WEBSITE AND CLASSROOM BLOG CREATION TOOLS

Name: Rachel Allman

Directions: Using the template below, describe how students could use a blog, wiki, or other website-
creation tool to learn required learning standards in your content area: For an A grade provide an idea that
reaches a Level of Technology Implementation of 4 or above. Remember higher levels (4-6) require that
students assume adult/professional roles; engage in higher-order thinking; and use technology
create/publish original content for their classmates and/or others beyond their school/classroom. The
learning activities and products should be engaging and meaningful to the students and to others who will
view/use/benefit from students work. Review your handouts on Engaged Learning, Authenticity, and LoTi.
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Content Area: Flipped Classroom
Technology Used (check all that apply):
Blog Wiki Other Website Creation Tool (list):
Content Area/Grade/Standards/Topics Addressed:
MGSEK.G.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the
relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and
next to.
MGSEK.G.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

This blog is for communication with parents, flipped classroom assignments, and important
information that parents can have easy access to at all times.
Brief Description of Learning Experience: What learning standards will be addressed? What will
students and teachers do? What products will students create? How will the project be introduced? How
long will it take to complete? What audience will use/care about the product(s) students are creating? How
broad is this audience? (Overview should be a minimum of 2 paragraphs).
The students will be learning all about shapes. The students will be assigned a scavenger hunt to look
for shapes around their homes. The students will collect pictures of the different shapes or cut the shapes
out of magazines. Once the students have collected at least one of each shape, they will create a collage
with their parents to bring to class on Monday.
On Monday, the teacher and students will be uploading their collages onto the computer so they may
create a movie of shapes. The teacher and students will do this together using a SmartBoard and Windows
Movie Maker. The students will each describe their collage, while the teacher records it to incorporate it
into their movie. The students will also pick music that they want to be playing throughout their movie.
Together, the teacher and students will create the Title page and Credits for their movie and upload it onto
their classroom blog to share with all the parents.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply):
See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Student Engagement/Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): What LoTi would this lesson be and
Why?
This assignment is a LoTi level 5 because the students will be using the information posted on the blog to
collect pictures of shapes, cutting them out of magazines and creating a collage to bring with them to class.
On Monday, the teacher and students will be using everyones collages to create a movie presentation all
about shapes. The students will be using Windows Movie Maker and adding music and other functions to
their movie, before they upload it onto the classroom blog for the parents to see.

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Importance of technology: Why is using a website-creation tool critical to the project? Could the project
be completed without this technology? What would be lost without using it? What other types of
technology, if any, are going to be used in the learning experience?
Using a blog for this assignment is very beneficial for not only the students, but for the parents as well. It
helps teachers communicate easily with parents on a different platform and allows teachers to share
students work without the parents having to come into the schools. For this lesson, the students will be
creating a movie after watching a video on the blog and listening to a podcast posted from the teacher. This
is vital for the students to do, as they will be continuing their work in class over the next few days. When
the students have finished creating their movie, they will be posting it on the blog so the parents can see the
students hard work and creativity.
Inspiration (optional): If you used existing example as a model for your project (whether in part or
whole), include the URL(s) so we can visit. Explain what concepts you borrowed from others.
N/A
Internet Safety and Student Privacy: Briefly discuss some possible issues surrounding Internet safety and
student privacy that could arise while implementing this learning experience and explain how you would
(1) minimize risks to students/yourself; (2) alleviate any fears by parents/administrators, and (3) follow
common Internet Safety/Acceptable Use Policies.
This blog will have public information that anyone can see and access if they know the name of the
blog, but anything that contains student images, field trip details, or student work will be password-
protected for the students safety.
Describe your personal learning goal for this activity. What are you trying that you have not tried
before? What do you hope to learn from this activity? How do you hope it will help students learn?
I will be doing flipped classroom assignments with my kindergarten students. The students and
parents will need to visit this site at least once a week (usually Friday or Saturday) to check and see if
they have any assignments to complete before class on Monday. I hope that this will prepare students
for the lesson to come and get them excited about what we will be doing. I hope the students will learn to
be prepared and stay on top of doing their homework.
Other comments about your proposed activity: One problem that I see with this assignment would be
when the parent or legal guardian does not have access to the internet.