Designing Your Technology Lesson
1. Explore the possibilities of technology-based activities your students can accomplish to meet the curriculum standard you have chosen. Strive to choose the best technology activity for the lesson plan tasks. Below is a sample of some of the types of activities you can do with Office software.
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Word Activities using word processing include: creating an outline
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Excel Activities using spreadsheet include: recording observations for calculation creating a cost analysis calculating the differences between data values recording, calculating, and evaluating data research using the Internet a balance sheet to analyze a budget expenditures calculating miles per gallon of gas between various cities using mileage information from the Internet worksheet to determine an inventory balance worksheet to keep track of stock market rise and fall prices analyze salary and benefits of occupations in various cities using Internet research using a worksheet to calculate overall grade average for assignments calculate calorie intake versus calories burned by exercise a comparison of the cost of like used cars using various dealerships create charts to show increase and decrease View Sample Excel Lesson |
Access Activities using database include: creating a list of items researched for query categorize information related to various cities, states, or countries for data analysis organizing information for a political party developing an inventory of assets collecting information for a survey to maintain data for employee records categorize data for members of an organization query research results collected collect and categorize data for competitive events and/or sports analyze voting results by area collect data of a student or faculty group
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PowerPoint Activities using multimedia include: presentations for subject matter content demonstrating step-by-step procedures with digital pictures creating slides for vocabulary review creating games with immediate feedback through hyperlinks creating on-line presentations of directions providing special event running displays visual display of comparison studies describing literature character and details creating language arts slides to describe parts of speech student-created electronic portfolios science presentations on elements with hyperlinks to references presentations to demonstrate safety procedures presentation to persuade listeners to buy a product or grasp an idea plan present charted data collected from Excel for persuasion |
2. Identify any associated activities which need to occur before students use the technology. Add them to your Lesson Plan Template file in Word.
3. Research the Internet for links to assist students in carrying out the specified activities. Bookmark them into a folder for future reference. It is helpful to create notes in a Word file with embedded links to refer to later.
4. Decide what hardware and software you will need to carry out the lesson plan and student activities. Add that information to your lesson plan template file.
5. Determine any prerequisite skills students need and at what levels allowing for some review if needed.
6. Create a reasonable timeline for your lesson plan adding details, if necessary.
7. Determine what teacher activities will be necessary for you to accomplish before implementing the lesson.
8. Determine what you will need to do after technology is used to focus on the curriculum standard you have chosen.
Additional links to help you in designing the lesson:
| On-Line Lesson Planner | Asks you questions to help you process your design in a structured manner. |
| An Example of Project-Based Learning | Students become vice-presidents of a large company using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint |
| Another On-Line Lesson Planner | Gives pointers to effective technology lesson design. (don't submit your form but print it for your reference) |
| Space Exploration Project | Students learn about space and create a multimedia presentation to summarize their data |
| Criminal Justice WebQuest | Researching Criminal Evidence |
| Foreign Language WebQuest | An interesting lesson plan???? |
9. Determine if your lesson has students engaged in learning with technology. Check out this link to ask yourself essential questions: Engaged Learning Indicators
