Anna M.

Saxon
FRIT 7739

Part 1: Identification of Learning Problem

General Audience

The primary audience consists of twenty-seven certified teachers of all ages, years of teaching
experience, grade levels, and subject areas who are new to Bulloch County Schools for the 2016-
2017 school year. The primary audience teaches students in grades Pre-Kindergarten to Twelfth
with ages of students ranging from four to nineteen years. These teachers are required
participants of the BCS Inductees Program which meets once a month in either a face-to-face
setting or an online Google Hangout. Teachers are required to complete fifty hours of
professional development during their year in the BCS Inductees Program.

Problem Identification

Each year, Bulloch County Schools hires a varying number of teachers to fill positions at its
elementary, middle, and high schools. With most of the schools in our district being Title I
Schools, our teachers must be highly-qualified which means that they must be certified in the
field that they are teaching. While these teachers are highly-qualified, no one is fully prepared
for all that the first year of teaching in your own classroom brings with it. The Bulloch County
Inductees Program supports teachers who are new to the field of education by providing
professional development and support that is directly relatable for first-year teachers.

At the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, Bulloch County fully implemented Google Apps
for Education. The biggest impact this transition had on current teachers was the replacement of
the former email client (First Class) and online website application (School Loop). Professional
Development was provided for teachers across Bulloch County regarding how the Google
Applications could be used in the classroom. However, because this transition happened before
the employment of new teachers hired for the 2016-2017 school year these teachers had not yet
received enough training for Google Apps for Education to be fully implemented. This training
may serve as an introduction to Google Sites (part of the Google Apps for Education suite) as
well as an opportunity to collaborate with other educators while creating functional classroom
websites.

Instructional Goals:

Teachers will be able to locate the Google Sites service on an internet browser.
Teachers will be able to select a theme and font scheme to design a website.
Teachers will be able to create an About Me page within their Google Site to introduce
themselves to students parents and other stakeholders.
Teachers will be able to insert weekly newsletters or other forms of correspondence on
their Google Site.
Teachers will be able to insert resources related to the content covered in their classes on
their Google Site.
 Part II: Learner Analysis

Introduction

The demographics of the twenty-seven certified teachers participating in the Google Sites
Training at Bulloch County Board of Education in Statesboro, Georgia, are as follows: 15%
male and 85% female, 11% Black/Non-Hispanic and 89% White/Non-Hispanic. The
demographic information for this learner analysis is for the 2016-2017 members of the Bulloch
County Inductees and was obtained by referencing school websites. Thirteen of the teachers in
Bulloch County Inductees are employed at an elementary school in the Bulloch County School
System. Six of the teachers in the Bulloch County Inductees are employed at a middle school in
the Bulloch County School System. Eight of the teachers in the Bulloch County Inductees are
employed at a middle school in the Bulloch County School System.

Entry Skills and Prior Knowledge

Mastery of entry skills that include logging into a Google account

Understanding how to locate documents on a hard drive and on Google Drive
Able to recognize website elements that are visually-pleasing

Prior Knowledge

Recognize terms that are associated with building a website

Recognize the differences between types of files
Connecting the school-provided laptop to the school-provided wireless internet (at any school
that belongs to the Bulloch County Schools entity)

Attitudes Toward Content & Academic Motivation

With email being one of the primary ways that employees of Bulloch County Schools
communicate with one another, many new teachers are already somewhat familiar with the
applications that are included in Google Apps for Education. Approximately 75% of the Bulloch
County Inductees reported that they had created a website during their undergraduate experience;
however, with the recent debut of the new Google Sites these skills are not completely
transferable as all would have used the classic version of Google Sites. When asked how
many currently had a fully developed and functional website to support their classroom
instruction, only two teachers responded affirmatively.

Educational Ability Levels

All members of the Bulloch County Inductees are in their first year of teaching in a public school
setting. Approximately half of the participants reported having used Google Apps for Education
during the undergraduate experience. All members of the Bulloch County Inductees hold at least
a 4-year degree, while one fourth hold a Masters degree.

General Learning Preferences

The learners expressed a need for instruction as to how to create a website to disseminate
information to students and students parents quickly and effectively. The learners requested a
presentation consisting of modeling how to create a website as well as hands-on assistance for
their tasks of creating a website along with three webpages. The learners asked that materials
would be given (in the form of hard copies as well as online resources) to use as a reference after
the course was completed.

