Story Pictures Rationale

Context:  This lesson was created for CI 3750, Integrating Media and Technology into Teaching, in Spring 2007.  It was created with instructions from Professor Mary Rogers.  To produce this lesson I worked along with Tyson Pentacost.  We used a digital still camera, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word to create our finally lesson.

This Story Pictures assignment was based on the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstien.  The lesson deals with language arts and technology for third grade.    

Impact:  With this assignment students were able to show considerable improvement in their ability to use Microsoft Word.  The lesson requires the students to use the copy and paste functions, as well as, writing two grammatical correct paragraphs.  In these two paragraphs the students should show incite to their knowledge of the story.

The assignment could be expanded to challenge the students moral values.  They will be able to use this lesson to better understand giving and sharing. Also, they will be able to better navigate Microsoft Word.   

Alignment:

• NETS-T VI-E All Students have an equal opportunity to access technology. This issue is addressed by having groups that take turns at the computer, as well as, going to the lab. This lesson could be easily translated and used on the board.

• NETS-T II-A The lesson addresses all learning styles. The lesson is very visual and hands-on. Each student can clearly see what needs to be done. Sound also be added. It is more of an game then an assignment.

• NETS-T IV-C Students are grading based on a variety of areas. With the use a rubric each students is graded fairly. The rubric assess many points that need to be meet.

• NETS-T IV-A Technology is used to determine if student has meet many subjects across the curriculum. The lesson shows whether a students can use the computer, by accessing the document and using copy and paste. It also makes sure the student thoroughly understood the story because the most place things in order and write paragraphs that relate to the topic.

• NETS-T VI-D Explain safety while using computers. The students are reminded before hand to use proper computer edict. Students could have a day devoted to understanding the rules of the computer.