Technology

in
Class

ABCCommunitySchool
June21,2014
JIEUNSEO

Technologyisindispensableinthe21stcentury.Itbringstremendousinnovations
tooursocietynotonlyintoourscienceindustrybutalsooureducation.Accordingto
McCainsbook,TeachingforTomorrow(TeachingcontentandProblemSolvingSkills),
Theuseoftechnologyintheclassroomisnotthecriticalissuefacingeducationinthe
21stcentury.Rathertheissueofforemostimportanceistodevelopthinkingskillsinour
studentssothattheywillbeabletoutilizethepoweroftechnologicaltoolstosolve
problemsanddousefulwork(84).Technologychangesthewayteachersteach,offering
educators effective ways to reach different types of learners and assess student
understandingthroughmultiplemeans.Italsodevelopsteacherstobemoreinnovative,
studyandconductthedetailsoftechnologytoplayabetterroleoftechnologycoachand
advisortostudents.Accordingtoa2013surveyfromtheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,
Aboutthreequartersofteachersareseeingbenefitsfromeducationaltechnologyfor
students,whichrangefrommotivatingstudentstorespondingtoavarietyofstudent
learningstyles.Thatistrue.Usingtechnologyinclassbringsbenefitnotonlytoteachers
butstudentsaswell.Studentshaveabetterunderstandingandhighconcentrationwhen
teachersaccompanytechnologywiththeirclassmaterials.Studentsshowmoreinterest
whenteachersusetechnologyratherthanwhenteachersusepapertextbooks.

Inaddition,studentsarelivinginthetechnologyworldnow.Knowingtechnology
isessential.Also,learningtousetechnologyinclassroomsbringseffectivebenefitsto
students.Bylearningthecomputer,studentscanunderstandhowsoftwareandhardware
processingworks,theconnectionbetweentheWebandtherealworld,andvisualizing

andmodelingbyusingsoftwareprograms.Learningtechnologygivesstudentsbasic
writingskills,mathskills,problemsolvingandcriticalthinkingskills.

Overall,technologyisanubiquitouspartofourstudentslives.Technologyis
located everywhere our students go. As teachers, we do have our responsibilities to
educate our children properly. The world is changing very rapidly. The information,
facts,andresultsthatexistedinthepastarechangingandnolongerexisting.Allwehave
to do as teachers is conduct and study the new information, uptodate sources,
developing technology constantly in this rapidly changing world, and educate our
growingstudents.

References
(McCain,T,2005).Teachingfortomorrow:Teachingcontentandproblemsolvingskills.
(P.8)ThousandOaks,CA:Corwin
(Arlington,February4,2013)PBSBemore,PBSsurveyfindsteachersareembracing
digitalresourcestopropelstudentlearning.From
http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2013/teachertechsurvey/
(EdutopiaStaff,March16,2008)Edutopia,WhyIntegrateTechnologyintothe
Curriculum?:TheReasonsAreMany.Fromhttp://www.edutopia.org/technology
integrationintroduction

Iresearchedthedocumentsoftechnologystandardsatthelocalschooldistrict
(CCSDClarkCountySchoolDistrict)andStateofNevada/Nationallevel(ISTE).Asthe
results,basically,Nevadatechnologystandardsstartfrom2ndgrade,unlikeCCSD
technologystandardswhichstartat3rdgrade.(CCSDofferscomputerandtechnology
educationoneyearlaterthanStatestandards.)
Tocompare5thgradesstandards,CCSDdemonstratesveryspecificstandardsunlike
StateofNevadastandardswhichshowverysimplesuggestions.Also,standard2.0on5th
grade,StateofNevadastandardsuggestscommunicationandcollaboration:Students
usedigitalmediatocommunicatecollaborativelytosupportindividualandcontributeto
others.However,CCSDstandarddoesnotcontaincommunicationandgroupactivity,
althoughtheystillhaveveryspecificsuggestionsofdigitalmediausages.On
standard3.0,bothCCSDandStatesuggestResearchinformationandevaluatebyusing
technologytools,solveproblemsandmakedecisions.However,CCSDsstandardsare
havingmoreadvancedprocessesbyshowingthedirectionofusinghyperlinktocollect
information.Standard5.0CCSDsuggestrecognizingthesystemsthataremadeupof
individualcomponentsandthateachcomponentaffecttheoperationofthesystem.
Otherwise,Statestandardsaremorefocusedonunderstandinghuman,culture,and
societalissuesrelatedtotechnologyandlegal,ethicalbehavior.OnStandard6.0,CCSD
suggeststhatStudentsevaluatetheimpactandethicalimplicationonindividuals,society
andtheenvironment.ThisissimilarwithStatestandard5.0.Statestandard6.0is
demonstratingasoundunderstandingoftechnologyconcepts,systems,andoperation.

ThedifferencebetweenCCSDandStatestandardon8thgradeisCCSDsuggestsusing
productivitytoolsincludingwordprocessing,spreadsheets,database,multimediaand
telecommunicationonstandard1.0.However,Statestandardfocusedonchoosinggoal
orpurpose,andsolvingproblems.Onstandard3.0,statestandardsuggestsadvanced
techniques:locate,access,synthesize,andevaluateinformation.CCSDsuggeststouse
organizingtools,hyperlinkandbibliography.Onstandard5.0,CCSDfocusedon
systemsoutputandnecessarytoachieveadesiredoutcomebut,statestandardfocused
onusinginformationsafely,andlegallybycitingresources.
Ongrade12thstandard2.0,CCSDsuggeststodemonstratemultimediastrategies,analyze
andcritiquemultimediapresentation;however,statestandardstillfocusedon
electronicallyinteractingforaspecificgoalorpurposewithgroups.Statestandard4.0
suggestsMoreadvancedsystemssuchasanalyzingthecapabilitiesandlimitationsof
digitalplanningtoolsandevaluatetheoriesortesthypotheses.

