Artifact # 6
Artifact Six: This artifact is a unit plan on Oceans incorporating the use of technology.
Context
I created this unit in a technology class during my senior year
at ASU. I read through the Standard Course of study and selected a topic
that could be aligned with the use of available software. The sea interests
me, plus there was a CD that allows students to explore the ocean. Then
I navigated the software and determined ways that the CD could be used
in the lessons.
Impact
This unit is for use in a Third grade science class. One lesson
incorporates the use of The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean, a piece
of interactive software that is accessible to all types and levels of learners.
Students can easily navigate this software, and find the information they
need to complete the assignment. This software is versatile enough for
even the lowest level student in the class.
Alignment
Several of the lessons in this unit involve the skill of gathering
information from the CD, and then using that research to complete part
of an assignment (NC Technology Competency
12.1). Many students will benefit from the selection of software that
can be easily used by many levels of students. Various types of learners
will also benefit from this unit. The Magic School Bus CD is very appealing
to children; it has bright, colorful graphics, great characters, and interesting
sounds from the ocean (NC Technology Competency
13.1). This unit plan was developed by selecting a topic from the Curriculum
Goals that I was interested in, and children are as well (INTASC
Principle 7). Then I incorporated the use of technology into the science
unit