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Technology Integration: Virtual Field Tri

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Technology Integration: Virtual Field Tri
I. Grade & Topic:
*th Grade
Hi%tory + !ocial !tudie%: The Renai%%ance Era and Leonardo da Vinci
II. Standards:
History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools. Grade ,1)"
-orld Hi%tory and Geograhy to 1.// A"#" 0C"E"1: Era IV: Regional Interaction%2 1/// to 1.// A"#"
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!tudent% e:a6ine hi%torical and arti%tic 6aterial relating to the Renai%%ance Era in$ol$ing the arti%t2
Leonardo da Vinci and hi% i6act on -e%tern ci$ili;ation through hi% art2 hilo%ohy2 and 5uturi%tic
in$ention%"
!tudent% %tudy Leonardo da Vinci<% &iograhy and art &y $ie8ing hi% i6age% de%cri&ing 8hat2 8here2
and 8hen he ainted the6"
!tudent% %tudy Leonardo da Vinci<% hilo%ohical $ie8% o5 the 8orld through art 8hile e:loring
Renai%%ance techni=ue% o5 linear er%ecti$e2 gadget anato6y2 aerial er%ecti$e a% 8ell a% %i;e and
di%tance u%ed to rere%ent a 3# -orld on )# %ur5ace%"
!tudent% e:a6ine2 gather2 analy;e2 and interret in5or6ation to u%e in their re%earch aer on
Leonardo da Vinci and the Renai%%ance Era"
!tudent% in$e%tigate Leonardo da Vinci<% 5uturi%tic in$ention%2 %uch a% the ele6ent% o5 6achine% to
deter6ine ho8 the ele6ent% 8or> together to re%ent ne8 5unction%"
!tudent% e:lore Leonardo da Vinci<% ha&it o5 8riting in re$er%e to deter6ine their $ie8 o5 8hy he
did %o"
III. Objective: !tudent% e:lore Leonardo da Vinci and the Renai%%ance Era to gain >no8ledge o5
Renai%%ance hilo%ohical $ie8% and techni=ue% to e:lain their i6act on -e%tern ci$ili;ation"
To e:lore the i6ortance o5 hilo%ohie% and techni=ue% u%ed in arti%try during the Renai%%ance Era
and it% i6act on other %ocietie%"
To gain >no8ledge o5 di55erent er%ecti$e% and their cau%e% in u%e during the Renai%%ance Era"
To reali;e hi%tory %ho8% that 6en u%ed %o6e o5 the %a6e 6achine% and techni=ue% u%ed today"
To in$e%tigate 8hether Leonardo da Vinci 8a% an engineer2 arti%t2 in$entor2 %cienti%t2 or all o5 the
a&o$e"
To ac>no8ledge that Leonardo da Vinci dre8 %che6atic %>etche% o5 6achinery that could &e u%e to
create relica% today"
IV. Materials: !tudent% 8ill need the 5ollo8ing ite6%:
Co6uter and Internet acce%%
(en and note&oo>
Le%%on in%truction%
V. Diversity / Differentiation for Eceptionalities:
1* !tudent% 0* Girl%2 1/ ?oy%1
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A Gi5ted
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Learning !tyle% 0modalities / multiple intelligences1 B (lanning thi% le%%on entail% a de%ign allo8ing
indi$idual learner to under%tand the in5or6ation in a 8ay &e%t %uiting hi% or her er%onal
learning %tyle" Vi%ual learner% er5or6 &e%t u%ing $i%ual aid%2 %uch a% i6age% 8ith
de%crition% or re%entation%" ,ine%thetic learner% er5or6 &e%t &y u%ing %tructural the6e%
li>e hand%Bon learning e:erience%2 o&%er$ation%2 or note ta>ing" Audio learner% er5or6 &e%t
