I created this presentation with the learning outcome in mind that students would become aware of the importance of using etiquette when working with technology. This is the first year that my school has implemented a PBIS behavior matrix which has laid the foundation for behavior expectations in the different areas of our school (classroom, hallway, cafeteria, recess, bathroom, and bus). One critical area that is missing from our matrix is technology. While planning this technology etiquette lesson, I knew that in order to engage my students’ synthesizing minds I had to make it real-world relevant so they could relate this information to other learning. I decided to add a performance task into my lesson, challenging students to become a writer for our school PBIS team, requiring them to brainstorm expectations to follow when using technology. This performance task has students thinking across disciplines and making learning connections between those different areas, powering up that synthesizing mind.
In Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner states that in order to achieve a disciplined mind, one must “approach the topic in a number of ways” (Gardner 2007 I created my media-infused presentation with just that: lots of different media that all convey the importance of etiquette with technology. Gardner states “any lesson is more likely to be understood if it has been approached through diverse entry points” (Gardner 2007). I included images, audio clips, videos, a sharing tool called Padlet, and a summarizing tool called Kahoot in my presentation to engage the disciplined minds of my students. All of these medias combined made for a very successful presentation that my students had a lot of fun with. My outcomes for this lesson were met as my students put their minds together to come up with some great behavior expectations to follow when using technology. Digital media for the win!
Follow the link below or use the QR code to see my Google Slides presentation.
References
Gardner, H. (2007). Five minds for the future. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
Padlet is the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world. (n.d.). Retrieved February 04, 2017, from http://www.padlet.com/
Getakahoot.com. (n.d.). Retrieved February 04, 2017, from http://www.getakahoot.com/
Google Slides Presentation
In Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner states that in order to achieve a disciplined mind, one must “approach the topic in a number of ways” (Gardner 2007 I created my media-infused presentation with just that: lots of different media that all convey the importance of etiquette with technology. Gardner states “any lesson is more likely to be understood if it has been approached through diverse entry points” (Gardner 2007). I included images, audio clips, videos, a sharing tool called Padlet, and a summarizing tool called Kahoot in my presentation to engage the disciplined minds of my students. All of these medias combined made for a very successful presentation that my students had a lot of fun with. My outcomes for this lesson were met as my students put their minds together to come up with some great behavior expectations to follow when using technology. Digital media for the win!
Follow the link below or use the QR code to see my Google Slides presentation.
References
Gardner, H. (2007). Five minds for the future. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
Padlet is the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world. (n.d.). Retrieved February 04, 2017, from http://www.padlet.com/
Getakahoot.com. (n.d.). Retrieved February 04, 2017, from http://www.getakahoot.com/
Google Slides Presentation