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Team 11 Final Lesson Plan:

To begin the year and teach students Glogster and the beginnings of research skills, we came up with another lesson on heritage. Sue Soares, who was in another group, but who is my (Christine's) pod partner worked with us in creating.

Aaron Kesler Final Lesson Plan 12/14/2011

Christine Boulette and Lori Allen from Barnstable Intermediate School in Barnstable, MA - Grade 6 ELA/SS Boulette_Christine(at)barnstable.k12.ma.us and Allen_Lori(at)barnstable.k12.ma.us Aaron Kesler from Boston Reinassance Charter School, Boston MA - Grade 6 Special Ed akesler(at)bostonrenaissance.com

We will be asking students the inquiry question of: What is the significance of the Amazon Rainforest to the global community?

As teachers we looked at: How can students use new literacies' technologies (specifically evaluating and collaborating) to demonstrate their understanding of the Amazon Rainforest and its connections/importance to the world?

Web Tool: Xtranormal -Activator -This is our Xtranormal video introducing the Amazon Rainforest project our students will be doing. Amazon Activator

Web Tool: Google docs -This is the first part of our lesson where the students will evaluate websites (using previously taught skills) we teachers have previewed and determine which ones would be valid to use for researching the Amazon Rainforest. Amazon Rainforest Activity

Web Tool: Glogster -The final piece of our lesson is to have our students do the actual research to answer our inquiry question, "What is the significance of Amazan Rainforest to the global community?", and put their findings into a Glog.

Here is an example of the Wallwisher link that students will use to respond with their opinions of student completed projects. [|WallwisherAmazon]

Suggested guideline for lesson plan format (taken from the Massachusetts DESE website)

What is the significance of the Amazan Rainforest to the global community? || What is the significance of the Amazan Rainforest to the global community? Evaluating on-line resources using steps for on-line resource evaluation. || Students will be able to produce a collaborative, on-line Glog showcasing the significance of the Amazon Rainforest. Students will be able to use the six steps of on-line resource evaluation (from [|Radcab] ) to complete a research project. || Students will be able to use the new MA literacy standards that include technology to produce and publish writing and to collaborate with others. || 1. Steps for On-line information evaluation including the location of appropriate web-sites to use for project completion. 2. Geographies of the Amazon Rainforest(Human, Cultural, Physical, etc.) 3. Proper set-up and use of the collaborative on-line Google forms and poster site-Glogster. || RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.6, RI.6.7,RI.6.8, W.6.4, W.6.6, W.6.8 SL.6.1b, SL.6.1c, SL.6.2, L.6.1e, L.6.2b, || a. Use of Xtranormal video to introduce the Amazon Rainforest and the use of technology. b. Teaching of evaluation of information on the internet. Racab.com/Googleforms/Glogster project activites will indicate mastery of skills. c. Presentation of the important geographies of the Amazon Rainforest(Videos, powerpoints, readings, pictures). d. Introduction of Glogster Project. How to use glogster/Students assigned to groups to work collaboratively e. Presentation of Glogs to class. Students will respond to student projects on wallwisher. http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/amazonproject || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Assessments will be made through the use of rubrics for googleform activity and final Glogster project. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Xtranormal introduction- __[]__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Google Forms- __[|https://spreadsheets2.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&hl=en_US&formkey=dFh6T3I0UnJWTFRBNWtmR25xV2VvVkE6MQ#gid=0]__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Glogster poster - [|http://edu.Glogster.com] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Wallwisher: __[]__ ||
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">INSTRUCTOR(S) Boulette/Allen/Kesler || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">LESSON DURATION-5 days ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">COURSE TITLE AND GRADE LEVELS-6th Grade World Greography ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">UNIT-Amazon Rainforest- |||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">SPECIFIC TOPIC-
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">RATIONALE-Students must be able to evaluate different resources on the internet to produce technolgy based projects. They must be able to collaborate in a nurturing and academically challenging environment using technology. ||
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