Internet Based Curriculum Project
About this Project:
My Internet based curriculum project is called, "Blogging Books Between Classes." It was created on July 20th, 2006 for my Computers in the Classroom Part 3 course.
Teaching Standards Addressed:
1. Committment to students and student learning
-students are treated fairly and respectfully with all assignments including the current project. The project is flexible and time extensions or other modifications can be made if a student needs some extra time because of a personal matter or other difficulty with completing the assignment.
2. Professional Practise and Ongoing Professional Learning
-a variety of skills learned in my Computers in the Classroom, Parts 1-3, classes have been used in developing this project. I used this knowledge that I have learned in a way to improve student learning using ICT.
Importance:
This project plays an important role in using the Internet as an educational tool. It allows students and teachers of different grade levels to work collaboratively in creating a web site that others will find useful.
Reflection:
I learned the following skills from this project:
-creating outlines for Internet based curriculum projects through reading a variety of resources (e.g., sample outlines) available on the Internet
-how to create an Internet based curriculum project and the amount of work and effort in designing one
-integrating a variety of subjects using ICT as a tool to teach expectations effectively from the Ontario curriculum
Personal Reactions
This assignment taught me how to use the Internet in another fun, creative way with my class. It allows students to work creatively on their own and with another student. The project will empower them as others read and learn from their creativity.
Professional Growth Goals for Learning
I am excited to use this project with my class next year. Once the web site has been created, I will make changes based on feedback from the students and self-assessment. Other classes could be added to the project (Grades 3 and 4 partnering for instance). This project will assist me in creating others similar to it.
Below is the project...
Project Leader’s Name: Rachel Harnett
e-mail: rachelharnett@gmail.com
Blogging Books Between Classes (For the Emergent Reader)
Learning Outcomes
-use different resources (library, Internet, e-mail) to research topic for story
-use Kid Pix, blogger.com and possibly other programs/technologies to write and/or illustrate an on-line story
-create a web site working co-operatively with other students
Detailed Description
Students in Kindergarten and Grade 1 will be working together to write and illustrate their own books to be published on blogger.com. Each book will be it’s own post on blogger.com. Students can re-read the books on-line at their leisure and share their stories with others. The books are a way to encourage emergent readers and writers to further develop skills learned in class e.g., decoding.
To begin, Grade 1 students will choose a topic to write about based on the Grade 1 Social Studies curriculum (Relationships, Rules and Responsibilities or Canada and World Connections) or Science curriculum (e.g., Energy in Our Lives, Everyday Structures). These choices will be made available to students on-line via class web site with links to resources. Students will research their chosen topic in the library, on the Internet or e-mail with other Grade 1 students for suggestions. Once their topic has been chosen and approved by their teacher, students will write a story in Kid Pix.
A variety of writing skills can be focused on in individual class lessons prior to this writing experience to better prepare students for this project. Some examples of helpful prior knowledge include brainstorming, proper sentence format and research skills and data collection.
The stories can be written in many programs for this project to work. I will focus on using Kid Pix. Students will write a story on their chosen topic using Kid Pix, leaving a large portion of the page blank for a Kindergarten student to paint/draw/stamp (illustrate).
Grade 1 classes may try this activity initially with another Kindergarten class within the school. Once the teacher and class are ready, the project can be expanded to include classes from other provinces/countries.
Each Grade 1 student is to attempt to communicate with their Kindergarten partner – whether through e-mail, telephone, conference call, video conference – to discuss the book. The Grade 1 student can read the story to the Kindergarten student and act as a mentor.
Each story will be given to a Kindergarten student to illustrate. The Kindergarten student will practice sequencing by putting the pages in order before illustrating. Using Kid Pix, Kindergarten students will illustrate each page of the story using the paint, draw and stamp tools. Once each story has been completed, the teacher can work one-on-one with each student to assist with revising and editing their stories. The final revision will be posted to blogger.com (as a picture file).
