Blog post 3

1. Give a brief summary of the lesson and web address.

The lesson I will be doing satisfies ALEX standard: 6.) Compare size, shape, structure, and basic needs of living things. It will focus mostly on identifying similarities of offspring and their parent. I will do this through telling a story about a baby animal that is lost from it's mother and encounters other animals. The story will focus on the differences and similarities among the animals.

  

2.Where does the lesson fit on Bloom’s taxonomy?

The lesson will fit on the Analyzing level on Bloom's taxonomy. The student's will be analyzing photos of mother animals with their babies and looking for the similarities and differences between them. 

3. What role does technology play? What is the teacher using? What are the students using?

Technology will play a role because I have had to use the internet in order to find pictures of the animals. The teacher will use PowerPoint in order to create the story with photos integrated into them. The student's can use the internet after the story in order to further explore. They can look for animals that they are interested in and create their own story. 

4. After reading chapter 4-what digital tool (s) could you add to the lesson to support student learning? Explain in depth where and how it would be used.

I think the idea of mindtools specifically concept mapping would be a good way to use technology further in the lesson. The student's could use this after the story as a way to organize their thoughts on the subject and talk about the different characteristics between baby animals and adult animals. This can be used as a good visual representation of their leaning and they can be added to further as they continue to explore the subject. Creating a concept map includes identifying the main concept, arranging the concepts spatially, identifying the relationships between the concepts, and labeling the nature of these relationships.