Rationale for NETS-T and DPI for Story Pictures Activity
Context
In my Media and Technology class during Block II, my classmates and I created an activity called "Story Pictures" to use in a third grade classroom. I made a web page as a resource for teachers to tell how to best teach Story Pictures. My address is: http://www.taskstream.com/ts/dillard3/Storypictures.html
Throughout the course of this project, I learned how to use a digital camera to take pictures of the food groups. Then my classmates and I uploaded these images onto the computer and used Adobe Photoshop to edit them. Then I pasted them into a Word document and created a worksheet to go along with my lesson which is appropriate for a third grade health class.
Impact
When I teach, I can use this activity to integrate technology and health.
I might also have the students open this activity from the web page I created and do it on a computer.
My goal is for students to enjoy this activity while learning how to use a digital camera to take photos of real foods.
Alignment
I have met competency IVA and IVC because I included questions that the teacher can ask while teaching this lesson. I also included competencies from the NCSCOS and I made a rubric using TaskStream.
I met competency VIE because I gave ideas on how to teach this lesson with only 1 computer or with a limited amount of computers.
I have met competencies IIA and VID because I provided ideas on how to teach Story Pictures to different ages and to various populations, such as students who have English as a second language.
I have met competency VB because I added a reflection to my web page after I taught this lesson.
I have met DPI standard 1, indicator 5 because I made a web page and designed a project called story pictures. I can use this web page and the activities I created with it to teach my students to construct meaning about nutrition.
I have met DPI standard 1, indicator 6 by emphasizing the importance of reading, writing, and literacy development. A major part of an elementary curriculum is literacy and understanding the meaning of language.
I have met DPI standard 5, indicator 1 by emphasizing the foundations of good health based upon eating healthy foods.
I have met DPI standard 5, indicator 2 by showing my understanding of the high consumption rates by children of foods from the fats, oils, and sweets section of the food guide pyramid.
I have met DPI standard 13 by creating this photoessay on the food guide pyramid. This activity provides an opportunity for student development and practice of skills that contribute to good health.