Other Alternatives to Kid Pix:
-text can be e-mailed via attachments to partner schools (as html, Kid Pix file etc.)
-Kindergarten students can:
-illustrate on paper and the completed book can be scanned, then posted to blogger.com
-use Hyperstudio, PowerPoint or Word and import graphics or pictures
On a Personal Note…
When all the stories are completed and posted to blogger.com, I would like to level the books and use them as a resource in my Reading Recovery program. It’s another way for students to read at home – by themselves, with an older sibling, their parents – all they need is access to a computer with Internet.
Exceptional Students
-can be paired with a buddy
-use Kid Pix and letter stamp stories and/or stamp their illustrations
-tell the story orally, while another student types
-write more than one story
-some Kindergarten students may want to do both - write and illustrate - while others may want to try writing a story while a Grade 1 student in another class illustrates
Further Collaboration/Teamwork
-project could include older students (Gr. 4-6) in junior grades to level the stories
-these leveled on-line books could be used as guided reading texts and they would be available on-line (for the entire school, school board to read)!
Project Timeline
-Term 2 (3 months) possibly overlapping into Term 3
-this would allow for 1-2 computer classes in the computer lab and individual time in class, as well as, time to research in the library and as homework at home
-by beginning in Term 2, the teachers will be given some time to set up and teach essential skills (term 1) prior to the start of the project
Curriculum Relevancy
Subject Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies and Science and Technology
Grade Level: K, 1
Links to Curriculum
-technology education, Language, Social Studies, Science
-early computer skills, reading and writing skills, on-line collaboration, mentoring
Curriculum Expectations met through the project
Kindergarten
-some or all of the following expectations may be addressed through the Kindergarten students illustrations & publishing to blogger.com:
Personal and Social Development
Awareness of Surroundings
-identify people who work in the community, and talk about what they do
-recognize special places and buildings within the community, both natural and human-made, and talk about their functions
Language
Overall Expectations
-communicate by talking and by listening and speaking to others for a variety of purposes and in a variety of contexts
-demonstrate understanding and critical awareness of a variety of written materials that are read by and with the teacher
-use reading strategies that are appropriate for beginning readers in order to make sense of a variety of written materials
The Arts
Visual Arts
-demonstrate an awareness of personal interests and a sense of accomplishment in visual arts
-explore a variety of tools, materials and processes of their own choice to create visual art forms in familiar and new ways
-explore different elements of design in visual arts
-use or demonstrate understanding of vocabulary related to visual arts in informal conversations and in discussions about their learning
-communicate their understanding of something by representing their ideas and feelings through visual art
Grade 1
Writing
Overall Expectations
-communicate ideas for specific purposes
-organize information so that the writing conveys a clear message
-write simple sentences using proper punctuation
-produce short pieces of writing using simple forms
-use some materials from other media
-begin to revise written work, with the assistance of the teacher
-use and spell correctly the vocabulary appropriate for this grade level
-use correctly the conventions specified for this grade level
Social Studies
-one or more of the expectations from the Grade 1 Social Studies curriculum could be met depending on the detail of the story and which strand the student has chosen to focus on (Relationships, Rules and Responsibilities or The Local Community)
Science and Technology
-one or more of the expectations from the Grade 1 Science and Technology curriculum could be met through this project depending on the detail of the story and which strand the student has chosen to focus on (Characteristics and Needs of Living Things, Characteristics of Objects and Properties of Materials, Energy in Our Lives, Everyday Structures or Daily and Seasonal Cycles).
Number of Schools/Classes to be Involved
-a Grade 1 class paired with a Kindergarten class (approx. 40 students)
-2 classroom teachers
Evaluation
-self-assessment checklist
-rubric for marking final product
-post on blogger.com (summative evaluation)
-stories would be available over the Internet for other classes worldwide
ICT Skills Students Will Use
-e-mail
-Internet
-word processing
-scanning
-importing picture files
-video conferencing
-video files
-Kid Pix, Hyperstudio, PowerPoint, MS Word applications
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My Internet based curriculum project is called, "Blogging Books Between Classes." It was created on July 20th, 2006 for my Computers in the Classroom Part 3 course.
