Web 2.

0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

Lesson Idea Name: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Grade Level/Content Area: 2nd Grade

Content Standard Addressed: S2L1.d. Develop models to illustrate the unique and diverse life cycles
of organisms other than humans.

ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:
Empowered Learner – Element 1.1.a
Students will articulate and set personal goals,
develop strategies to leverage technology to
achieve them, and reflect on the learning
process itself to improve outcomes.
What would you like students to know and be
able to do by the end of this lesson:
Students will know all parts in the life cycle of a
living organism – butterfly.
Students can make models that show different life
cycles of organisms such as animals, plants, and
insects.

I can name all stages in the life cycle of a

butterfly.

I can make a model of the life cycle of different

living organisms such as, animals, plants, and/or
insects.

What is the student learning goal(s) for this lesson idea?

Using the Padlet lesson provided, I will learn the life cycle of a butterfly and then create my own
model of another living organism using Microsoft Sway.

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s): (Delete instructions before adding to your Weebly. If you are unable to
add a check mark to the box, remove the box and use a bolded X to identify your selection. DO NOT
use highlighting to select your choice.)

✘ Remembering Understanding ✘ Applying Analyzing Evaluating ✘ Creating

How do you plan to implement this lesson and integrate the technology? Check all that apply:

☐ Teacher-led: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by the
teacher's direction and expectations. Learning activities are assigned to the
student and mostly practice based.

X Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic
of learning and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. The
teacher facilitates the learning as the students direct their own learning processes.

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☐ Problem-based (Real world problems) and/or Publishable: Students are solving problems
and completing projects to demonstrate their learning. Additionally, the projects can be shared
outside of the classroom. (Note: This objective could be reached by displaying the project on the
school’s morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom blog, presenting it to another
class, or publishing it via an outside source.)

Lesson idea implementation: As you address the standards, what will students and teachers do?
How will you keep students engaged and focused on their learning goal(s)? How will you access
students’ prior knowledge as they start their learning? How will you provide authentic real-world
tasks to motivate your learners? How will student learning be assessed? How will you conclude the
lesson? (Consider how your Web 2.0 will be used by students and how you will assess learning)

As students go through the Padlet lesson, the teacher will monitor the students to be sure that they
are working through the lesson correctly and efficiently. The teacher will also monitor the Jamboard
as the students are working to be sure that students are inserting appropriate and content related
pictures/texts. Every 10-15 minutes, the teacher will stop students to discuss with the class where
they are at in the lesson and what they have learned so far. The students’ prior knowledge will be
accessed when discussing what they already know about the life cycle of the butterfly. The class will
have already discussed the meaning of life cycles, so they should at least be able to predict what the
butterfly’s life cycle looks like. Throughout the teaching of this standard, students will be given the
opportunity to watch real-life caterpillars turn into butterflies (classroom pet(s)). They students’
learning will be assessed using Blooket. This online tool allows the creator (teacher, in this case) to
see the results of the online assessment. To conclude the lesson, I will bring the class back together
for whole group discussion. We will discuss what we learned about the life cycle of a butterfly and
which living organism we will create a model of. After determining the next living organism, the
teacher will explain to students the process of making their own model using Microsoft Sway.

Managing student learning:

Using Padlet, Blooket, and Jamboard, students will become active social learners rather than passive
learners. These online tools give the students the chance to have a say in their learning. It also allows
the students to work at their own pace.

To allow for time-on-task and shift from passive to active learning to take place, the teacher will
create a time limit for the completion of the Padlet lesson. There should also be time limits placed
on the amount of time that students take to complete the Jamboard activities. Also, the time that
their given to share their work to their shoulder partner should be limited to no more than 30
seconds.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

This experience shows multiple means of engagement. The lesson includes music, collaboration, and
art. This experience/lesson gives students choices to ‘fuel’ student’s interests. Because they are
given choices, they are more likely to be engaged in their work.

This experience also provides multiple means of representation. The lesson presents the content in

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multiple ways, such as audio/video and text (captions on the videos).

Reflective Practice:
I believe that this tool will help students build understanding in a way that they could not do with
traditional tools, because it involves activities and supports that are engaging. The lesson is designed
to hook the learners’ interest and involve them in their own learning.

I look forward to implementing the idea of using a tool, such as Padlet, in my future classroom. I
believe this tool efficiently grasps the students’ attention and allows them to make choices in their
own learning experience.

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