Attitues Towards Teachers and School

Many teachers agreed that having a class website would be helpful for their students as well as
their students parents. Four of the teachers shared concerned regarding students access to the
internet outside of school (thus limiting their access to the class website and online resources).
Seventy-five percent of the teachers stated that their students use the internet every day in their
classrooms, and fifty percent reported that their students consistently use the same websites to
enrich the instruction taking place in their classrooms.

Group Characteristics

The Board of Education is located within the city limits of Statesboro, Georgia. The estimated
median household income in 2013 was $21,897. The population of Statesboro was 29,937;
however, this does not include the population of students enrolled at Georgia Southern
University (also located in Statesboro). GSU student enrollment totalled 20,517 during the Fall
Semester of 2014.

Part III: Task Analysis

Task Analysis
The task analysis was completed using a procedural analysis as my instructional goals all relate
to actions that need to be taken in regards to creating a website utilizing the online service
Google Sites. I chose to use a procedural analysis because it enables me to identify all of the
steps needed to complete the task of creating a website using the online service Google Sites as a
procedural analysis requires all steps be identified for learning. By analyzing the task using a
procedural analysis, I am able to identify the steps needed to accomplish my goal of having the
Bulloch County Inductees being able to master the skills necessary to create a website using
Google Sites as they create webpages to support parent communication and provide resources
that supplement and enrich classroom instruction. A topic analysis was also used as teachers
may be unfamiliar with some of the terminology used when working with the Google Sites
service. Using the topic analysis provides for instruction of unfamiliar vocabulary and will assist
teachers in properly requesting assistance from on-campus technology liaisons and media
specialists.

Task Analysis Outline

1. Locate the online Google Sites Service
1.1. Turning on the computer
1.1.1. Confirming an internet connection
1.2. Open an Internet Browser
1.2.1. Select an Internet Browser to Use
1.2.1.1. Google Chrome
1.2.2. Go to the website (google.com)
1.2.2.1. Type google.com in the address bar at the top of your screen
1.3. Login to School Google Account
1.3.1. Click on Sign in Button
1.3.2. Enter credentials
1.4. Open New Googles Sites service
1.4.1. Click on Google Apps Icon
1.4.2. Click on Google Sites Icon
1.4.3. Choose the option New Google Sites
2. Create a new Google Site
2.1. Click on the Create a new site button (red circle with white plus sign)
2.2. Name the Google Site
2.2.1. Click on Untitled Site
2.2.2. Type the name of your Google Site
3. Add an About Me Page
3.1. Add a new page to your Google Site
3.2. Insert a picture of yourself
3.2.1. Adjust the size and position of the picture
3.3. Add a text box
3.3.1. Type your introduction
3.3.2. Adjust the formatting of your text
3.3.2.1. Change the font
 3.3.2.1. Change the color of the font
3.3.2.2. Change the size of the font
4. Add a Newsletter Page
4.1. Add a new page to your Google Site
4.2. Add a document to your Newsletter Page
4.2.1. Upload a file
4.2.2. Insert a file from Google Drive
4.3. Label the document
4.3.1. Add a text box
4.3.2. Type a description of the document
5. Add a Content Standards Page
5.1. Add a new page to your Google Site
5.2. Insert a file from your Google Drive
5.2.1. Click on the file you want to insert from Google Drive
5.3. Adjust the size and position of the document
5.4. Label the document
5.4.1. Add a text box
5.4.2. Type a description of the document
6. Publish the website
6.1. Click on PUBLISH
6.2. Type in text for Site Location
6.3. Decide if you would like your site to appear in search results
6.3.1. If you do not want your site to appear in search results, unselect box
6.4. Click on PUBLISH

Subject Matter Expert (SME)

I (Anna M. Saxon) will serve as the SME for this instructional plan on creating a Google Site
using the new Google Sites. My formal education consists of a bachelors degree in Early
Childhood Education from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. I am currently
pursuing a masters degree in Instructional Technology from Georgia Southern University in
Statesboro, Georgia.

My primary qualification to serve as SME is the ten years of experience I have had creating
websites to provide resources online for students and their parents. I was required to create
website during my undergraduate experience for a course within the Early Childhood Education
program. During my nine years as a classroom teacher, I have created class websites using the
Oncourse Systems for Education software, the School Loop online application, the Classic
Google Sites, and the New Google Sites. I have participated in professional development for
utilizing Google Apps for Education in the classroom setting. I have researched tutorials for
specific guidelines in how to create a website using both the Classic and New versions of Google
Sites. I have assisted several teachers and an instructional coordinator in creating class websites
using both the Classic Google Sites as well as the New Google Sites.

