Online Projects, Collaboration Sites, and Publishing Opportunities

Lesson Idea Template

Name: Alex Crump
Grade Level: Grade 4
Content Area: Science
Standards Addressed: S4E1 Students will compare and contrast the physical
attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets.
Title of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity: NASAs
downloadable virtual fieldtrip
URL of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity:
http://quest.nasa.gov/vft/
Describe how you would Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity
in your classroom: The students will get a chance to explore the site and
dicsover some new information about Mars. Following a discussion about
planets and Mars, they will be directed around the website.
What technologies would be required to implement this proposed learning activity
in a classroom? Computers/internet connection
Describe how the following features are addressed in this learning experience
(note: all of them may not be addressed in the project, but most should be if you
are reaching a high LoTi Level.):
a. Collaboration with peers, near-peers, mentors outside their classroom
and often beyond their school: This activity connects them with
NASA specialists that help guide them through the activities.
b. Student-centered learning and knowledge creation (collecting original
data and or producing original products as a result of engaging in the
project):
c. Higher-order thinking: This allows the students to explore and
ask questions about why things are there or why they are
doing what they do, and are able to collect data through
these discoveries.
d. Students publishing their original work to others who will use/care
about their product:
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply):
See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy X
Remembering X Understanding
Applying
Analyzing Evaluating
Creating
What Level of Technology Implementation best describes this learning activity and
Why? This is a LoTi level 4 because it connects the students to the
outside world. This allows them to explore and think in different ways.
How could you implement this proposed learning experience and still comply with
your districts Internet Safety and Student Privacy policies? Student activity
could be monitored as well as guided. The computers could block certain
sites and activities so the students are led on course during the activity,
and using cruise control the teacher could make sure that all students
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