Transcript Songs that Express American Ideals

Songs that Express American
Ideals
Bryan Thomason
Finley Elementary School
Holtville, CA
Songs that Express American
Ideals
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My Name is Bryan Thomason and I am the Principal at Finley
Elementary School in Holtville, CA
My web site is http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~bthomaso/
My e-mail is [email protected]
This is a first grade history lesson(Standard 1.3) on American songs
The students will sing songs via the internet and learn about American
songs and their ideals
Expectations
Posting a lesson on a web site
 Create a lesson to be used in the classroom
 To use the internet to enhance a lesson
 To use Front Page
 To use Excel
 To use a Spreadsheet
 Posting a student page
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Outcomes
I learned the following:
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Spreadsheets
Excel
Downloading
Clip Art
Power Point
Web page creation
Linking pages and projects to Power Point
Charts
Successes
Students were engaged
 Internet enhanced the lesson
 Student performance improved
 Meets the standard
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Shortcomings
Use of technology was a shock at first
 Student access at home for lessons is scarce
 Maybe too much time on one standard
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Student Data
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4.5
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3.5
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2.5
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1.5
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Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Pre Post
Test Test
Student Data Continued
The Student Data chart on the previous slide shows examples of five
student scores on the rubric from 1-5 on their pre and post tests. As
you can see each student either remained the same or improved their
score. This was the trend for the entire class as well. The rubric that
I used is posted on my web page.
Revisions
After reviewing the lesson, I realized that the
students were restless with the use of
technology. In the future, I will make sure
that the technology does not become a
distraction to the learning. After the students
became familiar with the technology, they
enjoyed it and we could move on with the
learning.
Summary
This project helped me see how using
technology can be an enhancement or a
distraction. If students are familiar with
technology and are used to it in their
curriculum, they will not be as distracted by
the technology. I think there is a time and place for
technology and one needs to be aware of whether
technology will help or hurt a lesson presentation.