Creating a Google Site using the New Google Sites

 Part IV: Instructional Objectives

Terminal Objective 1: After completing this lesson, the learner will build and publish a class
website using the new Google Sites service.
Enabling Objectives:
1A. To create and publish a Google Site on the bullochschools.org domain
1B. To develop an About Me page on their Google Site by including both an introduction and a
photograph of themselves
1C. To design a Newsletter page on their Google Site and insert a document
1D. To develop a Content Standards/Resources page on their Google Site and curate resources to
support instruction in the classroom

Instructional
ISTE* Standards for Coaches
Objectives
ISTE Standard 3. Technology coaches create and support effective digital
1
age learning environments to maximize the learning of all students.
b. Maintain and manage a variety of digital tools and resources for
1A teacher and student use in technology-rich learning environments
g. Use digital communication and collaboration tools to communicate
locally and globally with students, parents, peers, and the larger
1B
community.
ISTE Standard 5. Technology coaches model and promote digital
1C citizenship.
a. Model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital
tools and resources and technology-related best practices for all students
1D
and teachers.

*ISTE stands for International Society for Technology in Education.

Part V: Development of Assessments

Instructional Strategies Goals Objectives UDL Assessments

 Lesson 1:
How to Create a to create a Google
Google Site Using the
New Google Sites
The participant will
learn how to create a
Google site and will
create multiple web
pages on the website.
Materials: YouTube
video, emaze, notetaking
page, projector, screen,
Chromebook/Laptop
Demonstrates how Objective 1: After Multiple Means of A Published
completing this Representation, Google Site
Site and how to lesson, the learner will Multiple Means of including
create webpages build and publish a Engagement Webpages for
on that Google class website using the the following:
Site new Google Sites The learners will be Homepage
service. able to choose the About Me
1A. To create and way in which their Newsletter
publish a Google Site Google Sites are
Content
on the designed to fit the
Resources/
bullochschools.org required criteria
Standards
domain allowing for the use
1B. To develop an of multiple means of
About Me page on representation.
their Google Site by
including both an The learners have
introduction and a multiple ways of
photograph of being engaged in the
themselves lesson content
1C. To design a watching the emaze
Newsletter page on presentation,
their Google Site and participating in the
insert a document discussions, reading
1D. To develop a handouts, and
Content receiving one-on-one
Standards/Resources assistance. This
page on their Google provides for multiple
Site and curate means of
resources to support engagement.
instruction in the
classroom

Lesson 1: How to Create a Google Site Using the New Google Sites

Objective 1: After completing this lesson, the learner will build and publish a class website
using the new Google Sites service.
1A. To create and publish a Google Site on the bullochschools.org domain
1B. To develop an About Me page on their Google Site by including both an introduction
and a photograph of themselves
1C. To design a Newsletter page on their Google Site and insert a document
1D. To develop a Content Standards/Resources page on their Google Site and curate

resources to support instruction in the classroom

Assessment: Learners will create a published Google Site including webpages for the
following: Homepage, About Me, Newsletter, and Content Resources/Standards.

UDL Principles: The learners will be able to choose the way in which their Google Sites are
designed to fit the required criteria allowing for the use of multiple means of representation. The
learners have multiple ways of being engaged in the lesson content watching the emaze
presentation, participating in the discussions, reading handouts, and receiving one-on-one
assistance. This provides for multiple means of engagement.

Assessment Examples

Objective 1 Assessment
*See https://sites.google.com/a/bullochschools.org/ms-saxon-s-kindergarten-class/ for example.

Checklist

Does the Google Site

Yes No
include __________?
Homepage

About Me page

Newsletter page
Content Resources/Standards
page

Part VI: Content Sequencing and Instructional Strategies

Instructional Sequence
Sequence Description Objective
1 Create and publish a Google Site 1A
2 Develop an About Me webpage 1B
3 Design a Newsletter webpage 1C
4 Develop a Content Resources/Standards webpage 1D

This sequence builds concepts in a world-related order in that it mirrors the process of the
relationship that develops between a teacher, her students, and her students parents. The learner
will experience a digital representation of introducing herself, explaining what will happen
within her classroom each week, and providing an overview of the content that is (or will be)
covered in her instruction. This sequence allows the learner to explore the functionality of the
new Google Sites service while also creating a useful tool that will support both her classroom
community and her classroom instruction.
 Lesson 1: How to Create a Google Site Using the New Google Sites

