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PLC meeting time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PLC location: Farish Hall Title: Planet Exploration Grades: 2nd and 3rd **Engage:** The students will have the opportunity to be creative and make their very own imaginary planet. Students will be provided with a cut out of a planet, in which they will illustrate their view of how their imaginary planet will look like. After the students are done they will all come together and discuss their planet as a whole group. Planets will then be placed hanging throughout the classroom. (by the teacher)

**Explore:** __Subjects:__ Science Technology Planets

Objective or Goal: Students will be able to identify the eight planets in correct order from the closest to furthest from the sun and provide information orbital, physical, and atmospheric characteristics of the planets by creating a digital story.

The students will be using research and information fluency to complete the objective or goal. For this activity, we will go to the computer lab for 30 minutes everyday this week. During this time students will take notes or add on to their project from information they gather from the Internet. A list of resources (i.e, websites and free images links) will be listed on the classroom website for the students and parents to refer to. There will be examples of pervious planet digital stories and a rubric for them to follow.

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Learning Structures The learning is set to structure the students as individuals in order to master the objective.

Location The location will be in school, computer lab, and at home using online resources. If the students do not have access to the Internet, We will provide them printable resources. They can also choose to come in early or stay after school to work on the assignment.

Development The development of the project will be student-developed.

Placement in the lesson sequences The placement for this lesson will be best suited for the elaborate portion of a 5E lesson plan.

The fun part The tool we will use to create the digital story is [|www.animoto.com]. Digital story is a way to enhance the student’s learning incorporating technology in a classroom. The digital story will effectively teach and reinforce the order and the name of the planets.

Mayra & James The link below is the site that incorporates technology in a lesson plan. (3rd grade) [] We think the assignment is creative and the students would have a lot of fun doing this assignment. They will develop the ability to read poems in an expressive way and enhance their language skills. We like included links in the lesson plan for free software to use. The only problem we see is getting the microphones for students to do the recordings. Some schools have them integrated into the computers already or have the headphone microphone headset combo. We think that teachers could buy maybe 5 or so and have the students take turns, or even ask parents for donations. We also like how the teacher gave them a video tutorial on how to create a FLipz TV poem. Go look at it it’s pretty cool! The second one looks like you! The assessment seems to be appropriate as well.

Alaa and Elena (2nd grade) [] The lesson teaches the students how to edit, scan and crop photos which is essential for students to know. The lesson incorporates a little more than needed for such grade level. We believe that by creating a digital story it would be very effective for that age group of students. Using a digital story will increase the chances of participation and collaboration from on another.

**Explain:** This will be a student centered activity: The teacher will take the students to a computer lab to explore a little further about the planets. The students will explore through a created roll over activity that the teacher will provide. The roll over of the planets teaches children the names and order of the planets. The roll over planet activity is a fun and engaging opportunity that provides children with knowledge and exploration skills through the means of technology. **What do the assignments require?** They require us to think creatively and find ways to incorporate technology in our classrooms and assignments.

**What does that mean?** This means that we could ask teachers we work with, if they have any tips they can give us on how to incorporate technology in a classroom setting and assignments.

What did our Cooperating Teachers say we can teach? Student-centered activities are very effective and work best with all children. This also provides students with the opportunity to explore.

**Elaboration:** Our PLC group collaborated together by using an example for guidance for the digital story. This will lessen confusion and give an overall representation of what needs to be accomplished for that assignment. We touched base on all four assignments and cleared any confusion we had at the moment of our PLC. Working together has lessened the confusion for the assignments to come and has enhanced our knowledge in technology. Evaluate: Our group was able to accomplish a lesson by working collaboratively and combining ideas for an effective lesson. The steps needed in order to complete these tools are the following: Research ideas Try it out Identify challenges View examples provided from the assignment page and/or rubric Have a student explore the chosen tool Work out any glitches if needed with our PLC group