Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: This activity is a technologically updated version of the classic challenge to replicate an irregular block structure without seeing it, only hearing a careful description of it. Using e-mail and other means of communication, the activity can become a whole-class rather than individual competition.... Projects: COR Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades PreK–2 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students are asked to describe, compare, and classify different plants of the same variety according to the number of leaves, height of the plant, and length of the leaves. This lesson is designed to help students understand different ways in which numbers are assigned to objects (by counting or measuring), as well as... 393 A WebQuest for Because of Winn-Dixie Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 4–6 Professional Commentary: Web-based searches can build general background knowledge before, after, and during reading, or they can be used to facilitate a deeper understanding of a particular book. In this WebQuest for the book Because of Winn-Dixie, the author combines comprehension activities with Internet searches.... Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students develop a critical awareness of how television news is shaped and manipulated and how they, as audience members, may be affected. During the unit of study, students conduct a survey about media news sources; keep a news log; identify and discuss the use of entertainment in TV news; and identify, discuss and compare the values and ideologies presented in a variety of Canadian and U.S.... 395 Video Production of a Newscast Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students research, write, and produce a 20 minute news broadcast. Working in small groups, students create and film a two minute segment of a school news show.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Information Technology, Marketing Projects: Standards First 396 Deconstructing Web Pages Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 7–10 Professional Commentary: This lesson provides a web-based experience in which students evaluate the credibilty of online sources. Working in pairs, students apply a series of questions to determine the quality of sources of information they find online.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems, Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Construction Technologies, Education & Training, Engineering & Science Technologies, Finance, Government & Public Administration, Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services, Information Technology, Law & Public Safety, Manufacturing Technologies, Marketing, Transportation Systems, General Career Skills Projects: Standards First 397 Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: This lesson is designed to help students determine the validity of information that is presented to them on the Internet. After reviewing a series of evaluation techniques for online resources, students form groups to assess selected websites based on accuracy and authority, advocacy and objectivity, and currency and coverage.... Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 7–9 Professional Commentary: This unit uses radio stations (local stations or Internet-based broadcasts) to reinforce students' understanding of audience. After listening to and analyzing a variety of radio stations for content, language, style, advertising and music, students use the collected data to ascertain the audience being targeted.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Marketing Projects: Standards First Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–10 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students learn oral presentation techniques for informal and formal speech. Working in small groups, students begin with informal speeches to gain the confidence and skills required for effective public speaking.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Standards First Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–10 Professional Commentary: The aim of this lesson is to help students develop their persuasive writing and information gathering skills using various forms of information and communication technology. Using the context of issues common to teenagers, this lesson provides an authentic and personally relevant purpose.... Career Fields: Education & Training, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First |