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Final Project

Esther D. Walker

College of Southern Nevada

May 6, 2019
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Technology in classrooms must be necessitated for this ever-growing world of

technology. If we were to take technology out of the classrooms, it would only hinder the

student’s learning and future life skills. “Sixty-five percent of children entering grade school this

year will end up working in careers that haven’t even been invented yet.” (Kim). Technology is

not going anywhere and is only expanding and getting better every day. It is the teacher’s

responsibility to incorporate technology into their teaching. We cannot expect to teach students

what they need to know for the future in the classroom without the technology the world has to

offer.

Life isn’t the same as it was when I was in school. We had outdated textbooks and not

enough funds in schools to buy new updated books. When my brother-in-law was in middle

school in the middle-late 90’s he said that he had a history textbook talked about how they were

in the cold war still. Now, students have accurate information instantly at their fingertips. It

would be incredibly detrimental to the student’s learning if the technology was stripped from our

classrooms. Technology not only benefits the students but it also benefits the teachers as well,

helping them to do daily tasks much faster than before technology was around.

Most children live with technology at home, they see it everywhere out in public in our

stores, hospitals, schools and even at the car wash! Could you imagine taking technology out of

school and trying to get technology infused students to sit still and listen to a teacher lecture all

day? Good luck with that. These children need technology enriched lesson plans to keep them

interested and excited to learn new things in the classroom. Without technology in the

classrooms, this would not be possible.

In a TEDx talks video called the Future of Education, Sajan George talks about the

“blended model of technology and great teachers.” They used this blended model in one of the
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worst schools in America and by the end of the year all of the students had student performance

gains, some even had three years’ worth of learning! George said, “Real-time data, rapid

feedback, constant prototyping. These three things have enabled other industries to completely

transform themselves. And this combination of daily feedback and bi-weekly sit-downs enables

us to coach and mentor teachers over a hundred times individually in a given school

year…That’s where we’re evaluating the profession of teaching. That’s how we take ordinary

teachers and make them extraordinary.” (George). Without technology this blended model of

teaching would not exist and these students who were doing so poorly in school are now making

leaps and bounds because of technology being incorporated into their learning! Taking away

technology from the classrooms would also be taking away so many opportunities for the

students and teachers to progress, teach and learn in our world of technology.
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Resources

Talks, T. (2013, March 06). Retrieved May 6, 2019, from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah-SmLEMgis

Kim, A. (2016, July 28). Why Traditional Schooling Can't Prepare Students for the Modern

Workplace. Retrieved May 9, 2019, from https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/279365

The ISTE standards and the Nevada computer technology standards are very similar

when it comes to showing how students should use technology in the classroom. ISTE standards

aren’t specific when it comes to grade levels, however the Nevada computer and technology

standards are more specific about what age group the standards are meant to target. In addition,

the Nevada computer and technology standards tell teachers what students need to know and be

able to do at each grade level. Each set of standards set guidelines to help students thrive in

technology.

Knowing what the students should be capable of at certain grade levels can help set good

guidelines for lesson plans. Specific grade level standards in Nevada computer and technology

standards can greatly impact instructional choices. These can help teachers decide what their

students should be learning. State and national standards both want responsible technology use in

the classroom to enhance student performance in this digital age. Both standards want children to

be creative, innovative thinkers who know how to communicate, use critical thinking skills and

safely use technology.

In my lesson plan, I use the ISTE Standard for students 6b: Students create original works

or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations and ISTE Standard for

Students 6d: Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for

their intended audiences. In my lesson plan, I used these standards to show how important it is

for students to make their own original works and learn how to present them to the class even at

a young age. I did a similar lesson plan for my preschool students, minus the technology

component. The children took pride in their physical ABC page they created. My sister who is a

special ED teacher told me about Wixie program and I thought that’s perfect for creating their

own ABC page independently with little to no help. Children are learning how to use technology
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earlier and earlier in life, so it comes easy to use even if it is a new device or program. I did this

lesson plan with my five-year-old. He loved making his own ABC page on my computer with a

touch screen and he did it with ease.

1. Name of lesson: Class ABC Book

2. Grade Level: K-1st Grade

3. Technology Content Standard Addressed:

• ISTE Standard for students 6b: Students create original works or responsibly

repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

• ISTE Standard for Students 6d: Students publish or present content that

customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

4. Other Content Standards Addressed:

• CCSS.ELA- Literacy. RL. K.1- With prompting and support, ask and answer

questions about key details in a text.

5. Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify what letter items begin with by making their own

page of the class ABC book with 85% accuracy.

• Students will be able to restate their letter/letters and items that start with that

letter by presenting their page to the class with 90% accuracy.

6. Materials:

• Computer/tablet (some kind of device that supports Wixie or a similar app that

lets the students create their own letter page independently with ease)

• Dr. Seuss’s ABC book

• Wixie program or any program to your liking for students to create ABC page
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• Projector (to put book on when students present to the class)

7. Suggested Group Size: Read the book to the whole class, have students work

independently or in groups of 2 on ABC page project

8. Procedures:

a. Introduce: Dr. Seuss’s ABC book (or any ABC book to your liking).

b. Read: Teacher reads the book to the class

c. Discuss:

• As you read the book point out how every letter has different sounds.

• Ask student’s what sound does this letter make?

• Ask student’s what other words start with this “specific letter?”

d. Activities:

• After reading the book, the teacher will instruct students how to use the

Wixie program or any program to your liking that allows the students to

create their own “ABC page” for the class ABC book.

• The teacher will demonstrate how to create their own letter page for the

ABC book and show them where the paint tools and stickers are located

on the program. Teacher shows an example page to the class.

• Teacher instructs students to put their assigned letter on the page along

with pictures/stickers of items that start with their assigned letter.

• Individually or in groups of two, students will create their own ABC

page/pages by using the paint tools and stickers.

• Teacher will walk around the room and assist students/help spell

words/answer any questions/etc.

• Teacher will export students’ pages and put them in order on a file

• The next day students will present their letter page/pages to the class

9. Assessment: The teacher will review the student’s ABC page/pages to check the

student’s comprehension of what items start with what letters, and how they applied what

they know about letters to the project. The teacher will also check the accuracy of the

student’s understanding as students present their pages to the class.

Student Example:
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