Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Technology adapted Lesson Plan

The following lesson plan calls for students to compose a multi-paragraph essay about a single topic. Typically, during this lesson student are required to compose their assignments in a composition book. However, this assignment has been adapted using technology.

Objectives: Following this assignment, students will be able to compose a multi-paragraph essay using a word processing program. They will be able to create an e-mail account. Students will also be able to use the Webspiration web-site to brainstorm their topic. Student will be able send a document via e-mail. Students will be able to receive a message via e-mail, open the message and respond to the message.  
1.    Student's will compose a multi-paragraph essay and submit it to the teacher via e-mail. 

2.     In place of the composition book is a word processing program.

3.      Students are required to create a g-mail account;  pre-authorized by site administration and parents/guardian.

4.      Student will compose their essay using Google docs.

5.      For assistance with brainstorming students will use Webspiration and import it into Google docs.

6.      Students will then send the document to the teacher via e-mail.

7.      Teacher will correct essay and suggest changes via email.

8.      Finally, students will make changes and e-mail corrected document to teacher.

9.      This process will be repeated until teacher is satisfied with essay document and student's ability to use the required technology.

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