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Blog Lesson Idea
Blog Lesson Idea
Technology Standard Addressed: 1c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves
their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways. 1d. Students understand the
fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot
current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies. 2c. Students
demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual
property. 3d. Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing
ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions. 5b. Students collect data or identify relevant data
sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and
decision-making. 6d. Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their
intended audiences. 7a. Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and
cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning. 7b. Students use
collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine
issues and problems from multiple viewpoints. 7c. Students contribute constructively to project teams,
assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.
Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level): (Level determined by the specific lesson idea)
Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4: Integration
Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement
Student learning will be assessed based on their ability to explain their predictions with evidence and why
they got it wrong or right and their calculations in the lab, which will be part of a larger lab report that the
students will turn in. The assignment can be extended to a higher learning level by asking students to
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Classroom Blog and Website Creation Tools
attempt a new experiment at home in which an egg is submersed in a different solution (teacher approval of
design will be required for safety purposes.) Because Padlet allows pictures, audio, and writing, it can be used
to differentiate learningstudents get to choose how they want to do their post. The lesson will be
concluded with the teacher showing the Padlet in class and sharing some of the students work. Feedback will
be provided to the students individually through a rubric for their lab report, and as a pair for the padlet
work.
Importance of technology:
A website-creation tool is critical to this project because it allows students to share their work, which mimics
what happens in real scientific inquiry. The project could be completed without this technology, but it would
be lacking in authenticity and potentially be less engaging for students.
Inspiration (optional): Inspiration for the lab idea was from here:
https://web.stanford.edu/group/lpchscience/cgi-bin/wordpress/images/Cell-Diffusion-and-Permeability-
T.pdf
It is a common lab performed in the high school setting. Students will perform many of the same calculations
shown in this lab.
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