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Integration Plan

Enhancing Core Teaching Skills Through Technology: An Integration Plan Kerry Dunn April 21, 2010 Rita Buhite

Lesson 1 History/Spanish: Disciplinary Integration Technology Integration: ePals, K-W-H-L Chart, Easybib, Diigo, Intel After the initial introductions of yourselves, you will pose questions regarding the history and cultural significance of the holiday, Cinco de mayo, in Oaxaca. Cinco de mayo takes place on May 5th, a fact we all know, but why? You will begin the lesson by answering the 3 initial questions and then filling in the first two columns of the K-W-H-L chart. Once you have decided what it is that you want to know, form your letter to your pen pal. Before sending the letter, you must have a classmate proofread the letter to check for mistakes. Remember that for the nature of our exercise we will be writing almost entirely in the present, preterite, and imperfect tenses. After sending your letter, you will research Cinco de mayo. Your research will result in a formal written report submitted via Moodle to your instructors. Please cite your resources using “Easybib.” You are required to utilize a minimum of 5 sources. Your bibliography should be the last page of your report. In addition, please create an account at “Diigo” to manage your sources. Provide me with the URL of your account for my review. This report must include (in English) the information that you received from your pen pal in addition to your other sources. It is to be submitted to both myself and your history teacher for a grade. We are all using the same grading rubric for this assignment. Please refer to it as you are completing this assignment. Use the following links for your resource information. [|www.ePals.com] [|www.easybib.com] [|www.diigo.com]

** K-W-H-L ** Nombre __ Fecha __ __ Tema __ Answer the following questions first, and then add details to the chart as we proceed through the unit. Use the information you write in this chart to construct your presentation. You must use at least one technology tool to make your presentation to the class. Please discuss your choice with me ahead of time!

1.  What is your topic? 2. What do you hope to discover about it? 3. What is your principal research question/topic? (Everything that you record in this chart should help you to answer this question.) What I K now || W What I W ant to Know || H H ow will I find information? (Resources, web pages,etc) || L What I L earned || Use additional rows as needed.
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 * || **Letter-Writing : ePals - Cinco de mayo **

Teacher Name: **K Dunn**

Student Name: ||  ||


 * CATEGORY || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1 ** ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grammar & spelling (conventions) ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Content Accuracy ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">The letter follows the questions posed in the K-W-H-L Chart and addresses the topic of "el Cinco de mayo." || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">The letter follows most the questions posed in the K-W-H-L Chart and addresses the topic of "el Cinco de mayo." || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">The letter does not follow questions posed in the K-W-H-L Chart and vaguely addresses the topic of "el Cinco de mayo." || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You make no reference to your K-W-H-L chart nor to Cinco de mayo. What were you thinking? ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ideas ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sentences & Paragraphs ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Deadline ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You completed your letter and sent it to your pen pal by the deadline provided. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You completed your letter and sent it to your pen pal within 3 days of the deadline provided. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You completed your letter and sent it to your pen pal within 5 days the deadline provided. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You completed your letter and sent it to your pen pal and have yet to send it. ||

Lesson 2 English/Science/Spanish For this lesson you will coordinate with your pen pal a week-long time frame in the month of May to notate the weather. Together the two of you will complete the same form by recording the requested information. Then you will exchange via the internet your forms after you have translated the vocabulary. The form follows this explanation. Additionally, you will be asked to write a brief description (one page or less in length) of the weather in your area. Your description must be written in English and Spanish and proofread by a classmate. You will submit three copies of this letter: one to your pen pal, one to your science teacher, and one to me. This description will be graded using the rubric following this explanation. Upon the completion of the exchange of information, you will investigate the history of climatic change in the two areas. You will chose a date from at least 50 years ago but not longer than 100 years ago to. Then you will submit this form to your science teacher, your pen pal, and me. This assignment will utilize the same rubric as the first one on this page. To complete this segment of the lesson you will need to utilize the following resources: [|www.ePals.com] [|www.wikispaces.com] []

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 * || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Lab Report : Weather History **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Teacher Name: **K Dunn**

Student Name: ||  ||


 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">CATEGORY || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1 ** ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Components of the report ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">All required elements are present and additional elements that add to the report (e.g., thoughtful comments, graphics) have been added. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">All required elements are present. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">One required element is missing, but additional elements that add to the report (e.g., thoughtful comments, graphics) have been added. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Several required elements are missing. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">One or fewer errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Two or three errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Four errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">More than 4 errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Background Sources ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Several reputable background sources were used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student's own words. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">A few reputable background sources are used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student's own words. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">A few background sources are used and cited correctly, but some are not reputable sources. Material is translated into student's own words. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Material is directly copied rather than put into students own words and/or background sources are cited incorrectly. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Appearance/Organization ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Lab report is typed and uses headings and subheadings to visually organize the material. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Lab report is neatly handwritten and uses headings and subheadings to visually organize the material. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Lab report is neatly written or typed, but formatting does not help visually organize the material. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Lab report is handwritten and looks sloppy with cross-outs, multiple erasures and/or tears and creases. ||

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 * || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Weather Summary – English and Spanish **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Teacher Name: **K Dunn**

Student Name: ||  ||


 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">CATEGORY || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1 ** ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grammar & spelling (conventions) ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Content Accuracy ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Several reputable background sources were used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student's own words. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">A few reputable background sources are used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student's own words. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">A few background sources are used and cited correctly, but some are not reputable sources. Material is translated into student's own words. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Material is directly copied rather than put into students own words and/or background sources are cited incorrectly. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ideas ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sentences & Paragraphs ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Deadline ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You completed your letter and submitted it by the deadline provided. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You completed your letter and submitted it within 3 days of the deadline provided. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You completed your letter and submitted it within 5 days the deadline provided. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">You have not completed your letter and have yet to send it/turn it in. ||

Lesson 3 Peer Evaluation Once all work has been completed you will work together as a class to create the final portion of the project. Together you will: Create your own rubric using RubiStar to evaluate the work of your classmates. Present your reports and information to your classmates via podcast/youtube/yourchoice using a visual media that can be downloaded. Create a wiki to present our information to a larger audience. To complete this portion of the project you will need to access and utilize the following resources: [] [] []

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