TPACK Lesson Plan

Christy Oldham

 

2^nd Grade

Prepositional Phrases



I. Learning Outcomes/Objective- At the end of this activity, the students will be able to define and identify the prepositions and propositional phrases in a sentence.

II. Activity -

• Remind students where we left off last week.
• Introduce the term preposition and give students examples of prepositions that they can relate in their every day life while passing out a worksheet of lists of prepositions that they can refer to.
• Start lesson with power point. This will define prepositional phrases and what it is used for. It gives examples of what they are and visuals for students to see.
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• There is a listen and identify activity in the PowerPoint. Each student will have a turn to listen to the sentence, and then identify and tell the class what the prepositional phrase is.

III. Assessment - I will pull up a worksheet on the Smart board and the students will individually go up to the board and underline the prepositional phrase and circle the preposition. I will know that this activity is effective if the students underline and circle the correct parts of the sentence.


Reflection

 The use of technology supported my teaching strategies in this activity by allowing me not to just talk to my students, but having them look and follow along at a visual while I explain the definition of a preposition. Having the Smart board made it easier and allowed me to prepare in a more timely manner such as pulling up the worksheet right there instead of having to write sentences out and having the students wait on me as I did it.

This technology is effective in enhancing students' understanding and learning from my activity because it keeps them intrigued as to what will we do next. There are so many different activities teachers can use within the smart board that students now have a more fun variety of activities to do and learn at the same time.

3D Printing

I think having 3D printing in the classrooms would be an excellent idea. It would he beneficial to both students and teachers because teachers would have an extra resource to turn to if their students are having a hard time grasping a concept and beneficial to students because instead of looking at an object in a textbook or on a PowerPoint they could have something physical to hold and touch. It can also be used for students to use their own creativity to create something unique that they can be proud of to show them that they can do anything as long as they work at it.

Tinkercad is a website that allows you to create 3D images. I visited this website and really enjoyed being able to see the different angles of an object and create my own designs. I spent a good amount of time on this website just tinkering with all the different tools and shapes that I could use. I would recommend this website to anyone interested in making a 3D print.

3D printing in the classroom just proves how far technology has come and our students need to be prepared for future technology. Teachers need to have these resources so that we can teach our students about them. 3D printing will open a lot of doors for possibility and motivation for students and teachers.

Articles and Khan Academy

I read two educational articles and watched a YouTube article on Khan academy. The first article was called Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Learning Activity Types: Curriculum-based Technology Integration Reframed by Judith Harris, Punya Mishra, and Matthew Koehler about TPACK and how it is used in the classroom. In the article is it stated that TPACK is a "considerable interest that has surfaced in using the notion of technology pedagogical content knowledge as a framework to understand teachers' knowledge required for effective technology integration." TPACK is an effective system to keep teachers and their curriculum up to date and on the right mind set to be as effective as it can be.

The second article I read was called The Net generation as Preservice Teachers: Transferring Familiarity with New Technologies to Educational Environments by Swapna Kumar and Katya Vigil. this article is about how preservice teachers need to know and learn about the new technologies and get use to using them for when they enter the teaching environment. It includes surveys and studies of how many preservice teachers are familiar with certain technologies like Google Doc, wiki, online video sharing, and social bookmarking to name a few. I believe that it is important for students in teacher education programs to be familiar with as many technologies as possible so that they can incorporate it in their classrooms and have a variety of methods to teach their students.

The YouTube video I watched was about Khan Academy. It was about an algebra problem and the guy was using different colors to highlight important information and working out the problem step by step. This would be really helpful for all ages if they need clarification or step by step instruction to follow along if they didn't grasp the concept in class very well. I think Khan Academy is a great tool to use in the classroom and for students to use at home.

Technology Changes Our Lives

Technology has come a long way that has impacted our education system, medical treatments, and everyday life. Think about how fast it is to contact someone via text, call, email, etc. Think about how with the internet it is possible to find almost every logical answer that we could possibly need.

With that being said, the inventions from 2015/2016 articles was interesting to me. There were some inventions that were well known like the self driving car, drones, and virtual reality headset. However, I have never heard of the self tying shoes or the silent hair dryer before.  All of these inventions aren't necessities, but a way to make life easier or more enjoyable.

Now on the subject of the robot I have a different reaction. The fact that there is a possibility  to have robots is frightening. Why would it be important to have robots in the medical field or on the battlegrounds? In my opinion I think it is giving too much power to a computer. If someone can program a computer to do this "important" work, then why can't an actual human being be capable of doing it? And on the robotic appliances like the footstool or vacuum I think that it is a cool idea to be able to create something that can do that but it isn't anything I would be interested in.