Multimedia in the Classroom

Title of Learning Object: Bridges

Subject: Science

Grade: 3

URL:
http://www.discoverychannel.ca/search/advancedSearchresult.aspx?q=%2bbridges

Description of Learning Object:
You can click on the above link and then click on either “Cracks Beneath the Surface, From Hammers to Lasers, or From the Ground Up”. Clicking on either of these will open up a new window in which a video will play.

Description of Classroom Use:
I would use this website in the Grade 3 Science curriculum, specifically in the Building with a Variety of Materials unit. I would split students into six groups and assign one of the three videos to each group. Students would then visit the above website and click on their assigned video. After watching the videos, the groups sharing the same assigned video can get together to discuss what they learned. After the discussions, each of the three larger groups will share with the class what they learned from their video.

Planning and Preparation:
I would watch all videos before and make sure the student computer lab computers had all software necessary to view the videos. I would pull up the website on each computer before class so that when we get to the computer lab, everything is ready to go. I would make sure everything is working and all the links are active.


Learning Outcomes:
GLO:
3–7 Construct structures, using a variety of materials and designs, and compare the effectiveness of the various materials and designs for their intended purposes.

SLO:
5. Identify the intended purpose and use of structures to be built, and explain how knowing the intended purpose and use helps guide decisions regarding materials and design.


ICT Outcomes:
C.2 - Students will seek alternative viewpoints, using information technologies.
4.1 consult a wide variety of sources that reflect varied viewpoints on particular topics
4.2 evaluate the validity of gathered viewpoints against other sources

C.3 - Students will critically assess information accessed through the use of a variety of technologies.
4.1 assess the authority, reliability and validity of electronically accessed information

C.1 - Students will access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies.
4.2 select information from appropriate sources, including primary and secondary sources
4.3 evaluate and explain the advantages and disadvantages of various search strategies

Building Bridges WebQuest

Here is the link to my Building Bridges WebQuest for Grade 3 Science - Building with a Variety of Materials unit.
http://teacherweb.com/WQ/ElementarySchool/Bridges2/index.html

Enjoy!

Concept Map for Grade 1 Science

The concept map I created is for the Grade One Science Creating Colour unit. I created it with the following two SLEs in mind: Students will identify colours in a variety of natural and manufactured objects and students will predict and describe changes in colour that result from the mixing of primary colours. This concept map could be displayed in the classroom to visually remind students of the following concepts: which colours are primary colours, which colours are secondary colours, how to spell the names of the colours, and which secondary colours are created through the mixing of which two primary colours. The concept map also shows students two examples of objects in each colour. In addition to being displayed in the classroom, students would also receive a copy of this concept map for their own reference.

There are many ICT outcomes that can be covered through the use of concept mapping. Here are some GLOs:
· Students will use organizational processes and tools to manage inquiry.
· Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of the operating skills required in a variety of technologies.
· Students will compose, revise and edit text.
· Students will organize and manipulate data.

SLOs:
· Students will analyze and synthesize information to create a product
· Students will assemble and organize different viewpoints in order to assess their validity
· Students will organize information from more than one source
· Students will organize information, using such tools as a database, spreadsheet or electronic webbing
· Students will develop a process to manage volumes of information that can be made available through electronic sources
· Students will record group brainstorming, planning and sharing of ideas by using technology
· Students will use technology to organize and display data in a problem-solving context
· Students will use graphic organizers, such as mind mapping/webbing, flow charting and outlining, to present connections between ideas and information in a problem-solving environment
· Students will edit and format text to clarify and enhance meaning, using such word processing features as the thesaurus, find/change, text alignment, font size and font style