Lesson Plan Template EDTECH 541
Your Name: Tammi Gearhart
Lesson Title: Intro to the WSSD Network
Introduction: (Short description to introduce the lesson.) This lesson reviews important components of the network for the West Shore School District, along with hypothetical situations and solutions on how to deal with them.
Content Area and Grade or Age Level of Students: Content area is technology; Students are adult learners (recently hired teachers)
Objectives: (What will the students know or be able to do after completing the lesson?) After reviewing the VoiceThread located at http://voicethread.com/share/1712075/, teachers/students will be able to identify key components of the West Shore School District’s network. With a team member, they will develop one hypothetical situation involving the network (“What if this happened?”), a corresponding correct answer, and lead discussion on that question.
Standards Addressed: (what national, state or local standards are being addressed with this lesson? The focus should always be on content area standards.) ISTE NETS for Teacher 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. d. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
Relative Advantage: (What are the clear benefits of this new way of doing things?) Provides structured, self-paced learning environment Provides structured, self-paced environment for individual review of missed concepts Materials are reusable and easily updated Materials can be accessed at a later date for future reference or to accommodate scheduling of newly hired staff Materials can be accessed from home in addition to at school
Timeline: (How much time will be required to complete the lesson?) Approximately 30 - 45 minutes
Materials: (List or describe the materials to be used in the lesson. Attach copies of handouts or files that will be used to complete the lesson.) VoiceThread found at http://voicethread.com/share/1712075/ Teachers/students will need their district-assigned laptop Pencil & paper If headphones can be accessed, they would be beneficial
Grouping Strategies: (If time at a computer is involved, how many computers will you have available and how will you group your student(s)?) Teachers/students will use their district-assigned laptops to view the VoiceThread independently (one-on-one computing). After completing the VoiceThread, students will find a partner with whom they will work to develop a hypothetical situation and a corresponding answer that will be presented to the whole group.
Learning Activities: (Describe the tasks to be completed by the student(s)) Teachers/students will be directed to http://voicethread.com/share/1712075/ and instructed to work their way through the VoiceThread. Questions or points needing further clarification should be written down for later discussion. After completing the VoiceThread, teachers/students will be paired with another teacher/student and review the questions they had while viewing. Together they will also develop another hypothetical question that they can answer and which they will pose to the group for discussion. The leader/presenter should circulate to be available to answer questions during the time that group members are discussing question and developing questions in order to clarify details. Once everyone is completed writing questions, go through the room asking and answering the questions, giving each group an opportunity to share.
Assessment: (Explain how the learning objectives will be assessed. This might be a quiz, test, or project based assessment, for example. The assessment does not need to be attached. Just explain your assessment plan.) The assessment will involve developing a hypothetical question based on network operations, and having an answer that can be shared with the group as a whole. For example, “You had made plans to go in to school over the weekend to work on lesson plans that need to be on the server by Monday. You found out that the network operating system will be upgraded Saturday morning. What should you do?”
Adaptations for Learners with Special Needs: (what modifications could be implemented to meet the needs of ELL learners or those with learning/physical disabilities?) As speaking English is a requirement to be hired, it is unlikely that translation would be necessary. However, the audio combined with the video should be of assistance to people who are hearing or visually impaired.
References: List any references used when developing the lesson. These may be online or offline references.
Airport Quick Assist. (2008) Retrieved February 3, 20111 from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1145.
B. Mitchell. (n.d.) Introduction to Network Types. Retrieved February 3, 2011 from http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basicnetworkingconcepts/a/network_types.htm.
(T. Wyland, personal communication, February 4, 2011) WSSD Network Basics
Take notes while watching the VoiceThread
1. Hypothetical: You can’t send or receive any emails, connect to the Internet, and nothing is printing. What could you do to troubleshoot this situation?
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2. Let’s say that the district has a building construction project under way. One of the construction workers who is working with a back hoe digs a little too deep and in the wrong direction. He hits one of the backbone cables. What are the implications?
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3. Your district is finding that Internet connections are v-e-r-y slow. What types of things could they block to try and speed up people’s connections?
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4. You have a lesson planned where your students will log in to the server, retrieve their work, and when completed, print it out so they can turn it in. When it’s time to begin, you find out that the server is down. What are the implications for your lesson?
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Please use the back for additional notes and to write your own hypothetical question.