Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas: GAME Plan
Resources for my GAME plan:
In order to carry out my GAME plan, I will need to find resources that I can use in order to meet my goals.
I have found one resource so far that I plan to use with my class as we discuss water pollution.
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/disasters/bp is a great site that uses google maps and places the recent oil spill from the Gulf of Mexico where you live. This allows students to see how large of an area would be covered in oil. This site, in conjunction with sites such as CNN's blog that followed the oil spill (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/category/latest-news/gulf-coast-oil-spill/) would give students the information that they would need in order to take the knowledge acquired in our study of water pollution and analyze what has been going on in our world today.
This is only one lesson in a unit, and I would like to use "real-world" issues in order to engage my students throughout our study. I still need to locate resources that can be used to study river systems and watersheds, erosion, convection currents and water treatment.
The action required for my second goal was to create a WebQuest for the study of Ancient Rome or Greece. There are many resources that exist on these subjects, but I have not found one that I really like. As a result, my goal is to use the skills I already have to create a website that meets the criteria that I have for a WebQuest.
Some of the WebQuests that I have found already to draw inspiration from are:
Ancient Greece: http://www.rdsc.vic.edu.au/ag/ag2.htm
Ancient Greece: http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/ancientgreece/introd.html
Ancient Greece: http://www2.franciscan.edu/webquests/ancientgreece/
Ancient Rome: http://www.librarybcds.com/6WQrome/6WQrome.html
Ancient Rome: http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/rome/
Ancient Rome: http://questgarden.com/42/32/6/061118152036/
I think that creating a WebQuest that is tailored for my needs in my classroom is an effective method to "scaffold or support [my] students' use of the web." (Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2010, pg. 55)
References:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
I love the idea of using the Google maps as a means to show students how much of their area would be covered with oil as compared to the Gulf of Mexico. That is a great idea! We should always find ways to make our lessons relevant to the lives of our students.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for the information on WebQuests. That is also one of my goals for Literature but I have not begun to do the research yet.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteGoogle maps can be so helpful. I used google earth the other day in our computer lab. I gave students a look at how small Virginia was compared to the whole U.S. from the sky. We then zoomed in to look at important features like the Great Dismal Swamp, Chesapeake Bay, and 4 major rivers. Students then used a Pixi Program to fill in and label VA regions and their features. The kids really like this site.