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MASTER TECHNOLOGY TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM		Rachel Newman
Education Service Center Region XI
February 11, 2003

Student Learner Analysis

Factor	Characteristic
Age / Academic Range	The students are in the 3rd grade so the age range is from 8 - 9 years old	disadvantage - limited experience on technology
Sex Distribution	The class is mainly made up of girls with females being 65% of the class	advantage
Racial, Ethnic Diversity	The ethnic make up is heavily white. In the class their are 19 students with 14 being white, 2 African American, and 3 Hispanic. The socioeconomic status is lower middle class or middle class.	disadvantage - home use of computers is not readily available
Educational Level	3rd grade	disadvantage - limited technology experience
Disability or Impairment	One student several handicapped with limited arm movements	disadvantage
Developmentally Appropriate	This lesson will be developed by a 3rd grade teacher with the skills for creating developmentally appropriate materials	advantage
Prerequisite Knowledge	None required	advantage
Related Experience	The students can reflect on past science experiments and real life simple machines - although none is needed	advantage
Perception of Role as Student	The students are generally given book work, handouts etc. to complete or to learn a new concept	disadvantage
Motivation for Learning	The students will be willing to work outside of the class when they get to check out the digital cameras to use.	advantage - most students do not have access to this technology outside of the school and will be motivated to work with it
Attitude Toward Subject	Due to the hands-on type of assignment, I think the students will be eager to work	advantage
Expectations from Course	Pass TAKS :-) The students will come away from this lesson with new skills in computers and in building simple machines	disadvantage
Competitiveness	The "show and tell" at the end of the project could have them competing against each other.	advantage
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Factor	Characteristic
Design and Production Factors:
Budget Available	We have a very limited budget available in technology. This time of year it is all but gone. We are using Activity monies to buy the digital cameras	constraint
Materials Required	Intel Digital Cameras Computers Students will provided supplies to build their simple machines	constraint
Production Equipment Available	Intel Digital Cameras 4 Gateway Computers	constraint
Time for Design and Production	Research Time: 2 days Building Time: 1 week Presentation Time: 2 days	resource
· Department Technology Requirements	None	resource
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Implementation Factors:
Class Size	18 - 20 students
Class Period Length	Science time is scheduled for 45 minutes
Location	Elementary Building - 3rd Grade classroom
Seating Arrangement	Students are in groups of 4 desk The computers are aligned against the back wall
Lighting	Normal classroom lighting with one window. The students will have lighting at home to deal with in their video
Temperature	Depends on the Texas weather
Noise	Typical background noise in classroom. At home noise will vary depending upon what they are building
Equipment	Intel Digital Cameras Gateway Pentium Computers Example Science Simple Machines
Technology Support	Technology Director on campus
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Outcome Factors:
State Requirements	3rd Grade Science TEKS
Employer Needs	Integration of Technology into curriculum. Requirements for all teachers to use technology integration
Co-worker Needs	Increase Technology Skills
Student Needs	Students learn how to build a simple machine and learn the value of computer in their lives. Presentation skills.
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Content - Lesson

Main Subject Matter Topic -
3rd Grade Science Class. The students will learn about Simple Machines. Then research how to build a simple machine to
find step by step instructions on creating their simple machine. After finding directions they are to build the machine at home.
Each student will check out a digital camera and video tape the making of the machine. The students bring back the video and
the simple machine for a presentation.

Sub Topics:
Creating Simple Machines. The teacher will teach the requirements and lesson on simple machines.
Internet Research Skills
Digital Camera Skills
Presentation Skills

Readiness to Learn
The students are on target in learning their science curriculum.

Degree of Learning Difficulty:
Various levels of computer experience will be encountered - the disadvantage will be in this area. The advantage will be the
willingness to learn and use the equipment.

Teaching Strategies:
Communicating with the teacher will be my main strategy. I am looking at pairing for this assignment or assigning the simple machine
based on difficulty of creation and student skill level

Resources:

About.com - Technology Resources

Science Curriculum - 3rd Grade Edition