Agenda

//Hello teammates, Below is a working agenda for our first interactive meeting. Please add to our agenda, by clicking on the edit link. This will open a document that is similar to Word. You can type in your responses, comments and ideas for the meeting.//


 * __Purpose:__** To create technology integrated lessons for students in grades 3-6, specific to TEKS that are both difficult for teachers to teach and students to learn. Students today are very comfortable in multimedia environment. To create more engaging learning environments, teachers should make use of technology tools that encourage not only student centered learning but allow for the use of 21st Century skills such as; evaluation, problem-solving, and collaboration.


 * Goal**: To seamlessly integrate technology in the classroom with the goal of obtaining the progress level of Target Tech in the area of Teaching and Learning.


 * Facilitator**: Ann


 * Members**: Ruth, Lisa, Carmen, Jaimee, Tara and Kristie


 * Activities:**

__Create a list of hard to teach concepts by grade level:__ __Create a list of technology tools available:__
 * Grade 3: measurement
 * Grade 4: writing with voice (This is a very hard concept for writers to comprehend)
 * Grade 5: fractions
 * Grade 6: periodic table, cells
 * Laptops
 * Computer Lab /Internet Connection
 * Flip Video Camera
 * iPods /headphones
 * Digital Camera
 * Audacity and microphones


 * Lesson Planning**: Using the list of hard to teach concepts and technology tools available, begin designing a lesson using the Schelchty Design Framework. Begin lesson design starting with an end result in mind, and work backwards to determine the steps to get there while at the same time incorporating technology. Example: writing with voice. We will want the students to read their final written copy with expression and their writing should reflect how they feel at that time. They can use the iPod to record their final story and listen to it themselves before submitting. Students can listen to stories from //storynory.com// to hear a story written with "voice" and how it captures the attention of the audience.