Lesson+2

==Lesson # Two : == ==Title of lesson: My Vacation ==

Description of lesson:
==﻿In this lesson students will choose one of the 50 States that they want to travel to. Then they will explain why, what attractions they'll visit, what the climate will be (according to the month they want to go in), what they will pack, and how they will get there. Through this they will begin to further discover the differences between the States. They will also be exposed to how to research using the internet and how to use Web 2.0 tools to enhance their learning. ==

Assignment:
==For this assignment students will be creating a digital poster/scrapbook page about the State they want to travel to. We will use a Web 2.0 tool called 'Scrapblog' that allows students to post information, pictures, video, audio, etc. on one page. It will help students organize information about their state and they will be able to read other students pages as well as create their own. On their page they will provide the following information about their State of choice: ﻿ ==
 * ==﻿What State they are traveling to and Why ==
 * ==﻿What Attractions/Things will they see ==
 * ==﻿What the weather will be like based on the season they go in ==
 * ==﻿What they will bring with them/pack ==
 * ==﻿How they will get there ==

Resources/materials needed:
media type="custom" key="8497236" ==<span style="color: #0ba0d0; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">This is my version of my scrapblog. I chose to go to New York since I have always wanted too! This is merely the basic outline and I do expect students to expand their thoughts a little further! If you feel daring enough- you can even create numerous pages! To do this you will need to go to [|Scrapblog] by clicking this link. Each student will be given the account name and password so that we can create a full scapblog as a class. They will then click on "me-my scapblogs" and then click '+create new'. We will use google images and other resources as a class to find pictures of the students state. ==

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Technology reflection:
==<span style="color: #0ba0d0; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">I believe that this tool will be valuable for the students because they will have the opportunity to create something. They can use their creativity and personality to imagine themselves traveling to another state. They can see images and learn how to research on the internet. This program is extremely valuable because it is a tool that can be used for many different things, whether personal or for studying. Web 2.0 tools allow our students to experience learning in a new and creative way that not only encourages learning but also creativity. ==

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Evaluation:
==<span style="color: #0ba0d0; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">My concern for this lesson is making sure that each student has the assistance and time that they need to be able to create their page. My plan is to show the instructions on the smartboard and then to have the students start creating their scrapblog and ask for help as needed. ==