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Story Pictures

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Story Pictures is a project I completed for CI 3750.  To view this project, go to:

http://www.taskstream.com/ts/hardy17/StoryPictures.html

 

NC- North Carolina DPI Elementary Education Specialty Area Standards
Standard: Standard 1: Elementary teachers have a broad knowledge and understanding of the major concepts in English Language Arts and Literacy.
Indicator: Indicator 5: Teachers know and understand that reading is taught as a process of constructing meaning through the interaction of the reader’s existing knowledge, the information suggested by the written language, and the context of the reading situation.
USA- ISTE: National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for All Teachers
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Standard II: Planning And Designing Learning Environments and Experiences. Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology
Performance Indicator A: Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
Standard IV: Assessment and Evaluation. Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies.
Performance Indicator A: Apply technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of assessment techniques.
Performance Indicator C: Apply multiple methods of evaluation to determine students’ appropriate use of technology resources for learning,communication,and productivity.
Standard V: Productivity and Professional Practice. Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice.
Performance Indicator B: Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning.
Standard VI: Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues. Teachers understand the social,ethical,legal,and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK-12 schools and apply those principles in practice.
Performance Indicator D: Promote safe and healthy use of technology resources.
Performance Indicator E: Facilitate equitable access to technology resources for all students.

Rationale for NETS-T and DPI for Story Pictures Activity

Context

In my Media and Technology class during BlockII, my classmates and I created my 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/hardy17/StoryPictures.html

I learned how to operate a digital camera and used the pictures to create my worksheet in a word document.  I saved the pictures to a floppy disk and edited the pictures in Adobe Photoshop.  Once the pictures were the size I wanted, I transferred them to the worksheet, which was created in Microsoft Word.  I used the internet resources to find out information about joints to use with the activity.

Impact

When I teach I can use this activity to integrate technology and science.

I might also have the students open this activity from the web page I created and complete it on the computer. 

This activity will be a good way to introduce the topic instead of the traditional method.  It will introduce students to digital cameras and computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word.

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 joints. 
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.
Author: Amber Hardy
Last modified: 11/16/2006 2:33 PM (EST)