Week-04

= EDU 356A Technology in the Classroom Week #4 Agenda =

//Class Session Objectives://

 * Students will develop an understanding for Intel's Visual Ranking.
 * Students will improve verbal argumentation skills through student and instructor reviews.
 * Students will explain, defend, and summarize reasoning for ranking provided items.

//Essential Question://

 * //How can I best design instruction that promotes thinking?//

Unit Question:

 * //What does thinking look like?//

//Content Question://

 * //What thinking skills should I target for my classroom?//

//Class Discussion Starter://

 * Explain your analysis of this video segment.
 * What would you use in creating a video to express the same point?
 * ==="Turning Up the HEAT"===

media type="custom" key="4405273" **[|Bloom's Taxonomy "Questions" spreadsheet"]**

//Class Activity://
> * Ranking Questions > Intel Seeing Reason > * Deeper Thinking
 * 1) Participants will be placed in groups of 2. Each group will be provided the opportunity to select the Intel tool they want to review.
 * 2) Intel Visual Ranking
 * 1) After selecting the tool of your choice log in using:
 * Teacher ID: TechIntegration
 * Username: Predictionsxx (xx = group #)
 * Password: Predictxx (xx = group #)
 * 1) Locate the //VR "Ranking Questions"// activity or //SR "Deeper Thinking" activity//.
 * 2) Carefully read the description and prompts. The "prompt" is the focus to completing this activity.
 * 3) After reading the two items, click on the activity link to begin.
 * 4) After completing the //Intel Visual Ranking or Seeing Reason// activity students are to use the assigned rubric to evaluate activity. [[file:Reflecting_on_Your_Practice_Ranking.doc]]

//Homework for 9-21-09://

 * Students are to write a blog post.
 * The blog post is to be an expression of one's own thoughts of how Google Docs, wikis, Intel Tools, and higher order thinking/questioning can be used to engage students through authentic lessons within their own classroom.
 * Blog posts ae to be posted on their personal profile ("My Page") of the Future Teachers Ning.
 * Students having not completed the online reading and discussions from last may due so through Sunday for partial credit.
 * **Submit blog post by 11p.m. on Sunday September 27, 2009.**