and or peer experts on the usage of Keynote software to expand their reading skills

Assessment Method No assessment at this time: focus is on learning. Notes: (this area may list accommodations, differentiation, as well as other key information that may not fit into the categories above)