Integrating Technology Micro Lesson #1
Student Digital Journals
Jonathan ‘Robb’ Gambrell
ETC 447: Technology in the Classroom
Jay Wilkie NAU Fall 2016
Lesson Plan
Introduction for Students
Journal Creation & Initial Entries
Introduction to Lesson
For this lesson in 4th grade English Language Arts I have integrated the use of technology and a digital journal program called Seesaw to assist the students with creating, authoring and maintaining personal journals, online. The students will be strengthening their Language Arts skills through various styles of writings included in the Seesaw lessons planned throughout the school year.
The students will create accounts and join Mr. Robb’s Class to begin creating their own online journals. They will then follow the steps of the lesson plan in order to make a journal of their own. These digital collections will be utilized throughout the school year as we continue to add to them and build Reflective Student Portfolios. The digital journals also serve as great assessment tools as the teacher has access to the student’s works at all times for the formative, as well as the final portfolios for the Summative.
Digital Journal Lesson
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BY: Jonathan ‘Robb’ Gambrell
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4th Grade Language Arts with Technology Integration
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Students Will Be Able To…
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AZ Standards
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AZ.4.W-6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and
publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate
with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
AZ.4.W-10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for 10. research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time
frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline‐specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Other Standards Covered
AZ.4.W-1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
AZ.4.W-1: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
AZ.4.W-3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
AZ.4.W-4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
AZ.4.W-5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 4.)
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ISTE Standards
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Instruction
The Hook
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Task 1: Set a purpose for keeping a journal. Show your class the “Student Intro Presentation” here. As a class, brainstorm benefits students see in keeping a journal.
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Task 2: Establish rules and procedures for responsibly using devices. This is great time to introduce or review school policies regarding devices. You may also want to create a classroom policy to post in the room.
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Task 3: Establish classroom expectations for using Seesaw.
Show the video below:
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Task 4: Begin building student ownership.
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Task 5: Teach students how to sign in and add a photo.
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Task 6: Model annotating a photo.
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Task 7: Teach students to review their work.
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Task 8: Establishing expectations for journal entries.
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Formative Assessment
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Summative Assessment
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Group projects are great.
Keep it simple.
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100 Ways Students use Seesaw
Share writer’s workshop stories with voice recordings
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Give a book talk
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Record a science experiment & explain
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Connect with peers globally
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Model and practice digital citizenship
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Record thinking to solve a math problem.
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Demonstrate a skill
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Create a class blog
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Document growth over time using multiple formats
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Make a scavenger hunt with QR codes
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Differentiate instruction for a small group
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Empower students to lead conferences
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Engage families with insights from the classroom
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Create audio /visual newsletters
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Retell a story from a character’s perspective
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Document a makerspace project
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Reflect during genius hour projects
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Practice commenting and giving feedback to peers
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Capture stages of projects in art and science
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Support oral language development and storytelling
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Organize and share digital creations from other apps
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Provide choice for students to show what they know
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Visit and learn with classrooms around the world via Seesaw Blogs
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Empower students to manage workflow independently
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Code with Apple's Swift Playgrounds. Save into Seesaw.
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Record and share
reader’s theater
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Draw self-portraits,app smash with Chatterpix, and record a goal!
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Send a message to a student who is out sick.
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Organize genius hour resource with students. Links, videos,
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Model an activity
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Create quick screencasts to personalize learning
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App smash with Book Creator. Save to Seesaw as video or PDF
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Create a class for a school-wide makerspace. Students share
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Add a quick note or reminders to families
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Make interactive bulletin board w/ QR codes
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Encourage student self-reflection through videos
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Give students with special needs voice & tools to capture strengths
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Create green screen projects with DoInk and post to Seesaw.
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App Smash with Tellagami for storytelling or word work.
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Support ELL families and students. Audio record in any language.
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Share book trailers created in iMovie.
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Record reading fluency.
Students evaluate oral reading.
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Share Adobe Spark videos on Seesaw.
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Record differentiated spelling words, students listen & rec
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Implement in after school clubs to share learning
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Share links to resources with students and parents
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Create a class for Read Across America and share favorite books
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Encourage collaboration. Show how you worked through a task.
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Post an illustration then write and tell about it.
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Create talking flashcards
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Share links to Google Forms with students and/or parents
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Interact with authentic world around you - find 3D shapes
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Share an important memo to families!
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Capture skills during physical education
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Share safe video links with students made using SafeShare.tv
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Practice musical instruments. See growth and progress over time!
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Select work from Google drive and share with an audience via Seesaw
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Maintain connection to families working overseas or traveling
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Record an interview with an expert
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Create tutorials with Shadow Puppet EDU videos for next year
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Take a picture of your art and write a haiku poem about it
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Encourage students to take over the weekly newsletter
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Write notes to your class when you’re at a workshop
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AppSmash w/ditty.com
for creative reminders
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Invite specials teachers as co-teachers to connect
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Use copy-edit tool students complete “exit slips”
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Video a difficult concept and make it available for class review
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Record oral counting 1:1
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Screen-capture Raz-Kids reports and set goals, share with parents
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Create skills and view progress over time
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Post information for homework and have peers respond
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Create “commercials” to promote events at school
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Choose “Best work” Put in a “Best of” folder for reflection
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App-smash with Shadow Puppet to create a “Guess My Number”
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Share photos or videos with parents by posting to “Everyone”
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Create with the suite of built-in drawing tools
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Follow Flat Stanley’s adventures over the summer
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Capture photos of physical creations & “take them home”
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Create a folder just for common websites. Enter links
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Create how to videos and print out QR code for the students
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Set goals. Update progress every nine weeks. Cheer successes
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Share animal research in Doink,to Book Creator export as video to Seesaw.
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Print QR codes to do a blended lesson in the classroom.
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Showcase student work via Apple TV or SMARTboard
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Advertise a book. Make a commercial and “sell” it to others
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Share a class with pen pals. Write, share pictures, and ask questions.
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State learning goals with “I can..” and show what you know.
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Share special events with families who could not attend
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Promote active learning during PD. Create a class and share examples
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Create folders to organize work
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Send a letter with an interactive QR code that shares Seesaw post
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Video record a science experiment in action. Reflect after
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Listen to stories from peers around the world via Seesaw Blogs
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Read aloud a story and narrate a new ending
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Add Seesaw QR codes to books to you can hear peers read them.
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Rethink paper/pencil assessments. Encourage multiple formats
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Use video to capture communication via sign language
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Build, test, redesign. Capture process & reflections
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Create narrated digital stories with Shadow Puppet EDU and save
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Conclusion
I enjoyed learning about the program Seesaw while creating this Interactive Writing lesson. This is only a small portion of lessons used to create a year long portfolio project for your students. The Seesaw website, as well as Pinterest and the internet, offer many suggestions for fitting these online journal programs into many classroom types and grade levels. With technology booming at a pace we can not grasp, the integration into our students lives is a must, and why not utilize the technology to assist our teachings and assessing?
References
**All Seesaw materials used with permission of paid subscription by myself**
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