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Velveteen Rabbit
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Track #65203
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The stated learning gap is language expression. This unit was chosen because the ideas suggested in the unit can be easily adapted to the improvement of language expression. This unit includes four Internet activities designed for students to explore the importance of childhood toys, the transformation of stuffed to real, and the value of friendship. As students explore these cites, they are provided with opportunities to write about differences and similarities between a toy and something real and why toys are important to children. The additional URL's that were selected provide additional opportunities for students to connect online with other students in a pen pal situation about their own individual pets. Students also have a research assignment to conduct online and then present to the class. Another URL provides excellent poetry for students to read and model from. The 3rd grade, Language Arts (Writing) content standard states, "The student will develop the structural and creative skills necessary to produce written language that can be read and interpreted by various audiences." I chose this unit because the URL's in this unit allow me to use the Internet with my class to practice skills online as described in the teacher profiler survey.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
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Track #51803
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The stated learning gap is the need to expand vocabulary development. The unit Mr. Popper's Penguins was chosen because vocabulary can be developed through the development of the unit in conjuncion with the activities and games in related links. As the unit is developed the students will learn new vocatulary introduced in the text and will develop vocabulary introduced through the study of penguins with the help of the activities listed in related links. The 3rd grade language arts, 3-5 reading content standard atates: the student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and appreciation of the written text. I chose this unit because it allowed me to use the Internet in my class to practice skills on line as described in the profiler teacher survey.
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Tadpoles to Frogs
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Track #22744
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In evaluating Terra-Nova scores for 1999, I found the average score for the class was below 50%. The process skills portion of the science curriculum for grades K-2 states: 1. The human senses and technological instruments are used to gather information from the environment. 2. Data are collected using the senses, instrumentation, and a variety of other technologies. 3. Tables and graphs may be used to interpret the meaning and significance of data. The hbits of mind portion states: 1. Science is based uon suppositions derived from observationsof natural phenomena. 2. Predicitions are based on previous knowledge. Through the observation of the metamorphis of the frogs the students prediction and oberservation skills will be enhanced. They will get practice in intepreting and anlyzing when they interpret and analyze the observations.
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Unit on Jan Brett
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Track #22743
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Using teacher evaluation, I realized the students had experiences analyzing books and stories collectively, but did not have experience doing this independently. Through the use of a teacher-made survey, I discovered 80% of the children had not had experience with the Internet. The unit of study on Jan Brett has activities requiring analysis through the use of a story map, identifying problem and solution, writing comparisons of her books, and responding to questions concerning feelings and making other personal responses to various aspects of the story. The students will gain knowledge about the variety of possibilities available through the use of the Internet by listening to Jan Brett's own voice on the "Hedge-a-gram", corresponding with Jan Brett via e-mail, doing extended research and reporting to the class on topics in her books, entering a contest and doing various fun and interesting activities correlating to each of her books. The activities in this unit meet criteria established in the level K-2 content standard, which states: The student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text. They meet the level K-2 computer technology: literacy and usage standard no. 6 which states: The student will use technology as a tool to conduct and evaluate research and to communicate effectively information and ideas.
The unit specifically meets the following learning expectations from the reading content standard: 1. Use comprehension strategies to enhance understanding, to relate ideas, to organize information, to make predictions, and to distinguish fact from fantasy during the reading process. 2. Learn to locate and recognize sources of information including technological tools. It specifically meets the criteria in the learning expectation from computer technology: literacy and usage, which states: 1. The student will demonstrate supervised use of
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