Online Projects, Collaboration Sites, and Publishing Opportunities

Lesson Idea Template

Name: Keiliana M. Encarnacion
Grade Level: 5th Grade
Content Area: Language Arts
Standards Addressed: ELACC5RL10 Range of Reading and Complexity of Text:
By the end of the Complexity of Text: By the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of
the grades 45 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Title of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity: Kidpub
URL of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity:
Kidpub.com
Describe how you would Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing
Opportunity in your classroom: My students will be learning how to
comprehend literature that includes poetry. With their comprehension, they would
write their own poetry and publish it online.
What technologies would be required to implement this proposed
learning activity in a classroom? A computer, monitor, mouse, smart board to
be able to type their poetry hare it with the class using the smart board and
publish it as well.
Describe how the following features are addressed in this learning experience
(note: all of them may not be addressed in the project, but most should be if you
are reaching a high LoTi Level.):
a. Collaboration with peers, near-peers, mentors outside their classroom
and often beyond their school: The students would be receiving help
from others to have an idea of what they could base their poetry of.
b. Student-centered learning and knowledge creation (collecting original
data and or producing original products as a result of engaging in the
project): They would actually get the original data from themselves
for they would be the author of their own poetry.
c. Higher-order thinking: Yes, it applies to all of the higher-thinking skills
in blooms taxonomy.
d. Students publishing their original work to others who will use/care
about their product: Of course; they will publish their poetry for all to
see. Especially for their parents to see.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply):
See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
What Level of Technology Implementation best describes this learning
activity and Why? This describes the LoTi level 5 because at this level, students
reached their project to the point where they are able to publish their own work
for others to see.
How could you implement this proposed learning experience and still
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comply with your districts Internet Safety and Student Privacy policies?
By not putting much information about the publisher. Make sure no personal
information is included.