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Meadowbrook Elementary School  Three Online Lessons Assignment # 2 (EDT 650)  **__Lesson # 1__** **Lesson**: Beware of Lightning **Grade Level**: 3rd Grade **Subject**: Science **Objective**: Students will predict how lightning occurs based on previous observations
 * Technology used**: Internet, Microsoft Word, basic peripherals such mouse and keyboard
 * website location**: [|Beware of Lightning Lesson]

This is a simple lesson that integrates technology for third graders. As third grade students, the technology is normally kept simple to begin with until the comfort level and knowledge base increases. In this lesson, the students are placed into groups and given jobs such as recorder, supplier, time keeper, and reader. As they work they use Microsoft Word to complete a T-chart and also use the Internet to obtain necessary information to complete their experiments and make their observations in the time allotted. As the groups work together, they make sure that the keyboard is being used correctly, the URL addresses are being typed correctly, and the T-chart is also being filled in properly. Students share in the Internet use by navigating through the websites that are needed to conduct the experiment and to reach a conclusion in their research. Finally, the students document any and all websites used outside of the main site provided by the teacher. Results, T-charts, and all finds are later shared with the entire class. --- **__Lesson # 2__** **Lesson**: PowerPoint in the Lower Grades to Research a Country **Technology use**: PowerPoint, Internet for gathering notes and information for the PowerPoint
 * Grade Level**: 3rd Grade
 * Subject**: Social Studies and Language Arts
 * Objective**: Research story elements and points of view in literature from other cultures. Create a PowerPoint based on another country of interest that will be shared with the class and families
 * website location**: [|PowerPoint in the Lower Grades]

In this lesson, students will do research on points of view in literature from other countries and create their own PowerPoint on a country of their choice. Students will gather information from other stories, their parents, grandparents, and the Internet. Students will also look into their own heritage to see if they are interested in researching the country of their ancestors. Once the students gather their information from family members and the Internet, they will create at least five slides in PowerPoint. The slides should be kept basic but can include sounds, animations, and pictures that are relevant to their country and presentation. Once the presentations have been finished, they will be shared with fellow classmates and family members. Before beginning this lesson, the teacher should make sure that the students have a basic knowledge of PowerPoint, adding animation, sounds, and slide transitions if they are to be used. Students can also collaborate with others during the creation of this PowerPoint presentation.

__**Lesson # 3**__ **Lesson**: Compound words
 * Grade Level**__:__ 3rd Grade
 * Subject__:__** Language Arts
 * Objective**__:__ Help identify and properly use compound words. Create compound words, dissect them, and form new ones from a list.
 * Technology used**__:__ Promethean board, Activote software and voting tools, Activpen, LCD projector
 * Website location**: from Promethean Planet lesson bank [|Compound word flipchart]

In this lesson, students will be working with compound words including formation and dissection of these words. Students will use the Promethean board as the teacher goes through the lesson. Students will come to the Promethean board to interact with words listed on the board. They will have a chance to drag words together to form a compound word and also a chance to dissect the words and try to form new words that make sense. In the conclusion of the lesson, students will get to use the interactive voting tool, the activote, to vote on pictures. The students will be asked if the picture shows an item that is a compound word such as notebook versus ice cream. This lesson is completely done with technology and involves student interaction__.__

** Class Blog ** Assignment # 4 (EDT 650) Mr. Gehrke's class blog is open 24 hours a day for parents, students, guardians, or whoever would like to visit. Please visit us as much as you can at [|Mr. Gehrke's Class Blog]. We appreciate your comments, questions, and input on our blog.

**Technology PDP** Lesson # 5 (EDT 650) Technology PDP submitted to the Marian course shell 9 - 25 - 08

**Websites of Interest** Assignment # 6 (EDT 650) Here are a few websites of interest for you to look over. I will be including two educational websites and two that are just for fun.

http://www.jc-schools.net/ppt.html Jefferson County School District PowerPoint Library The Jefferson County School District in Tennessee has created an excellent website that contains PowerPoint lessons for just about every subject that you could imagine. This website has been a valuable tool for me in the past few years. A majority of these PowerPoints are interactive and keep the students engaged in the learning process. Unfortunately some do not follow the 7x7 rule for PowerPoint presentations.

http://www.edutopia.org/ Edutopia This site was created by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. This site has great ideas for integrating technology into our classrooms daily. It shows up and coming technology that will be making its way into the schools and how current technology is being used effectively. It is a great resource for teacher interested in using technology more every day. Check out the articles, sign up for the free magazine and e-mails, and expand your technology use in your classroom and daily life.

http://www.gehrkeclass.com/ Mr. Gehrke's Third Grade Online This is my fun website to share. It can also be an educational resource. I created this website in 2000 for my third grade students and I have maintained it since then. This site contains games, learning websites, a class blog, chat site, helpful downloads needed for our class and school, and a ton of other things to explore. Come by and play some games, sign the guestbook, look around and even feel free to borrow and share posted materials. This site is a resource for everyone who has access to it.

http://music.podshow.com/ Podsafe Music Network I thought that I would add this additional website for those of you who may do podcasting in school as I do. This site has a wealth of music in its library that you can use for FREE in your podcasts. These songs are safe and you will not have to worry about copyright issues or inappropriate language. The songs here were specifically created for the use in podcasts.

** Technology Lesson Plan ** Lesson # 7 (EDT 650) Lesson plan submitted to Marian Online course shell 9-16-08.

**Online Fun** Assignment # 8 (EDT 650) http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html Game Goo The fun website that I would like to share with my cohort is Game Goo. It is a great site that allows students of all academic levels to practice their skills in Reading and Language Arts. Things such as alphabetical order, synonyms, homonyms, and antonyms are practiced here. The games are engaging, academically appropriate, and quite amusing.

My Delicious Username: gehrkeclass

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