5ro6 guided =ue%tion% or =ue%tion and an%8er %e%%ion%" The%e %tudent% enCoy grou
acti$itie%2 %uch a% di%cu%%ion grou%"
Gi5ted B The %eg6ent o5 the le%%on allo8ing %el5Bdi%co$ery 8ill not hinder the gi5ted %tudent"
The gi5ted %tudent 8ill ea%ily e:lore the 5our re=uired lin>% and 6ore 6a>ing inBdeth
o&%er$ation%" The gi5ted %tudent $ery li>ely already >no8% the 6o%t a&out the Renai%%ance
Era and Leonardo da Vinci"
LE( D The LE( %tudent %truggle% 8ith li6ited %>ill% in Engli%h and &ene5it% 5ro6 grou
acti$itie%" Thi% %tudent er5or6% &e%t u%ing $i%ual aid% and in5or6ation"
L#2 E#2 A##7A#H# D The%e learning di%a&led %tudent% er5or6 &e%t 8hen 5ocu%ing on the
$i%ual a%ect% o5 the -e&%ite and 8ill areciate the art8or> o5 the Renai%%ance Era and
Leonardo da Vinci" The%e %tudent% can &ene5it 5ro6 the artnering o5 %tudent% and 8ith
%uorti$e %ta55" The%e %tudent% %hould recei$e encourage6ent to articiate in grou
di%cu%%ion% heling the6 to re6ain 5ocu%ed and on ta%>"
Eulticultural Connection% D The 6ulticultural %tudent er5or6% &e%t through a%t hi%torical
culture learning co6aring one culture to another a% 8ell a% a%t and re%ent hi%tory"
!ocioecono6ic #i$er%itie% D The%e %tudent% 6ay lac> 6aterial% a% 6inor a% en and aer i5
they co6e 5ro6 a lo8 %ocioecono6ic &ac>ground"
VI. Tec!nolo"y Incl#sion: Eo%t young%ter% enCoy going on 5ield tri%" Eo%t teacher% dread the6 &ecau%e
o5 the 8or> that i% a%%ociated 8ith the6" The teacher 6u%t en%ure all o5 the 5ollo8ing:
Recei$e %chool aro$al
Recei$e arental aro$al
#eter6ine ho8 6uch 6oney each %tudent need%
Ea>e %ure in%urance in5or6ation i% on 5ile
Arrange 5or tran%ortation
Hoe and ray 5or good 8eather
!ecure enough chaerone%
,no8 8here the re%troo6% are located
A%> %tudent% to &ring or ro$ide %nac>%2 drin>%2 or anything el%e they 6ay need on the tri
-hen 8e con%ider a $irtual 5ield tri 6o%t i5 not all o5 the a&o$e are eli6inated" The 5ollo8ing detail%
de%cri&e the inclu%ion o5 technology in our a%%ign6ent:
The in%tructor deter6ine% the toic and -e&%ite to &e u%ed 5or the $irtual 5ield tri"
The in%tructor deter6ine% there i% no co%t to $i%it the -e&%ite"
The in%tructor deter6ine% the a%%ign6ent 8ill &e a $irtual 5ield tri in$ol$ing technology integration
o5 the FE:loring Leonardo4 -e&%ite"
!tudent% 8ill u%e a co6uter and the Internet 5or a G/ 6inute le%%on"
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!tudent% 8ill ha$e Internet acce%% u%ing the Co6uter La& to in$e%tigate the FE:loring Leonardo4
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The in%tructor 8ill u%e a !6art?oard to de6on%trate na$igation o5 the -e&%ite"
VII. $roced#res: A de%crition o5 the in%tructional ele6ent% and techni=ue% 5or the $irtual 5ield tri
In%tructional !et:
Thi% le%%on 5or the *
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grade -orld Hi%tory cla%% ta>e% lace in the co6uter la&"
The le%%on 8ill %tart &y ha$ing the %tudent% go to the co6uter la& at the &eginning o5 their
cla%%" Each %tudent 8ill ha$e an a%%igned co6uter to login to acce%% the FE:loring