Teaching Standards Addressed:
1. Committment to students and student learning
-students are treated fairly and respectfully with all assignments including the current project. The project is flexible and time extensions or other modifications can be made if a student needs some extra time because of a personal matter or other difficulty with completing the assignment.
2. Professional Practise and Ongoing Professional Learning
-a variety of skills learned in my Computers in the Classroom, Parts 1-3, classes have been used in developing this project. I used this knowledge that I have learned in a way to improve student learning using ICT.
Importance:
This project plays an important role in using the Internet as an educational tool. It allows students and teachers of different grade levels to work collaboratively in creating a web site that others will find useful.
Reflection:
I learned the following skills from this project:
-creating outlines for Internet based curriculum projects through reading a variety of resources (e.g., sample outlines) available on the Internet
-how to create an Internet based curriculum project and the amount of work and effort in designing one
-integrating a variety of subjects using ICT as a tool to teach expectations effectively from the Ontario curriculum
Personal Reactions
This assignment taught me how to use the Internet in another fun, creative way with my class. It allows students to work creatively on their own and with another student. The project will empower them as others read and learn from their creativity.
Professional Growth Goals for Learning
I am excited to use this project with my class next year. Once the web site has been created, I will make changes based on feedback from the students and self-assessment. Other classes could be added to the project (Grades 3 and 4 partnering for instance). This project will assist me in creating others similar to it.
Below is the project...
Project Leader’s Name: Rachel Harnett
e-mail: rachelharnett@gmail.com
Blogging Books Between Classes (For the Emergent Reader)
Learning Outcomes
-use different resources (library, Internet, e-mail) to research topic for story
-use Kid Pix, blogger.com and possibly other programs/technologies to write and/or illustrate an on-line story
-create a web site working co-operatively with other students
Detailed Description
Students in Kindergarten and Grade 1 will be working together to write and illustrate their own books to be published on blogger.com. Each book will be it’s own post on blogger.com. Students can re-read the books on-line at their leisure and share their stories with others. The books are a way to encourage emergent readers and writers to further develop skills learned in class e.g., decoding.
To begin, Grade 1 students will choose a topic to write about based on the Grade 1 Social Studies curriculum (Relationships, Rules and Responsibilities or Canada and World Connections) or Science curriculum (e.g., Energy in Our Lives, Everyday Structures). These choices will be made available to students on-line via class web site with links to resources. Students will research their chosen topic in the library, on the Internet or e-mail with other Grade 1 students for suggestions. Once their topic has been chosen and approved by their teacher, students will write a story in Kid Pix.
A variety of writing skills can be focused on in individual class lessons prior to this writing experience to better prepare students for this project. Some examples of helpful prior knowledge include brainstorming, proper sentence format and research skills and data collection.
The stories can be written in many programs for this project to work. I will focus on using Kid Pix. Students will write a story on their chosen topic using Kid Pix, leaving a large portion of the page blank for a Kindergarten student to paint/draw/stamp (illustrate).
Grade 1 classes may try this activity initially with another Kindergarten class within the school. Once the teacher and class are ready, the project can be expanded to include classes from other provinces/countries.
Each Grade 1 student is to attempt to communicate with their Kindergarten partner – whether through e-mail, telephone, conference call, video conference – to discuss the book. The Grade 1 student can read the story to the Kindergarten student and act as a mentor.
Each story will be given to a Kindergarten student to illustrate. The Kindergarten student will practice sequencing by putting the pages in order before illustrating. Using Kid Pix, Kindergarten students will illustrate each page of the story using the paint, draw and stamp tools. Once each story has been completed, the teacher can work one-on-one with each student to assist with revising and editing their stories. The final revision will be posted to blogger.com (as a picture file).
