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Title
Topic
Multiplyingtwo2digitNumbersUsingtheAreaModel
GradeLevel
4th
Subject
Math
EstablishedGoals
DerivedfromCommonCoreorNextGenerationScience
(Ifyoudonotuseeither,pleaseindicateandlinkwhatstandardsyoureferencehere:_______________)
4.NBT.B.5:...multiplytwo2digitnumbers,usingstrategiesbasedonplacevalue
andthepropertiesofoperations.Illustrateandexplainthecalculationbyusing
equations,rectangulararrays,and/orareamodels.
EssentialQuestions
Howcanwemultiply2digitby2digitnumbersusingtheareamodel?
HowdoweuseBlendspacetocuratealistofmathematicalresources?
Howcanwecreateamultimediapresentationtomodelandexplainourlearning?
Understandings
Studentswillunderstandthat...
Wecanuseaan
areamodelto
multiply2by2digit
numbers.
Wecancreatealist
ofdigitalresources
thatwecanaccess
anytime.
Studentswillknowthat
Therearemany
strategiesto
multiply
multidigit
numbers.
Theycancreate
andsharealist
ofresources
Studentswillbeableto
Multiplytwo2digit
numbersusingthearea
model.
Curatealistof
resourceson
Blendspace.
Createascreencast
usingEducreations.
Theycanusea
mediatooltomodel
theirlearning.
online.
Theycanuse
the
Educreations
screencasting
app.Tomodel
andexplaintheir
learning.
NETS(Students):
Simplyreferencethenumberandletter(e.g.,2c)
Creativity&Innovation
1b,1c
Communication&Collaboration
2b
Research&InformationFluency
CriticalThinking,ProblemSolving&DecisionMaking
DigitalCitizenship
TechnologyOperations
6a,6b,6d
NETS(Teachers):
Simplyreferencethenumberandletter(e.g.,2c)
Facilitate&InspireStudentLearning&Creativity
1a,1c,1d
Design&DevelopDigitalAgeLearningExperiences&Assessments
2a,2c
ModelDigitalAgeWork&Learning
3c
Promote&ModelDigitalAgeCitizenship&Responsibility
EngageinProfessionalGrowthandLeadership
AssessmentEvidence
PerformanceTasks:
Studentswillcreatea
listofresourceson
Blendspace
Studentswillcreatea
screencastusing
Educreationsand
explainhowto
multiplyatwo2digit
numbers
SelfAssessments:
Aretheresources
effectiveanddothey
matchthelearning?
DoIhaveallthecorrect
stepsintheexplanation
ofthemathproblemon
myscreencast
OtherEvidence:
Istheexplanationofthemath
problemcorrect(peerand
teacherreviewandevaluation)
LearningPlan
InquiryHook:
Showanimportanceofmultiplicationinreallifevideo:WhyDoIHavetoLearn
Multiplication?
DiscusstheimportanceofmultimediatoolsandshowBlendspaceGoAnimate.
ActivityProcedure:
*PreviouslyDay1:Directinstructiononmultiplyingtwo2digitnumbers
Days2and3(thislesson):Assignmediaprojects/showEducreationsScreencast
andreviewBlendspacecuration
Studentswillresearchsitesthatwillhelptheminavarietyofwaysandaddthemtoa
Blendspacelesson(teacherwillmodelandgiveexamples)
OncestudentshavecreatedtheirBlendspacecurationpagetheywillpartnerupand
practiceworkingoutmultiplicationproblemsonawhiteboard.Studentswilltaketurns
beingaudienceandpresenter
Oncestudentsarecomfortablecompletingandpresentingamultiplicationproblem
theywillcreatetheirscreencastusingEducreations(teachercreatedscreencast
tutorialforEducreations)
WhentheirScreencastiscompletetheywillpostitonEdmodo(orGoogleClassroom)
andstudentsandteacherwillassess.Somewillbeassessedwholeclassand
whateverwecantgetto,studentswillgoonlineandcommentontheotherproblems.
ReflectionMethods:
StudentswillreflectontheeffectivenessoftheirBlendspaceresourcestheygathered(dothe
resourcesreallyhelpsomelearn,orpracticemultiplyingtwo2digitnumbers?),andwastheir
explanationontheEducreationsscreencasttheycreatedcorrect.Theywillreflectonstudent
andteachercomments.
Materials
Facilities:
Classroom
Studentshome(not
mandatory)
Equipment(nontech):
Whiteboardmarkersand
whiteboard
StudentSample
Insertlinkto,orimage(s)of,studentsamplesbelow.
BlendspaceCurationStudentSample
EducreationsScreencastStudentSample
Equipment(tech):
Computerwithwebbasedtools
BlendspaceandEducreations