Keystone Project Lesson

Keystone Project

1.            Subject: ELA - using www.starfall .com to enhance students’ phonics learning and Book Builder to create a book as the final project.

2.            Grade level: 1

3.            Standards addressed:

Common Core ELA

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

•       RL.1.7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Print Concepts

•       RF.1.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

                  Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).

 ISTE technology standards

•   Communication & Collaboration

•   Creativity & Innovation

•   Technology Operations

4.            The website www.starfall.com will be used throughout the lessons of the unit plan to supplement their reading skills. This is a great way to integrate technology while meeting the needs of every student. This website allows the teacher to select different books and options based on the students needs. In this particular case the teacher will use this website during reading groups and assign a particular book and section to each group based upon each group’s readability level and needs. The teacher requested technology to incorporate during reading groups because many of the students were not motivated by reading book after book. The use of technology here motivates these students to learn. This is also the case in creating a book on Book Builder as the final project. The students will create their own book in each of their groups. The teacher will work one on one with each of the groups to create their book on Book Builder. This is also a great motivator for the students to both read and write while integrating technology.

5.            The teacher will need a computer with internet access in order to implement these technologies. The only training that will be needed would be to create a book on Book Builder since the teacher is not familiar with this. This can be completed in a one hour professional development session.

6.            Requirements: A computer with Internet access in the classroom or computer lab.

7.            Evaluation plan: I will use a checklist as well as a survey to make sure that my training meets the goals, needs, and objectives. The checklist will be filled out by myself and the survey will be filled out by the teacher.  The survey will provide information of what the teacher expects to gain from the training in order for me to appropriately plan what to plan and teach. Moreover, the students will be evaluated, using a rubric, based upon their writing and presentation for the BookBuilder project.

Internet Workshop Model

Step 1- The site one the internet that relates to the classroom unit of instruction is www.starfall.com  This website will be bookmarked for the students to easily access it.

Step 2- Activity- The teacher will use this website during reading groups and assign a particular book and section to each group based upon each group’s readability level and needs. The students will be directed to a computer, with the website bookmarked and complete the assigned book/section. As a final project to this unit the groups will create a book on Book Builder, under the direction of the teacher. The groups will be given a story starter (such as: My favorite things, Things I do at school, etc). Each group will receive a different story starter.  

Step 3- Once each group has been assigned a story stated the teacher will work one on one with each group to write the book. They will then also work together to create the Bookbuilder project.   

Step 4- At the end of the unit, students will share their BookBuilder projects with the class.

Rubric

	3	2	1	0
Participation	The student actively participated in the creation and presentation	The student participated in the creation and presentation	The student only participated in the creation or presentation	The student did not participate in the creation or presentation
Writing	The student wrote at least 2 correct sentences for the book.	The student wrote 1 correct sentence for the book.	The student wrote at least one sentence but had some errors.	The student did not write any sentences.
Collaboration	The student effectively collaborated with peers.	The student collaborated with peers but needed less than two reminders.	The student collaborated with peers but needed more than two reminders.	The student did not collaborate with peers.
Presentation	The student spoke loud and clear, using correct language.	The student spoke clear and used correct language.	The student did not speak clearly.	The student did not help with the presentation.