Prezi

3rd Grade Health Standard 6:  The students will understand how a healthy diet and exercise can increase the likelihood of physical and mental wellness.
Objective 1: Compare personal eating habits with a balanced diet.

• Record daily food intake. 
• Determine a balanced diet based on the Food Guide Pyramid. 

Objective 2: Identify nutrient groups and the key functions of each.

• Identify nutrient groups; i. e. , proteins, fats, water, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals. 
• Name foods rich in key nutrients. 
• Define the functions of basic nutrient groups. 

Objective 3: Examine the dangers of dysfunctional eating.

• Identify common reasons for dieting; e. g., health, peer pressure, unhappy with looks and/or size, weight loss. 
• Predict the effect fad diets may have on health. 

Objective 3: Assess personal fitness level.

• Measure heart rate. 
• Record the results of participation in aerobic, strength, endurance, and flexibility testing. 

Ed Tech Standard 5:Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

ISTE: Empowered Learner- Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

I created a Prezi presentation to be a part of a discussion about health and nutrition.  This would be the first lesson of a series of health lessons.  I thought this would be a fun way to learn about nutrition and then the students could work together in small groups and come up with their own presentation about nutrition.  I feel like nutrition can be pushed aside as "less important" lately and I feel like with technology lately children have gotten lazy, so this would be a good way to teach them that a healthy diet and regular exercise is very important for them to get i the habit of doing now.

Tiki-Toki

4th Grade Social Studies Standard 2-Students will understand how Utah's history has been shaped by many diverse people, events, and ideas.
Objective 1- Describe the historical and current impact of various cultural groups on Utah.

• Chart the routes that diverse cultural groups took from their places of origin to Utah, using maps and other resources. 
• Explore points of view about life in Utah from a variety of cultural groups using primary source documents. 
• Explore cultural influences from various groups found in Utah today (e.g. food, music, religion, dress, festivals). 
• Identify and describe leaders from various cultures who exemplify outstanding character and life skills. 
• Explain the importance of preserving cultural prehistory and history, including archaeological sites and other historic sites and artifacts.

Objective 2- Describe ways that Utah has changed over time.

• Identify key events and trends in Utah history and their significance (e.g. American Indian settlement, European exploration, Mormon settlement, westward expansion, American Indian relocation, statehood, development of industry, World War I and II). 
• Compare the experiences faced by today's immigrants with those faced by immigrants in Utah's history. 

Objective 3- Investigate the development of the economy in Utah.

• Explain the relationship between supply and demand. 
• Describe the role of producers and consumers. 
• Identify examples of producers and consumers in the local community. 
• Research the development of Utah's economy over time. 
• Identify the factors which bring about economic changes (e.g. natural resource development, new technologies, new market development, globalization, global conflicts, education).
• Examine how economic development affects communities (e.g. dams, sports, tourism, power plants, mining, etc.). 

Ed Tech Standard 6- Use telecommunications efficiently and effectively to access remote information and communicate with others in support of direct and independent learning and for pursuit of personal interests.

ISTE Global Collaborator- Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.

I created a timeline on Tiki-Toki for an intro to the lesson about Utah History.  After this lesson it would be the student's turn to create a timeline or slideshow of some sort doing a report about something in Utah's history that they think has helped make Utah the state is is today.  I think this would be a fun way to learn about different events in Utah's history.  I chose not to "complete" my timeline with a lot of extra facts and pictures about each event because I thought this would be a good was to "kickstart" the project for the students and let them use their resources to find the details about the events they choose to work on.

See the Timeline here:

Animoto

2nd Grade Science Standard 2- Earth and Space Science. Students will gain an understanding of Earth and Space Science through the study of earth materials, celestial movement, and weather.

Objective 1- Describe the characteristics of different rocks.

• Explain how smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of larger rocks.
• Describe rocks in terms of their parts (e.g. crystals, grains, cement). 
• Sort rocks based upon color, hardness, texture, layering, particle size and type (i.e. igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary). 

Objective 2- Observe and record recognizable objects and patterns in the night sky.

• Observe, describe, and record patterns in the appearance and apparent motion of the moon in the night sky. 
• Observe and describe the number, arrangement and color/brightness of stars in the night sky. 

Objective 3- Observe, describe, and measure seasonal weather patterns and local variations.