Objective 1: After completing this lesson, the learner will build and publish a class website
using the new Google Sites service.
1A. To create and publish a Google Site on the bullochschools.org domain
1B. To develop an About Me page on their Google Site by including both an introduction
and a photograph of themselves
1C. To design a Newsletter page on their Google Site and insert a document
1D. To develop a Content Standards/Resources page on their Google Site and curate

resources to support instruction in the classroom

Initial Presentation: Begin with watching the video Every kid needs a champion | Rita
Pierson from Youtube. Ask the class what are ways that we can utilize technology to help us be
champions for our students. Depending on the participants, discuss ways that the age of our
students affects how we use technology to enrich our instruction.

Generative Strategy: Students will view an emaze presentation explaining the process of
creating a Google Site and creating webpages within that site. Participants will be given a note-
taking page based on the emaze presentation to allow for additional and more specific notes to be
taken. Following the presentation, students will create and design a Google Site (using the new
Google Sites) to serve as their classroom website. This site will include webpages to serve as a
homepage, an About Me webpage, a Newsletter webpage, and a Content Resources/Standards
webpage.

References

Bray, M. (2016). GOING Google. Knowledge Quest, 44(4), 36-41.

MILLER, S. s. (2013). We Have gOnE GoOgLe at Our School with Google Apps for
Education. School Library Monthly, 30(3), 40-42.
 Morrison, G. R., Ross, S. M., Kalman, H. K., & Kemp, J. E. (2013). Designing Effective
Instruction. 7th Edition. Wiley.

Part VII: Design of Instruction

Instructional Strategies Goals Objectives UDL Assessments

 Lesson 1: Demonstrates how Objective 1: After Multiple Means of A Published
How to Create a to create a Google completing this Representation, Google Site
Google Site Using the Site and how to lesson, the learner will Multiple Means of including
New Google Sites create webpages build and publish a Engagement Webpages for
on that Google class website using the the following:
The participant will Site new Google Sites The learners will be Homepage
learn how to create a service. able to choose the About Me
Google site and will 1A. To create and way in which their Newsletter
create multiple web publish a Google Site Google Sites are
Content
pages on the website. on the designed to fit the
Resources/
bullochschools.org required criteria
Materials: YouTube Standards
domain allowing for the use
video, emaze, notetaking 1B. To develop an of multiple means of
page, projector, screen, About Me page on representation.
Chromebook/Laptop their Google Site by
including both an The learners have
introduction and a multiple ways of
photograph of being engaged in the
themselves lesson content
1C. To design a watching the emaze
Newsletter page on presentation,
their Google Site and participating in the
insert a document discussions, reading
1D. To develop a handouts, and
Content receiving one-on-one
Standards/Resources assistance. This
page on their Google provides for multiple
Site and curate means of
resources to support engagement.
instruction in the
classroom

Part VIII: Formative Evaluation Plan

1.
I plan to collect feedback from the learners using my online module by creating a survey
using Google Forms and collect the data in a Google Sheets file. The survey will ask learners
about the length of the instruction, the required workload, the quality of instruction, user-
friendliness of resources provided, and ideas for improvement in future instruction. Because I
am serving as my own Subject-Matter Expert, I will be utilizing co-workers who are also in the
Instructional Technology program or who already hold a degree in Instructional Technology to
serve as my peer-reviewers. Once the course has been completed, it will be sent to my co-
workers for evaluation on its user-friendliness, helpfulness, and accuracy.

2.
The link below is for the Google Forms survey create to gain feedback from learners and
SME to evaluate my online module.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWcKACSApFtQYNggS-RPI71Sf_-
FNAjLbKe9GToB9fFzGo3w/viewform?usp=sf_link

3.
Using the information gained through the learners completion of my Google Forms
survey, I will review the current version of the face-to-face staff development workshop to
address issues noted in the survey results. Depending on the feedback received, changes may be
made to the course to improve the usefulness and interactivity of the lesson and materials before
the course is used again. Attention will also be given to the answers given addressing the length
of the assignment required by the course. Any ideas given to improve the quality of face-to-face
staff development workshop will be noted and implemented (if appropriate). If issues with the
courses content are noted by the learners, the necessary changes will be made to ensure accuracy
in all parts of the face-to-face staff development workshop.