IamgoingtoadoptNevada Computer and Technology Education

Standards 2.0 on my final lesson plan. It addressed that Students use
appropriate productivity tools, including, but not limited to, word
processing, spreadsheet, database, multimedia and
telecommunications.

LessonPlan
Nameoflesson:Wheredomyfoodsgo?
GradeLevelAppropriateness:3rdgradeorabove
TechnologyContentStandardAddressed:NevadaComputerandTechnology
EducationStandards2.0addressed:Studentsuseappropriateproductivitytoolsincluding
butnotlimitedtowordprocessing,spreadsheet,database,multimediaand
telecommunications.Foundathttp://ccsd.net/resources/mathinstructional
tech/computerperformance.pdf
OtherContentStandardAddressed:CommonCoreStateStandardsforMathematics
Grade1st1.0Aaddressed:OperationsandAlgebraicThinkingRepresentandsolve
problemsinvolvingadditionandsubtraction.Foundat
http://www.corestandards.org/Math/
Objective:Studentscanmaketheirmathstoryboard.Tomakeastory,theycanbring
theirmemoryfromdinnerlastnightwithfamily.Tomakethislessonfun,teachersmake

45studentofgroupsandletthembringtheirfavoritefoodtoclassandsharewiththeir
group,andthentheycanmakeastorywiththeirownfoods,whichtheybrought.After
thislesson,thestudentscanexpandtheirimaginationandcreativitybymakingastory
andalsotheycandeveloptheirmathematicskillsbysolvingwordproblemsfocusingon
subtractionandfractions.Todrawfoods,theycanuseshapetoolboxandTextbox.
Thepointisstudentsarerequiredtodraworpainttheirfoodsassimilaraspossibletothe
realone.
Materialsneededtofacilitatethelesson:PowerPointonyourWindoworOpenOffice
presentationwizardonyourMacbook.
Suggestedgroupsize:Isuggest23familymembersvolunteertoworktogether.Other
wise,itcanbeplayedbyindividualor34studentofgroups.
Procedures:(Stepbystepnarrativeforimplementationofthelesson.)
1. OpenyourPowerPointorOpenOfficepresentationwizardtool.
2. Onyourfirstslide,youwillhaveyourowntitleofstory,yourname,classname,
datethatyoumakeandyourteachersname.Decoratethewhitebackgroundofa
slideasbestasyoucan!!
3. Onyoursecondslide,youwillbeginyourstoryincludingasimplemathematic
question.(UsetextboxfromInsertcommandontop)Youwilldrawapicture
fromyourstory.YoucanusetheShapetoolfromInsertCommandonthetopof
thewindow.TheShapetoolhaseverykindofshapesothatyoucanimitateyour

foodpicturesuchaslinesandconnectors,rectangles,arrowsandsomanyvarious
basicandcomplexshapes.
Forexample,withmywatermelononthesample,Idrewabigovalshapeand
clickedmyleftfingertoopenformatshape.OnceFormatshapepagewas
opened,Ichangedlinecolorasblackandfillcolorasgreentoexpressthe
watermelonpeel.Next,Idrewanotherovalshapeinsideofthefirstoval,thistime
alittlesmaller.Ichangedfillcolortoredwithnoline.Tomakeseedsinthe
watermelon,gotoshapetoolsandclickcircleanddrawitverysmall.Sameas
above,gotoformatshapeandchangethefillcolortoblackwithnoline.Now,
letsgotoashortcut.Clickthelittleseed,use[ctrl]+Cand[ctrl]+V.ThiswayI
madeafewmoreseedsandplacedthemontherightlocation.Thelastmainpoint
isverysimpleandalsoyouwillbesurprisedonceyouknowthisfunction.Click
theblankrightabovewatermelonanddragitbycoveringtheentirewatermelon.
ThengotoArrangecommandandclickgroup.Then,alltheindividualshapes
willbetogetherasagroup.
4. Onyourthirdslide,youwilldemonstrateyourquestionequation.
5. Youwillmakethenextslideslike#2,3and4aswell.Dependingonyoufamily
membersorgroupsizes,slideshowwillbebigorsmall.
6. Hereisthetipforcropping:PowerPointonlyofferscropfunctiontopicturesnot
thedrawingshapes.Sotocropyourshapes,makethempictures.Rightclick

fingerandclicksaveaspicture.Then,insertthepicturewhereyouwantitand
cropittowhatevertheshapeyouwanttocrop.
Assessment:
Formativeassessment:TeachershouldhaveappropriatePowerPointtechniquetoteach
andevaluatestudentsprogressbeforethelessonbegins.Teachersshouldofferenough
instructionsanddemonstratethelessonstepbystepbyshowingthepresentationto
students.Teachersshouldrecognizewherestudentsarestrugglingandhelpthem
immediately.
Summativeassessment:Finalproject.Itisnotimportanthowstudentsmakeitcreatively
anddecoratedcolorfulordazzling.Teachersshouldlookathowstudentsfolloweach
stepcorrectly.