Sarah White

Ravenswood High School

Principal: Jaquetta Hendricks
Teacher: Cynthia Ray
Grade/Content: 9th Grade Business/Digital Citizenship
Lesson: Google Slides Lesson 2
Planning

In my second lesson it was beneficial to plan the lesson keeping in mind the extension of

time that occurs when actually teaching. Due to that I decided to condense the presentation

portion of the lesson and allow more time for student application. I included all the steps in the

assignment in the presentation so that students could follow along together and be sure to

complete the same amount of work. I also worked through the assignment before I asked

students to complete it to be sure any errors or questions could be quickly addressed.

Implementation

Although I shortened the presentation of information in this lesson, time was still an

issue. The time issue could be contributed to the amount of work involved in this particular

assignment or the students need for individual attention. Although directions were given both

orally and through presentation, many students still asked questions about the processes in the

assignment. Because of the scope of the assignment, students were working up until the bell

rang, and I was not able to properly close and summarize the lesson.
Clarity of Presentation

The presentation was clear, direct, and displayed all necessary directions for students to

carry out tasks. My delivery could have been improved though. I did not practice presenting

this lesson as much as I did the first lesson which was evident. Throughout this lesson I was

repeatedly tongue tied and mispronounced a few words. I felt as though I was not as clear or

organized in my thoughts or my speaking abilities as I was in the first lesson. Despite my

inefficiencies, students still learned the necessary content and applied that information in the

form of demonstration in their assignment.

Attention to Individual Differences

Directions were given orally and displayed on the television. Screenshots were included

for those who either could not read or are more acclimated to visual cues. Assignments were also

completed together as a whole to class to keep students at the same pace regardless of skill level.

Focus on relationships and student response

During 6th period, there was a constant murmur of other conversations taking place while

I was trying to give instruction and direction. Many questions were asked meaning the students

did not know how to perform these tasks, but others were not interested in what was being taught

at all. I constantly had to bring students' attention back to the topic of the lesson. In 7th period

the students responded well and paid attention, with the exception of two students. These

students were interested in the lesson and would complete all the work, but also created multiple

distractions and disruptions throughout the class period. Because of that, much of my focus was

on those two students, which caused me to miss a few of the quieter students who had fallen
behind. The whole process was very insightful on how to handle and work with different types

of students.

Planning and Implementing Higher Order Thinking Skills

Many of the skills I am teaching I view as common knowledge amongst most people.

Surprisingly though, many of these students are unaware of the tools available in Google Slides

and how to appropriately use them. Higher order thinking is evident in this lesson in how the

student will use and incorporate this information in multiple facets of life. Individually, each

skill, although not higher order thinking in and of itself, acts as a building block to further

develop navigation and decision making skills when using software programs.

Assessment

Throughout the assignment students appropriately inserted and modified Word Art,

images, and hyperlinks. Students were able to test their hyperlinks to ensure they were

functioning properly and were connected to the correct location. I walked and monitored the

classroom as students worked to ensure they were carrying out tasks correctly. I did have a quiz

planned for this lesson, but there was not enough time to complete it.