Week 4: Technology Lesson Plan
Name of the lesson: Newscast
(Name, type of student): University students aged 23 (average), intermediate to advance.
Interaction: Pair-work then class
Duration: 60 minutes Materials: Computers with internet connection, word processor, webcams. Latest news downloaded from http://newsmap.jp/ or http://www.cnn.com/ (Cable News Network),
Other material: Browser
Rationale: Regularly when students are asked to give their opinions on topics they have a limited knowledge about and a little interest, they do not talk much about it because they do not feel confident on their ideas and of course they do not want to look stupid in front of others. Teachers should provide new ways for student to make them feel they are the masters of their domain on a specific subject. IntroductionReview of previous lesson:go to http://newsmap.jp/ or http://www.cnn.com%20/and select the language (English), the country and the news they are interested in, this activates students’schemata. Objectives of this lesson (tell students about them): • to build reading, writing and speaking skills through analyzing the latest and updated news from all over the world selected by the students, the students will also encourage critical thinking. • After reading and choosing the news headline they feel most interest in they will work on the script based on what they have read, the students will have to take a role either A or B then decide who is going to be the interviewer and the interviewee.
Procedure: This activity is three steps over the period of time:
1. Finding the updated and most interest news: Go to http://newsmap.jp/ or http://www.cnn.com/ and decide among the two participants which news is more relevant to them and how easy/difficult will it be to write a report about it.
2. Reading the news: the two members read the headline of the one they have chosen and start writing the script on they own words and practice their roles as the interviewer and the interviewee.
3. Presenting the news: Students improvise a TV set in the classroom, they set the table/desk, the computer with the webcam on and take positions as the interviewer and the interviewee. The interviewer start say something like:
Student A: “Good morning everyone and welcome to UTV show, today we are going to be talking about the use of blogs into the classroom, so we have invited one of the most known bloggers, his name is Robert and he is one the instructor of Oregon University E-course. Robert welcome to our UTV show!
Students B: Thank you for the invitation! I am happy to be here Student A: So, Robert tell us, what is a blog and how useful is it into education nowadays?
Students B: Well, Blogs are………….. The teacher helps with controlling the computer webcam, play, pause, play stop. Follow up: Students with ongoing classes, this activity can be repeated as regular intervals, with class members presenting the most interesting videos and news they worked on as well as any new and useful vocabulary they learned from the news...
Learning styles addressed: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, reflective and impulsive. Students will be given time to consider and should be able to respond
Technology alternative (in case things don't work as planned): Students are asked to bring digital cameras in case there computers webcam have some drawbacks.
Review before the end of the class session: The teacher views the videos and listen to students criteria and analyzes. He takes notes of possible slips, mistakes and errors to give students a feedback
Homework: Each pair of students will have to watch one report video made from another pair and make comments on it, for example:
1. What is the news about?
2. Is it updated it?
3. Have you heard of that?
4. Etc.
What a video about Technology Enhanced Student-Centered Learning
(Name, type of student): University students aged 23 (average), intermediate to advance.
Interaction: Pair-work then class
Duration: 60 minutes Materials: Computers with internet connection, word processor, webcams. Latest news downloaded from http://newsmap.jp/ or http://www.cnn.com/ (Cable News Network),
Other material: Browser
Rationale: Regularly when students are asked to give their opinions on topics they have a limited knowledge about and a little interest, they do not talk much about it because they do not feel confident on their ideas and of course they do not want to look stupid in front of others. Teachers should provide new ways for student to make them feel they are the masters of their domain on a specific subject. IntroductionReview of previous lesson:go to http://newsmap.jp/ or http://www.cnn.com%20/and select the language (English), the country and the news they are interested in, this activates students’schemata. Objectives of this lesson (tell students about them): • to build reading, writing and speaking skills through analyzing the latest and updated news from all over the world selected by the students, the students will also encourage critical thinking. • After reading and choosing the news headline they feel most interest in they will work on the script based on what they have read, the students will have to take a role either A or B then decide who is going to be the interviewer and the interviewee.
Procedure: This activity is three steps over the period of time:
1. Finding the updated and most interest news: Go to http://newsmap.jp/ or http://www.cnn.com/ and decide among the two participants which news is more relevant to them and how easy/difficult will it be to write a report about it.
2. Reading the news: the two members read the headline of the one they have chosen and start writing the script on they own words and practice their roles as the interviewer and the interviewee.
3. Presenting the news: Students improvise a TV set in the classroom, they set the table/desk, the computer with the webcam on and take positions as the interviewer and the interviewee. The interviewer start say something like:
Student A: “Good morning everyone and welcome to UTV show, today we are going to be talking about the use of blogs into the classroom, so we have invited one of the most known bloggers, his name is Robert and he is one the instructor of Oregon University E-course. Robert welcome to our UTV show!
Students B: Thank you for the invitation! I am happy to be here Student A: So, Robert tell us, what is a blog and how useful is it into education nowadays?
Students B: Well, Blogs are………….. The teacher helps with controlling the computer webcam, play, pause, play stop. Follow up: Students with ongoing classes, this activity can be repeated as regular intervals, with class members presenting the most interesting videos and news they worked on as well as any new and useful vocabulary they learned from the news...
Learning styles addressed: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, reflective and impulsive. Students will be given time to consider and should be able to respond
Technology alternative (in case things don't work as planned): Students are asked to bring digital cameras in case there computers webcam have some drawbacks.
Review before the end of the class session: The teacher views the videos and listen to students criteria and analyzes. He takes notes of possible slips, mistakes and errors to give students a feedback
Homework: Each pair of students will have to watch one report video made from another pair and make comments on it, for example:
1. What is the news about?
2. Is it updated it?
3. Have you heard of that?
4. Etc.
What a video about Technology Enhanced Student-Centered Learning
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