Context
• The participants of my project are a class of third grade students.
• There are 22 students in the class.
• The group has experience with keyboarding, basic Internet search skills and use of Microsoft Word.
• The classroom has a SMART Board with Internet access and three computers, and the class uses the computer lab twice weekly.
• I will not be collaborating with a fellow classroom teacher for the purpose of teaching this unit, but I will have a Teaching Assistant, a one-on-one aide for a special needs student and a Computer Teacher in the computer lab to assist me.
• The two detailed lesson plans are the seventh and eighth lessons in my unit. They fully incorporate technology as the students rely on Internet-based research to create both group PowerPoint presentations and informative travel brochures on Japan via Microsoft Publisher.
• There are 22 students in the class.
• The group has experience with keyboarding, basic Internet search skills and use of Microsoft Word.
• The classroom has a SMART Board with Internet access and three computers, and the class uses the computer lab twice weekly.
• I will not be collaborating with a fellow classroom teacher for the purpose of teaching this unit, but I will have a Teaching Assistant, a one-on-one aide for a special needs student and a Computer Teacher in the computer lab to assist me.
• The two detailed lesson plans are the seventh and eighth lessons in my unit. They fully incorporate technology as the students rely on Internet-based research to create both group PowerPoint presentations and informative travel brochures on Japan via Microsoft Publisher.
