Technology-enhanced lesson

For my technology lesson I used the Kidsperations program to assess the students knowledge of habitats and what animals live in those habitats prior to starting a unit on habitats. THe students had not ever used this program before so I also had to teach them how to use the program. The part of Kidsperations that I used, had four habitats and spaces beneath each to place pictures. Students really enjoyed this activity and wished that we could spend more time with the activity.

Technology Teaching Idea

Kidsperation has a great part where students make symmetrical patterns. This would be a great independent practice or follow up activity after a lesson on symmetry and symmetrical patterns. I could do this by scheduling my school's small computer lab which has the kidsperations program. I would model how to complete this before I asked the students to do this. This activity would happen after a lesson on symmetry had already been taught.

Technology Inventory Thoughts

While I was doing the technology inventory, I realized that the school I will be teaching at in the future will not necessarily have all of the great technology tools that I have access to at BYU right now. This means that I need to figure out which technologies will be the most beneficial to my students and work on getting them for my students. It also means that I will need to be very innovative in my use of some of the technologies that may not be as fun or flashy but will still help teach the content effectively.

I also realized that doing my technology integrated lesson, is going to take some real planning and work. It may require me to become familiar with software that is on the computers of my school that I have never used before. Now that I am in the school, I see the importance of using technology that is helpful and practical. Otherwise it takes away from the short amount of time that the students have to learn the required material and ideas for their grade.

Chopin Virutal Tour Link

Here is the link to my Chopin Virtual Tour.

Virtural Tour TPACK Questions

What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
Music Fifth Grade
Standard 4
Listening The student will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
Objective 2
Perceive and respond to the messages in music and the use of music elements.

The rest of the tour focuses on Chopin's life and how his exeriences influenced the pieces he wrote.

What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?

Students are able to listen music, view pictures, and research chopin's life all from one program. Activities that students complete at each location also increase enjoyment, as well as understanding of the topic.

What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
The audio and visual aspects of the tour help to engage the students and make learning about Chopin's life a fun activity. Seeing the locations that Chopin lived on a map allow students to further connect their understanding and see the relations and distance between these places. Google Earth allows me to bring all of this information about Chopin into a single place. Furthermore, it does so in a way that helps students see relationships and make connections other programs would not.

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Zelazowa Wola, Poland	View picture of Chopin's birthplace	Image overlay of Chopin's place of birth/ Wikipedia article link.
2. Warsaw, Poland	Go to Wikipedia article and list on worksheet some of the pieces that Chopin composed as a child in Warsaw.	When Chopin was 7 months old his family moved to Warsaw where Chopin wrote his first compositions and attended the Warsaw conservatory.
3. Vienna	Listen to Revolutionary Etude and write a possible interpretation of what the piece means.	While in Vienna Chopin realized the beauty of Poland and wrote this piece in response to a Polish revolution against Russia that was crushed.
4.Paris, France	Using the ruler write down the distance from Warsaw to Paris.	Chopin moved to Paris in 1830, where he achieve fame and taught many affluent piano students. Chopin died in Paris on October 17, 1849.
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:	Both image overlays and polygons will be used in my virtual tour.

Digital Story- The Loser