Final+Integration+Plan


 * __Enhancing Core Teaching Skills Through Technology__**


 * __Final Integration Plan__**
 * Your Name:** Jody Bailey
 * Grade Level:** 10th Grade
 * Name of Lesson:** Ranking the President


 * Description of Lesson:** This is a lesson for my U.S. History II class (which covers the history of the United States from 1865 to the present), in which the students will be asked to evaluate the job performances of the Presidents of the United States. Students will first be asked to list on a piece of paper, the five Presidents that they felt have done the best job while in office. They will then be asked to list the five that have done the worst job as President. Before doing any research, the students will create a page, using Wikispaces, to post their projects. They will create a home page that somehow shows that this Wiki is dedicated to ranking the President's by their job performance. They will create a page that reflects their beliefs on who they feel are the Presidents who have done the best jobs, while also creating a page showing those who they feel have done the worst. From this point, the students will research web sites that rank the Presidents by their job performance. In order to get an accurate ranking, the students will have to find 5 separate sites that rank by their performance. They will then create a page that shows what their research has concluded. From this point, they will make another page in which they can re-rank their top 5 and bottom 5 according to what they found on the various sites. If their thinking has not changed, they will need to show information that either solidified their original thinking, or why they still feel the way the did orginally. The final step will be to evaluate another student's Wikispace and create a page showing what they liked, and didn't like about that student's page. They will also show a comparison between their rankings and the rankings of the student's space that they were to evaluate.

8.3.9.C PA Standards for United States History Students will analyze how continuity and change have impacted the United States in the area of Politics and Government.
 * Alignment to PA Standards Aligned System**

1. Digital Age Literacy: Technological Literacy Students will demonstrate this skill by using the internet to conduct research, create graphic organizers, and post to a blog and wiki.
 * Alignment to 21st Century Standards**

2. Digital Age Literacy: Information Literacy Students will evaluate web sites to gather safe, accurate, and reliable information for their research.

3. High Productivity Students will have to use numerous resources to complete the project, so they will have to be able to achieve specific goals using real-world tools to create their final projects.

NETS*S 1.a,b Students will use their current knowledge to find safe, accurate, and reliable resources, create graphicorganizers, and post to a blog and wiki. 3.a,b,c Students will apply digital tools to gather, evaluate and use information by organizing it in a graphic organizer so that it can be presented to the other groups in a professional manner. 4.b,c Students will conduct research and plan and manage their projects in a way that it can be easily replicated. 6.a,b,c,d Students will demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations by engaging in the research, creating the graphic organizers, and posting to the blog and wiki.

Open Inquiry Students will have an open questioning process while formulating their project.
 * Level of Inquiry**

Research Web Sites (using a variety of tools -- Yahoo, Google, etc.) Students will use the internet to research Presidential performance of the Presidents they have selected.
 * Effective Use of Quality Research Tools**

Data and Recollection Wiki Students will post their first opinions about the performance of Presidents; reformulate through research andcreate a new posting on their wiki reflecting their findings.

Wiki Students will post their original feelings about the performance of Presidents, then post their new feelings based on their research to their wiki.
 * Types of Communication**


 * Creative Use of a Web 2.0 Tool**

Wiki Students can use the class wiki in order to access the links they will need in order to do the research needed to prove or disprove their original feelings about which Presidents did the best jobs, and which did the worst and then post those findings to their own created wiki.

Applying political concepts the students are familiar with. In order to begin this project, the students will have to draw on the prior knowledge that they regarding Presidents of the United States. This prior knowledge will help them to identify where they rank the Presidents based on what they believe is their job performance.
 * Instructional Strategies**

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Students are given clear directions that they need to research web sites in order to prove or disprove their original feelings regarding the job performance of U.S. Presidents. Students will also be able to take another look at their findings after their wiki has been evaluated by another student in the class.
 * Marzano's Instructional Strategies**