Other Alternatives to Kid Pix:
-text can be e-mailed via attachments to partner schools (as html, Kid Pix file etc.)
-Kindergarten students can:
-illustrate on paper and the completed book can be scanned, then posted to blogger.com
-use Hyperstudio, PowerPoint or Word and import graphics or pictures
On a Personal Note…
When all the stories are completed and posted to blogger.com, I would like to level the books and use them as a resource in my Reading Recovery program. It’s another way for students to read at home – by themselves, with an older sibling, their parents – all they need is access to a computer with Internet.
Exceptional Students
-can be paired with a buddy
-use Kid Pix and letter stamp stories and/or stamp their illustrations
-tell the story orally, while another student types
-write more than one story
-some Kindergarten students may want to do both - write and illustrate - while others may want to try writing a story while a Grade 1 student in another class illustrates
Further Collaboration/Teamwork
-project could include older students (Gr. 4-6) in junior grades to level the stories
-these leveled on-line books could be used as guided reading texts and they would be available on-line (for the entire school, school board to read)!
Project Timeline
-Term 2 (3 months) possibly overlapping into Term 3
-this would allow for 1-2 computer classes in the computer lab and individual time in class, as well as, time to research in the library and as homework at home
-by beginning in Term 2, the teachers will be given some time to set up and teach essential skills (term 1) prior to the start of the project
Curriculum Relevancy
Subject Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies and Science and Technology
Grade Level: K, 1
Links to Curriculum
-technology education, Language, Social Studies, Science
-early computer skills, reading and writing skills, on-line collaboration, mentoring
Curriculum Expectations met through the project
Kindergarten
-some or all of the following expectations may be addressed through the Kindergarten students illustrations & publishing to blogger.com:
Personal and Social Development
Awareness of Surroundings
-identify people who work in the community, and talk about what they do
-recognize special places and buildings within the community, both natural and human-made, and talk about their functions
Language
Overall Expectations
-communicate by talking and by listening and speaking to others for a variety of purposes and in a variety of contexts
-demonstrate understanding and critical awareness of a variety of written materials that are read by and with the teacher
-use reading strategies that are appropriate for beginning readers in order to make sense of a variety of written materials
The Arts
Visual Arts
-demonstrate an awareness of personal interests and a sense of accomplishment in visual arts
-explore a variety of tools, materials and processes of their own choice to create visual art forms in familiar and new ways
-explore different elements of design in visual arts
-use or demonstrate understanding of vocabulary related to visual arts in informal conversations and in discussions about their learning
-communicate their understanding of something by representing their ideas and feelings through visual art
Grade 1
Writing
Overall Expectations
-communicate ideas for specific purposes
-organize information so that the writing conveys a clear message
-write simple sentences using proper punctuation
-produce short pieces of writing using simple forms
-use some materials from other media
-begin to revise written work, with the assistance of the teacher
-use and spell correctly the vocabulary appropriate for this grade level
-use correctly the conventions specified for this grade level
Social Studies
-one or more of the expectations from the Grade 1 Social Studies curriculum could be met depending on the detail of the story and which strand the student has chosen to focus on (Relationships, Rules and Responsibilities or The Local Community)
Science and Technology
-one or more of the expectations from the Grade 1 Science and Technology curriculum could be met through this project depending on the detail of the story and which strand the student has chosen to focus on (Characteristics and Needs of Living Things, Characteristics of Objects and Properties of Materials, Energy in Our Lives, Everyday Structures or Daily and Seasonal Cycles).
Number of Schools/Classes to be Involved
-a Grade 1 class paired with a Kindergarten class (approx. 40 students)
-2 classroom teachers
Evaluation
-self-assessment checklist
-rubric for marking final product
-post on blogger.com (summative evaluation)
-stories would be available over the Internet for other classes worldwide
ICT Skills Students Will Use
-Internet
-word processing
-scanning
-importing picture files
-video conferencing
-video files
-Kid Pix, Hyperstudio, PowerPoint, MS Word applications
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