Joy Hooker
MTTC Summer 2005



Instructional Technologies

Learning Goals
Instructional and Learning Strategies

Target Technologies or Desired Tool Functions

Constraints Identified from Instructional Analysis

Decisions

1. Identify the four needs for plant survival

Computer with Internet access
BrainPop on Photosynthesis
Teacher created: Botany Quest Page w/ Links, Roles identified & Questions to consider together
Library Books or Science Textbooks

BrainPop subscription needed

Internet down

Mis-Match: Need subscription for the BrainPop movie
If Internet down have alternative plan to use books & handouts

2. Gain skills and confidence in using scientific measurement tools, probes as well as the spreadsheets and graphing capacity of a computer to represent and analyze data.

Plants, Data Loggers & cables to download data to PC
Excel or Graph software

2 wk lead time to grow plants
Data Logger software installed on all machines
Not enough Time

Time could be a Mis-Match

3. Work in groups to discuss and share ideas about observations of plants and conduct scientific inquiry.

Paper handout and pencil
Electronic Journals

Plant unusable from too much handling 

Match: Have extra plants planted for use incase one is dropped or destroyed

Special Needs Students will have equal access by pairing with a student in the group

Talking Word Processor w/ headset

Screen reader software for research w/ headset

Headphones limit help from peers
Talking WP and Screen disturbs others unless use headset

Mis-Match
Have peer read information to be discussed

4. Present compiled information in electronic format

Folder on server to save Journal information for oral report
Printer

Server down

Printed copies turned in for assessment at end of each lesson