Leonardo4 -e&%ite ho6e age"
#e$elo6ental Acti$itie%:
In%truction:
o Introduction B The in%tructor ro$ide% 8ritten in%truction% 5or a 1) age re%earch aer due
during their ne:t cla%% ti6e" The in%tructor introduce% the toic a% the Renai%%ance Era
and Leonardo da Vinci and %ho8% icture% o5 the 5a6ou% arti%t<% 8or>"
o Eedia B Thi% in%truction con%i%t% o5 u%ing technology 5or ta>ing a $irtual 5ield tri into the
FE:loring Leonardo4 -e&%ite" !tudent% 8ill %end the 6aCority o5 their ti6e u%ing
indeendent ractice%" Ho8e$er2 the lea%t a6ount o5 ti6e u%ed on guided ractice%
%hae% and de5ine% their gathering o5 data during their e:loration%" !tudent% 6ain
o&Cecti$e con%i%t% o5 e:loration o5 the 5our lin>% on the -e&%ite collecting and gathering
the data they 8ill need to 8rite their re%earch aer"
o Re=uired content D
Linear er%ecti$e
Gadget anato6y
Aerial er%ecti$e
E$idence Leonardo da Vinci 8a% an arti%t2 engineer2 in$entor2 or %cienti%t"
A %ection on in5or6ation learned 5ro6 the FE:loring Leonardo4 -e&%ite
regarding Leonardo da Vinci that they 8ere una8are o5"
o E:licit >no8ledge D The guided di%cu%%ion %tart%"
-hat do the %tudent% >no8 or read a&out Leonardo da Vinci"
-here and 8hen he li$edH
-hy he 8a% 5a6ou%H
-hat do the %tudent% >no8 or read a&out the Renai%%ance EraH
o !tudent% in$e%tigate the FE:loring Leonardo4 -e&%ite collecting and ta>ing note% 5or the
re%earch aer"
o The in%tructor re%ent% =ue%tion% to the %tudent% 5or na$igational uro%e% o5 the -e&%ite"
The =ue%tion% are de%igned 5or the uro%e o5 encouraging the %tudent% to e:lore 5urther
5or additional in5or6ation"
Guided (ractice: The in%tructor re$ie8% the in%truction% e:laining the e:ectation% to the %tudent%
to e:lore and collect data 5or the re%earch aer due the 5ollo8ing 8ee> li%ting the %eci5ic% o5 the
a%%ign6ent" The guided ractice con%i%t% o5 the 5ollo8ing:
E:lanation o5 and a%%ing out the 8ritten in%truction% to the %tudent%"
E:lanation o5 the goal o5 the $irtual 5ield tri"
The in%tructor u%e% a !6art?oard to er5or6 a na$igational de6on%tration o5 the -e&%ite"
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In%tructor =ue%tion% u%ed rior to guiding the %tudent% to the -e&%ite con%i%t o5 the 5ollo8ing:
o -hat do the %tudent% >no8 a&out Leonardo da VinciH
o -hat do the %tudent% >no8 a&out the Renai%%ance EraH
o -hen did Leonardo da Vinci li$eH
o -here did Leonardo da Vinci li$eH
o -hat year% in hi%tory re5lect the Renai%%ance EraH
o The%e =ue%tion% rere%ent 6ea%ure% o5 the le%%on a%%e%%6ent" The in%tructor 8ill ro$ide
correct an%8er% 8hen 8rong an%8er% are re%ented"
The in%tructor guide% the %tudent% to the ho6e age"
The in%tructor de6on%trate% ho8 to collect data"
The in%tructor guide% a =ue%tion and an%8er %e%%ion a5ter the A. 6inute% o5 -e&%ite
e:loration" Thi% %e%%ion gi$e% the %tudent%< ti6e to a%> =ue%tion%2 recei$e clari5ication and
5eed&ac> on the %eci5ic% o5 the a%%ign6ent"
The in%tructor end% the G/ 6inute% o5 cla%% encouraging the %tudent% to >ee u their good
8or> &y %tarting their re%earch aer 8hile the in5or6ation i% 5re%h in their 6ind%" In
