1. Why did you choose this lesson?

Brief summary of original lesson plan design/ goals

of lesson.

We chose this lesson because it was an actual lesson that was written for a fifth

grade elementary classroom. We felt that lesson could be expanded, and made more fun

and resourceful by incorporating specific technology. At the end of the original lesson

plan students, are to demonstrate the ability to answer questions related to the key events

in the reading through the use of post-it notes. They will demonstrate the ability to

connect information from facts found on the Internet to what they read in the text,

identify new facts in the text, and connect those facts to major events in the story using a

graphic organizer.

1. Define new lesson plan design/goals of lesson.

The goal of the new lesson plan design is to teach students how to use

computerized graphic organizers to help them connect information from their readings,

and save it as a resource for future reference and projects that can be readily accessed.

2. Which tools did you choose to incorporate into this lesson to potentially improve it?

The original lesson plan called for the use of multi-colored post-it notes. We

chose to use Post Its! and Jigsaw Diagram graphic organizers from www.classtools.net.

We felt this was an important modification because post-it notes are easily lost, a

challenge to save, and therefore are hard to keep as a permanent resource. The Jigsaw

Diagram organizer will be used by the teacher to centralize and connect classroom

information.

3. Why did you choose these tools?

We chose these tools because they lend themselves to the lesson, and allows the

students to stay familiar with the data collection process. The Post It! organizer provides
 a neat, more permanent method of collecting, and storing information. The Jigsaw

Diagram provides a central, and organized place to reference the information collected

through the use of The Post It! organizer.

4. What standards were you using to guide your decision on this? NETS?

NETS•S 2. Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work

collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to

the learning of others. Students:

a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a

variety of environments, and media.

NETS•S 3. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:

b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information

from a variety of sources and media.

5. Do you feel this will help improve your teaching? If so, why?

We believe this will help improve our teaching because it will provide the

students an engaging new way to learn, and a renewed desire to apply, and enhance skills

they use every day.

NETS•T 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and

assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content

learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the

NETS•S. Teachers:
 a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and

resources to promote student learning and creativity design or adapt relevant learning

experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and

creativity.

7. Do you feel this will help improve student learning? If so, how and why?

Incorporating these digital tools into this lesson plan will improve students’

learning by providing a new and engaging method of connecting to text. It also will

provide students permanent resource that they can access at all times, unlike post-it notes

that are mostly temporary. This also lends itself to kinesthetic learners, and provides new

visual, hands on method of gathering information.