Essential Question:
How can technology help us to acquire new knowledge about the world in which we live?
How can asking the right types of questions improve my understanding of information?
Unit Questions
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Content Questions
Unit Plan
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Instructional Design Model
Instructional design model utilized in this unit is the ASSURE Model. At the beginning and middle of the unit student’s prior knowledge will be analyzed in order to get an understanding of student writing ability and prior knowledge about animals. State standards, technology and materials will be clearly stated in every lesson. The lesson objectives will follow the ABCD’s of writing objectives to provide a clearly observable and measurable action. The instructional strategies being implemented in each lesson will be stated and described for optimal understanding. Multiple options for materials and technology will be given to limit inconvenience in finding available resources. Each lesson will include a presenting of new information in a lesson and a student activity for learner participation and evaluation. Finally, feedback page it available for evaluation of each lesson success and the overall unit design. This will allow for modifications to be made to continuously improve the unit.
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Student Activities
Each activity page will link students to an online game. The interactive games correspond with the skills the students are working on for the day or week. Activity pages also link to videos used for the lessons for the week. Students can re-watch the videos for information for their reports.
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