LESSON TWO ... BLOGSTRUCTION

Blogstruction

Standard/Unit Goal:

How does one create a blog?

Performance Objective:

(What will the students know and/or be able to do by the end of this lesson?)

Given information about the process of creating a blog, students will be able to create their own blog and navigate through it, and other’s blogs, as demonstrated through the creation of their own blog.

Prerequisites:

(How can we connect prior learning and be sure students have the knowledge necessary for success?)

Students will have a working knowledge of a computer. This will be formatively assessed based on student’s abilities to turn on the computer, log-in, and navigate through the instructions of the first prompts. They will also have a sense of blogging responsibilities, as well as the importance of blogging as an educational tool.

Cue set:

(How will I motivate the students to learn and focus them on the goal?)

1. Students will be asked to write a reaction to the question “Why do I want to do a Global History blog?” and inform them that they will be beginning to create one today.

2. I will solicit answers from around the room in order to facilitate discussion.

Best Shot:

(What is the best way to teach the most new material to the most students in an actively engaging manner? What two modes am I using to reach various learning styles?)

1. I will ask students to go to http://classweb.gmu.edu/nccassess/tech-resources/blogger.com-instructions/ in order to read the instructions of blogging while I model it on the projection screen.

2. I will then ask students to begin at step one and start to create their own blog.

3. I will ask them after creation, when we get to step 10, to write their response to the cue set question as their first text.

Guided Practice:

(While students are actively practicing/using their knew knowledge, can I assess their understanding of the content?)

I will manage the room while students create their blogs,guiding them through the creation when necessary.

Closure:

(Am I closing the lesson so that every student is engaged, and is demonstrating new learning they have acquired?)

Students will present their blogs to the class.

Independent Practice:

(Are the students being held accountable for new learning?)

Students will give me their blog title and their URL in so that I will be able to monitor their progress. This list will also be types out and given to the class so that they can communicate with, and collaborate with, each other.

Adaptations/Enrichments/Extensions:

(Have I accounted for the special needs of my students on all ends of the learning spectrum?)

Depending on needs assessment, I will determine the necessity to go through the entire process, one direction at a time, with students. This will be accomplished by modeling the creation of my own blog in front of the students.

Formal Assessment:

(Is my formal assessment aligned with my lesson goals and standards?)

Students will be formatively assessed based on their participation in the classroom discussion. They will also be assessed based on the creation of their own blog.

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