Context:  This unit was created for CI 3750, Integrating Media and Technology into Teaching.  It was created under the advisement of Dr. Jeff Goodman.

The web page was developed so that students can find web sites with fun and educational games and facts, be able to see up coming holidays and events, and so that parents can find web sites that will be helpful for them.  It also contains pictures of what we have done in class.

Impact on Student Learning:  This unit contains a variety of web sites that will prove very helpful when they are struggling with certain aspects of a lesson or unit in math, spelling, and science.

Students will be able to play games that will help them see how to do something they don't fully understand how to do or help them improve on something they have room to improve on.

Alignment:  This unit met the following North Carolina Standards for Elementary School teachers:

Standard 7:  Elementary teachers use developmentally appropriate strategies to design and deliver instruction in all areas of the elementary curriculum.

• Indicator 3:  This indicator was met because students prior knowledge and interests were gauged in a pre-assessment as well as through interest surveys.  In addition, throughout the unit, teachers informally gathered information to help play for instruction.

-I met this standard by taking a survey of the students and what there favorite television shows were.

Standard 16:  Elementary teachers develop as leaders in their schools and communities by staying informed about educational policy issues and supporting professional development.  Elementary teachers participate in co-curricular activities, provide leadership in student and curriculum involvement, and connect these activities to the development of citizenship ideals in their students.

-I met this standard by making a web site.

NETS-T II B: I met this standard by searching for appropriate web sites that are directly releated to what is being taught in the classroom.

• NETS-T II C:  Teachers identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability.

  I met this standard when I researched appropriate web sites for both parents and students to visit

  NETS-T II E:

  NETS-T V A:  Use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning

  I met this standard by researching what student in a kindergarten like to watch on TV and why they like it.

NETS-T V B: Teachers continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning.

I met this standard by including web sites for the students to go to that pertain to things they are studying in class.

• NETS-T VI A: Model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use

• NETS-T C:  Identify the use of the technology resources that affirm diversity

• I met this standard by providing web sites that are helpful to students and parents in the class that speak Spanish.

NETS-T IV B.  Teachers use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning.

• I met this standard by posting the results of the television survey