Professional Development Plan

Using the web 2.0 curation tool, ThingLink, in educationCreated by: Kevin KerrSchool: Jones County High SchoolAudience: 10TH Grade ELA TeachersType of Lesson: Stand-Alone Professional Development Lesson

Estimated Lesson Time: 45 Minutes

Lesson Plan Objectives:

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Explain what ThingLink is.2. Describe educational uses for ThingLink3. Create their own ThingLink exemplars.Other Content Area(s) Addressed:

Technology

Possible Connections with all Subject Areas

Standards for the 21st-Century Learner: Skills Indicators: Standard 1: Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge. Indicator 1.1.8: Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry. Standard 2: Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to

new situations, and create new knowledge. Indicator 2.1.2: Organize knowledge so that it is useful. Standard 3: Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as

members of our democratic society. Indicator 3.1.4: Use technology and other information tools to organize and

display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess. Dispositions Indicators: Standard 1: Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.

Indicator 1.2.3: Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats. Standard 3: Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively

as members of our democratic society.

Indicator 3.2.1: Demonstrate leadership and confidence by presenting ideas to others in both formal and informal situations.Responsibilities Indicators: Standard 1: Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.

Indicator 1.3.4: Contribute to the exchange of ideas within the learning community.Measurable Outcome or Final Product: Students will create a ThingLink curation, as an extension of the lesson.Resources: Curated Resources -- Thinglink. Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://www.blendspace.com/lessons/AcokZyG2NwcWaw/editLaptop computers

Video Tutorial: ThingLink Tutorial [Video file]. Retrieved November 10, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SRJnHH-ZhkWebsite -- https://www.thinglink.comAdditional Resources for Instructor:Media Center

SmartBoard

Instructional Plan Outline: Preparation1. Instructor sends e-mail with a hyperlink to Thinglink.com and another to the Blendspace curation of resources out to the teacher participants.

2. Teacher Participants log into computers and on to website through link provided.Motivation(10 min.)1. Instructor posts the lesson objectives on the SmartBoard.2. Instructor asks how many teacher participants are familiar with ThingLink? Instructor explains that it is an online curation tool.

Instructor asks how many are familiar with curation tools? Instructor explains how a curation tool is used.

3. Instructor shows an example of a ThingLink curation about Georgia authors.Presentation(20 min.)1. Instructor shows another example of a ThingLink curation, this time more slowly and pointing out the variety of resources featured in the curation.2. Teacher participants spend 10 minutes exploring the Blendspace resources about ThingLink.

3. Instructor shows ThingLink Tutorial video to demonstrate the ease of creation using the tool.Modeling and Guided Practice (10 min.) 1. Instructor repeats the demonstration of ease of construction on Thinglinklive. Teacher participants watch, or repeat the instructors steps, as he demonstrates. Instructor helps as teacher-participants explore the options of ThingLink.Closure / Sharing and Reflection (5 min.) 1. Teacher participants share their opinions about the usefulness of ThingLink and about possible uses for current and future lessons that they teach collaboratively. Teacher participants choose the topics for ThingLinks that each will create and share at the next weeks collaborative planning session.