• Compare and contrast the seasonal weather patterns during the school year. 
• Analyze and interpret data such as temperatures in different locations and different times.

Ed Tech Standard 8- Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.

ISTE- Computational Thinker- Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

I chose to make an Animoto video about weather and the elements of it. This is the beginning of the lessons to fully teach this standard.  I had the thought of using this video and then having the students track the weather for a length of time and then make their own video based on their findings from their tracking.  I would consider using this as a tool in my classroom, but I would probably try to find a different tool for the students, while it was fun making the movie, I feel like i could find a different program that I like better.

Here is the link for the video

Mind Mapping

2nd Grade Language Arts Standard 1- Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
 Ed Tech 8- Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
ISTE- Innovative Designer- Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

I chose to make a mind map of the book Charlotte's Web as an effective way to show my class a way to answer the detail questions, who, what, when, where, why, and how about a book. The program I used was a free program and very easy to use and create different mind maps, the downside of the program I used was that you couldn't add pictures, but all of the other programs I came across had a fee to add, pictures, which I don't like.  If I was not able to find a program that would allow us to add pictures for free then I would just use this free version and then print them and have the students cut out pictures they want to add to their mind map.  This mind map points out the main characters in the book and important events answering the questions, who, what, where, when, why and how.

Click here to view mind map

Google Slides

2nd grade Social Studies Standard 2-(Citizenship): Students will recognize and practice civic responsibility in the community, state, and nation.

Objective 1- Examine civic responsibility and demonstrate good citizenship.

• Describe characteristics of being a good citizen through the examples of historic figures and ordinary citizens. 
• Explain the benefits of being a U.S. citizen (e.g., responsibilities, freedoms, opportunities, and the importance of voting in free elections). 
• Identify and participate in a local civic activity. (e.g. community cleanup, recycling, walkathons, voting). 
• Identify state and national activities (e.g., voting, Pledge of Allegiance, holidays). 

Objective 2- Identify individuals within the school community and how they contribute to the school's success.

• Identify the roles that people have in the school and explain the importance of each member.
• Demonstrate respect for the school and the school community. 

Objective 3- Investigate and show how communities, state, and nation are united by symbols that represent citizenship in our nation.

• Explain the significance of various community, state, and national celebrations (e.g., Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving). 
• Identify community and state symbols, documents and landmarks (e.g., city hall, county courthouse, state capitol, Utah State Constitution, flag, holidays). 
• Identify and explain the significance of various national symbols, documents, and landmarks (e.g., Declaration of Independence, Constitution, flag, Pledge of Allegiance, national monuments, national capitol building). 

Ed Tech Standard 5- Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
ISTE-  Innovative Designer- Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

The google slides I made was to focus on people in the school who with the successes of the school.  This is a fun way to have a lesson as well as getting the message of the beginning phases of the common core standard taught.  I think giving them a short homework assignment as well as an in-class group assignment can be a good way for the students to apply both technology and basic writing skills into their education.  I think it is so important for the young kids to learn about people in their school, community, state, and country who have jobs to help us be a safe and successful place.

Click here for the link to the Presentation

Newsletter to Parents

5th grade Fine Arts Create Standard 5- Creating a character
Ed Tech 7- Use telecommunications and on-line resources (e.g., email, online discussions, web environments) to participate in collaborative problem-solving activities to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

ISTE Empowered Learner-Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
I have created a newsletter to send home to the parents in my classroom.  I wanted to thank them for the hard work they have put in as their students have been working "overtime" on the current project.   I have the idea that at the end of this project the students could perform their characters, almost like a Wax Museum set up, this would be a fun way for them to show their parents their finished project and the different medias they have used for this project.  I would love to have a regular newsletter going home to my parents so that they know what our class is doing.  I am a huge supporter of regular note going home to parents so they know what their kids are doing at school and I think a newsletter is a good way to do a general overview for all of the students and their parents.

Here is the link to the Newsletter

Roald Dahl Flyer

I loved making the flyer of Roald Dahl and I think it would be fun to do a spotlight on a new author each month in my classroom. I think this is a good way to introduce new books and genres of books to the students. Below is a link to the flyer to introduce the Author of the month-- the students will receive additional information about him each day for the spotlight month.

Roald Dahl