Blogging+on+Information+World+History+(Joe)


 * Part 1: Project Summary **

Plan a lesson, a series of lessons or a unit that implements technology to enhance student learning. Prepare a summary of your lessons that includes the components listed below.

 You should also be prepared to talk about these questions during the final Digital Academy session.

**Content **
 * What standards do you need to meet with this project? //Gov. 1.2//
 * What will students know and be able to do? //The students will know information on 3 major types of government (democracy, monarchy, and dictatorship). They will be able to explain what some characteristics are for each one. They will show the positives and negatives for each form of government.//

**Pedagogy**
 * What teaching methods and instructional strategies will you use? //Critical thinking, analyzing, comparison and contrasting (higher levels on Bloom's taxonomy)//

**Technology**
 * What technology will support or enhance student learning? //The students will be in the new computer lab working on the teacher's blog from his web page.//
 * //I chose the blog within the school's site because other teachers could access it and see how the kids respond. If the teachers use the same website it makes it easier for the students to find it. //

**Part 2:**  Define your project timeline with implementation and next steps. //I have used it before for extra credit for the 3rd quarter. It was the student's choice to join the blog or not.// //This time it will contain numerous blogs that will last a whole period. This way the students can respond at their own pace and I can post their comments giving them immediate feedback.//

 **Part 3:**  Create a rubric that assesses the lesson. //This is a simple choice by the teacher. I based my grade on how much effort they put into their blog. The more information they added the more points they recieved.//

 **Part 4:** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> Ultimately, we would like to showcase student work on this wiki, however with the last two sessions being both in May, this is unlikely. You are encouraged to follow up and include student samples on your Project Page so that others in the district can see the student work.