addition2 the in%tructor re6ind% the %tudent% o5 the %u&6i%%ion deadline"
Indeendent (ractice: The indeendent ractice con%i%t% o5 the 5ollo8ing:
!tudent% 8ill $i%it and e:lore the 5ollo8ing 5our lin>% on the FE:loring Leonardo4 -e&%ite:
o The In$entorI% -or>%ho
o LeonardoI% (er%ecti$e
o Leonardo Le5t and Right
o -hat2 -here2 -henH
!tudent% 8ill e:lore the FE:loring Leonardo4 -e&%ite 5or A. 6inute%" !tudent% 6ay u%e
their en% and note&oo>% to ta>e note% and collect data"
!tudent% 6ay a%> to &e artnered to &etter under%tand the a%%ign6ent"
!tudent% ha$e one 8ee> to a%%e6&le their data and %u&6it their re%earch roCect"
Clo%ure:
Thi% le%%on de%cri&e% a $irtual 5ield tri a% an e:tended cla%% %e%%ionJ there5ore2 clo%ure o5
8hat the %tudent% learned occur% during cla%% the 5ollo8ing 8ee>"
The in%tructor re$ie8% in cla%% a5ter returning the graded a%%ign6ent 8hat the %tudent%
learned a&out the Renai%%ance Era and Leonardo da Vinci"
The in%tructor encourage% the %tudent% to %hare 8ith each other"
Thi% 5ield tri could 8or> into a 5uture $irtual 5ield tri on the Eiddle Age% Era or the
geograhical region% o5 the Renai%%ance Era"
VIII. Eval#ation: (rogre%% and a%%e%%6ent tool%"
The in%tructor 8ill indirectly e$aluate the an%8er% %tudent% re%ent during the guided =ue%tion% a%
8ell a% the =ue%tion7an%8er %e%%ion" The in%tructor 8ill &e care5ul not to &latantly re%ent %tudent
an%8er% a% 8rong &ut gently e6ha%i;e the need to dou&le chec> 5or correctne%% o5 in5or6ation"
#uring indeendent ractice the in%tructor 8ill 8al> around o&%er$ing the %tudent% a% they e:lore
the -e&%ite" The in%tructor %hould a%%i%t any %tudent that de6on%trate% he or %he i% %truggling and
ro6t %tudent% to 6o$e 5ro6 lin> to lin> to co6lete the a%%ign6ent in a ti6ely 5a%hion"
The in%tructor 8ill continue to rea%%e%% %tudent rogre%% during the $irtual 5ield tri"
The in%tructor 8ill u%e guided =ue%tion% and di%cu%%ion ti6e to a%%e%% %tudent learning e:erience%
during the $irtual 5ield tri"
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The in%tructor 8ill ne$er correct a %tudent in a derogatory 6anner &ut 8ill o55er encourage6ent and
rai%e 5or correct an%8er% and gently guide hi6 or her to correct 8rong thin>ing and re$i%e the 8or>"
The in%tructor gi$e% rai%e to hi% or her %tudent% in co6leting the $irtual 5ield tri a%>ing =ue%tion%
to a%%e%% %tudent %ati%5action le$el"
I%. &is' (nalysis:
Ea>e %ure all the co6uter% in the la& are a$aila&le and in 8or>ing order to en%ure enough
co6uter% are a$aila&le"
En%ure that the co6uter la& %uort %ta55 ha$e the correct date and ti6e %cheduled 5or the $irtual
5ield tri"
En%ure the co6uter la& %uort %ta55 8ill &e a$aila&le during the ti6e the $irtual 5ield tri i%
occurring to a%%i%t 8ith any irregularitie% in the co6uter% or Internet acce%%"
Chec> the -e&%ite i% 5unctional during the 6orning &e5ore ti6e 5or the $irtual 5ield tri to &egin"
(reare handout% in ad$ance o5 the %cheduled $irtual 5ield tri"
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