CTAP295 TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY Final Presentation Rocks And Minerals Walter Gommel Mission Elementary Fourth Grade Oceanside Unified School District

CTAP295 TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY

Final Presentation

Rocks And Minerals

Walter Gommel

Mission Elementary Fourth Grade

Oceanside Unified School District

Walter Gommel Mission Elementary Fourth Grade

Rocks and Minerals

My name is Walter Gommel, and I am a 4th grade teacher at Mission Elementary in the Oceanside Unified School District.

My Web site is http://www.mission.oside.k12.ca.us/wgommel.html

My e-mail is [email protected]

My presentation is on the new fourth grade science standard, rocks and minerals.

http://www.mission.oside.k12.ca.us/wgommel.html



mailto:[email protected]

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ExpectationsExpectations

• To learn how to create a web siteTo learn how to create a web site

• To use technology to help students To use technology to help students learnlearn

• To use what I’ve learned to teach To use what I’ve learned to teach othersothers

• To use new software Front Page. To use new software Front Page. Netscape Composer, Excel, and Power Netscape Composer, Excel, and Power PointPoint

• And to be proficient at using these And to be proficient at using these softwaresoftware

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OutcomesOutcomes

I learned the following:I learned the following:

• To create an interesting web To create an interesting web sitesite

• To upload and download To upload and download datadata

• To be proficient at Power To be proficient at Power Point, Excel, Front Page, and Point, Excel, Front Page, and Netscape ComposerNetscape Composer



SuccessesSuccesses

• Students were engaged in the Students were engaged in the activitiesactivities

• Student were Interested in the Student were Interested in the CurriculumCurriculum

• The lesson met CA Science The lesson met CA Science Content Content Standards Standards

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Other SuccessesOther Successes

• I learned how to use and be I learned how to use and be proficient in Power Point, proficient in Power Point, Netscape Composer, and Excel.Netscape Composer, and Excel.

• I learned how to create a web I learned how to create a web site.site.

• I worked with other teachers to I worked with other teachers to share and gain wonderful ideas on share and gain wonderful ideas on creating my web site.creating my web site.





Other SuccessesOther Successes

• Hitting Other Fourth Grade Hitting Other Fourth Grade StandardsStandards

• Writing - Language ArtsWriting - Language Arts

• Computer Standards for Lang Computer Standards for Lang ArtsArts

• Students have to use typingStudents have to use typing

• Math Math





Shortcommings Shortcommings

• Waiting for computers, passing Waiting for computers, passing them out (lack of)them out (lack of)

• Waiting to Connect to the Waiting to Connect to the internetinternet

• Only ten computers at a time on Only ten computers at a time on “Net” using the Mac Airport“Net” using the Mac Airport

• Teaching students to use the Teaching students to use the “Net”“Net”

• Not enough time during the Not enough time during the periodperiod



Student DataStudent DataPre-Test Scores

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Two percent of the students who took the pre-test passed. As the graph shows, the high score was a 63%, the low score was 9%, and the class average was 32%.



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Sixty-five percent of the students taking the post-test passed which shows a great improvement from the pre-test. This time there were some students who earned a 100%.



RevisionsRevisions

One of the things I had to really revise One of the things I had to really revise was when we got the laptops, I was totally was when we got the laptops, I was totally unprepared for the amount of extra time it unprepared for the amount of extra time it took to spend on teaching how to care and took to spend on teaching how to care and use the computers. Our school doesn’t have use the computers. Our school doesn’t have a computer lab, but brand new Macintosh a computer lab, but brand new Macintosh ibooks which arrived after the start of the ibooks which arrived after the start of the unit. Then, it took about an extra week to unit. Then, it took about an extra week to get connected to the internet using a get connected to the internet using a wireless airport. Finally, I realized that I wireless airport. Finally, I realized that I needed more time just to teach the students needed more time just to teach the students what they needed to know about using the what they needed to know about using the internet. So, I adjusted some text in the web internet. So, I adjusted some text in the web site to allow some more time.site to allow some more time.



SummarySummaryThis project has really helped me to use This project has really helped me to use more technology in the classroom. I try to more technology in the classroom. I try to integrate different kinds of technology integrate different kinds of technology applications in my classroom. This is applications in my classroom. This is another, incredible way to use technology in another, incredible way to use technology in the classroom. This is a wonderful way to the classroom. This is a wonderful way to help students be engaged and excited in help students be engaged and excited in learning the curriculum. The proof is right learning the curriculum. The proof is right there on the students faces when I taught there on the students faces when I taught this lesson. Students were really fascinated this lesson. Students were really fascinated and really eager to come to science. I did and really eager to come to science. I did not have one student telling me he/she did not have one student telling me he/she did not like what they were learning in the not like what they were learning in the class.class.



Personal/Professional Personal/Professional DevelopmentDevelopmentWhat a great way to teach standards base What a great way to teach standards base lessons using technology. In using the lessons using technology. In using the internet, the resources available to teach internet, the resources available to teach lessons are endless. This is an easy way lessons are endless. This is an easy way to access any kind of information at the to access any kind of information at the tip of your finger and never having to tip of your finger and never having to leave your home. I am very excited to leave your home. I am very excited to know that I will be able to access other know that I will be able to access other teachers web sites, and I look forward to teachers web sites, and I look forward to using these resources to teach my using these resources to teach my students.students.



Student WorkStudent Work

The following slides show my The following slides show my students hard at work at students hard at work at exploring and using exploring and using technology to learn about technology to learn about rocks and minerals.rocks and minerals.




Students begin the Students begin the unit by writing unit by writing what they already what they already know about rocks know about rocks and minerals, then and minerals, then they discuss what they discuss what they wrote, and they wrote, and finally they write finally they write down what they down what they want to learn want to learn about rocks and about rocks and minerals.minerals.




Students are using a pen Students are using a pen flashlight to investigate flashlight to investigate whether some minerals are whether some minerals are translucent or opaque. They translucent or opaque. They will write down their findings will write down their findings in their science logs.in their science logs.




Students are testing rocks and Students are testing rocks and minerals for their luster by minerals for their luster by putting drops of water on them. putting drops of water on them. Student will then have to write Student will then have to write their findings in their science their findings in their science journals.journals.




Students have to use their Students have to use their senses to investigate rocks senses to investigate rocks and minerals.and minerals.



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Because of the problem of Because of the problem of only having no more than only having no more than ten ibooks using the ten ibooks using the internet on the airport base internet on the airport base station, students, three to station, students, three to four, had to share. But all four, had to share. But all the students loved using the the students loved using the new technology to new technology to investigate valuable investigate valuable information on the World information on the World Wide Web on rocks and Wide Web on rocks and minerals.minerals.



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Students are hard at work Students are hard at work exploring information on exploring information on the World Wide Web about the World Wide Web about rocks and minerals using rocks and minerals using the new Macintosh ibooks.the new Macintosh ibooks.

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CTAP295 TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY Final Presentation Rocks And Minerals Walter Gommel Mission Elementary Fourth Grade Oceanside Unified School District