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This lesson is for second grade and was redesigned to incorporate technology.

1. Why did you choose this lesson? Brief summary or original lesson plan design/goals of lesson. We chose this lesson because in the original lesson plan they only had the students watching the A&E biography about Nat King Cole and making timelines, biographies, letters, and pictures without any technology integrated in. We felt that this lesson plan had many opportunities to integrate technology. We also felt that with February being Black History month this could be made into a unit. 2. Define new lesson plan design/goals of lesson The goals of the new lessons are to introduce students to new ways to make and present projects. It engages student learning as well as encourages creativity. Staying current with technology is extremely important for this generation.

3. Which tool or tools did you choose to incorporate into this lesson to potentially improve it? We chose yodio.com, prezi.com, corkboard.me, sketchcast.com, readwritethink.org, and queeky.com.

4. Why did you choose this tool(s)? We chose these tools because they are new and different and most importantly free for the students to use. By showing the students many different ways to create and present, we feel there would be a better chance the students would find at least one tool they enjoyed using.

5. What standards were you using to guide your decision on this? NETS? 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions

6. Do you feel this will improve your teaching? If so, why? Yes, by having multiple resources to go to while teaching will only enhance the student’s learning experience. We all feel that these resources are something we can use for any class at any time.

7. Do you feel this will help improve student learning? If so, how and why? Yes we feel that this will improve student learning because we feel that not all students learn the same way, and by having many different tools for them to use students will have a variety of ways to learn. They can choose which tool they think suites them best.