School, Teacher, Grade, Subject

Title of Lesson: Properties of Water reinforcement with iTouches
Planning Date: / Activity Date: / Estimated Lesson Time:
1x90 minute lesson
Virginia SOLs: / BIO 3.a and 3.b
BIO.3 The student will investigate and understand the chemical and biochemical principles essential for life.
Key concepts include:
a) water chemistry and its impact on life processes;
b) the structure and function of macromolecules
NETS*T / 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Teachers:
a. / promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b. / engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c. / promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
d. / model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S.
Teachers:
a. / design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b. / develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c. / customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d. / provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.
Teachers:
a. / demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
b. / collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c. / communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
d. / model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.
Teachers:
a. / advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
b. / address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
c. / promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
d. / develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.
Teachers:
a. / participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
b. / exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
c. / evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.
d. / contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.
21st Century Skills / *INFORMATION, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked
by various characteristics, including: 1) access to an abundance of information, 2) rapid
changes in technology tools, and 3) the ability to collaborate and make individual
contributions on an unprecedented scale. To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and
workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to
information, media and technology.
*ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) LITERACY
Apply Technology Effectively
• Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate
information
• Use digital technologies (computers, PDAs, media players, GPS, etc.),
communication/networking tools and social networks appropriately to access,
manage, integrate, evaluate and create information to successfully function in
a knowledge economy
• Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the
access and use of information technologies
C/T SOLs: /

Social and Ethical Issues

C/T 9-12.4 The student will practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.

• Adhere to fair use and copyright guidelines.

• Adhere to the school division’s Acceptable Use Policy as well as other state and federal laws.

• Model respect for intellectual property.

C/T 9-12.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of technologies that support collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

• Respectfully collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to an electronic community of learning.

• Model responsible use and respect for equipment, resources, and facilities.

Technology Research Tools

C/T 9-12.6 The student will use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.

• Integrate databases, spreadsheets, charts, and tables to create reports.

• Use available technological tools to expand and enhance understanding of ideas and concepts.

Student
Lesson Objectives
What is the purpose of this learning experience? What will students know and be able to do as a result of this lesson? / Students will have a better understanding of the properties of water, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins as a result of viewing the iTunes U science videos and from studying the uploaded flash cards.
Technology Resources & Materials / Class set of iTouches, user agreements
iTunesU videos on Properties of Water, Lipids, Proteins, and Carbohydrates
gFlash App and preloaded Biology Flash Cards
http://srhseagles.wirenode.mobi website with link to Biology Google Form Quiz
Before Lesson / ITRT Responsibilities / Teacher Responsibilities
Load movies (Properties of Water, Lipids, Proteins, and Carbohydrates) from iTunes U onto iTouches.
Create flashcards for study using the GFlash App on the itouch with the Google Spreadsheet.
*More directions on how to download and use the Google Spreadsheet to build your flashcards can be found here.
Download the FREE Gflash app onto the iTouches. Using the Gflash app, upload the flashcards to the iTouches.
Create Google Form Quiz to review the terms created on the flashcards.
Create a wirenode mobile website at http://www.wirenode.com/ for student access to the Google form quiz. / Give ITRT input on topic of study and ideas for classroom use of the iTouches.
Help ITRT to create flashcards with the desired biology terms for study.
Help ITRT to create the questions for the quiz.
During Lesson
/ ITRT Responsibilities / Teacher Responsibilities
Discuss proper usage of iPod, have students sign user agreement.
Guide students to iTunes U videos, gFlash App, and link http://srhseagles.wirenode.mobi to Google form Quiz.
1st link is fill in the blank quiz
2nd link is multiple choice quiz
Help teacher monitor usage of iPods and student engagement in activity. / Help monitor student usage of iTouches.
Offer support to students in navigating activities as necessary.
After Lesson: / ITRT Responsibilities / Teacher Responsibilities
Share the results of the Google Form with the teacher. / Share likes/dislikes of lesson with the ITRT.
Give input on any changes to be made for next time.
Assess student knowledge of concepts by analyzing data collected through the Google Form.
Assessment
How will students’ learning be assessed?
Describe any assessment activities. / Students will do a self-checking flashcard activity from the words used in the videos.
Students will complete an online quiz through Google Forms that will provide feedback to the teacher on students’ understanding of the properties of water.

Procedure for lesson:

1. User agreement for itouches, read and sign.

2. Go into videos and watch four Biology videos (properties of water, carbohydrates, fats, and lipids)

3. Go to gFlash app on itouch for flashcard practice

4. Go to link on http://srhseagles.wirenode.mobi for Biology Quiz.