Basic

Productivity Tools (BPT)

Content Standard Addressed:
MM1A1. Students will explore and interpret the characteristics of functions, using
graphs, tables, and simple algebraic techniques.
g. Explore rates of change, comparing constant rates of change (i.e., slope)
versus variable rates of change. Compare rates of change of linear, quadratic,
square root, and other function families.

Technology Standard Addressed:
3. Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct
knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experience for themselves and others.
Students:
b. evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other
resources.
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections
of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

Standards can be found at iste.org/standards


Selected Technology Tool: PowerPoint


Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

X Remembering X Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

Level 1: Awareness X Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4: Integration

Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation The PowerPoint presentation will begin the lesson plan as an introduction to
students about Slope and its components. To meet the standard MM1A1 (Students will explore and interpret
the characteristics of functions, using graphs, tables, and simple algebraic techniques.) the PowerPoint will
explore and interpret the characteristics of the slope, and a visual can be provided on a graph with the
PowerPoint presentation demonstrating the parts of the slope. To satisfy the part of the standard titled g
(Explore rates of change, comparing constant rates of change (i.e., slope) versus variable rates of change.
Compare rates of change of linear, quadratic, square root, and other function families.), students can be given
tablets where an application can be opened to a blank line graph. Students will be able to label the parts of a
slope with the components shown on the PowerPoint and pick out their own points to make some slopes.
(This can boost up Blooms level up to Applying and LoTi to 3).
This part of the lesson plan can take part of the beginning half of one class day to one class day. This part
is more for students to view and see if they can visualize the slope as they form it, so this part would not be
really for a grade, just participation points. This part of the lesson would satisfy the technology standard 3.
Knowledge Constructor by creating their own graphs to show the rest of the class, so students may see a variety of
examples of slopes

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