Tech project

Technology Project

Seventh grade biology class

Classroom Scenario:
27 students, 1 severe behavior sp. ed. student, 3 IEPs for academics, 4 ELL students. Available technology: 1 desktop computer, digital camera, ActivBoard.

Teacher Standard:
NETS #3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.

My project uses technology to teach the students about the cell. Rather than just relying on a textbook the students and my presentation will be an interactive teaching experience to come to a thorough understanding of the cell and its functions.

Student Standard:

NETS #1. Creativity and innovation

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

The students will construct a presentation using Flipsnack or Prezi. This will include the students’ creative interpretation of common items that represent the cell and its organelles. They will take pictures of common items, and create a presentation that will describe the function of the organelle, and how the item represents that feature of the cell.

EALR 4: Life Science.

Big Idea: Structure and Function of Living Organisms.
Core Content: From Cells to Organisms

            “Students learn that all living systems are composed of cells which make up tissues, organs and organ systems. At each level of organization, the structures enable specific functions required by the organism…. Understanding how organisms operate as systems helps students understand the commonalities among life forms, [and] provides an introduction to the further study of biology….”

What the Cell Prezi