Virtual Tour Plan

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Napa, California	Research-click on link
2. Yosemite, California	Explore the hikes available in Yosemite	Click on Terrain
3. Folsom Dam, California	Make a Hypothesis of why a dam creates energy
4. Hershey's Factory, Oakdale, CA	Journal Entry: why they would want to go or share an experience of visiting there
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:  Picture overlay for Napa California (vineyards)

http://blog.americanfeast.com/images/Napa%20Valley%20Vineyard.jpg
http://www.sagarmatha.com/images/yosemite.gif
http://media.modbee.com/smedia/2007/09/26/23/580-LIVE_p0928_28d1hersheycopy.standalone.prod_affiliate.11.jpg
http://www.ussdams.org/images/folsom.jpg

Holes Book Trailer

TPACK for our lesson plan

In our lesson, we are using all elements to TPACK.  Our content knowledge is based on Utah's Core Curriculum for Language Arts.  We are using Standard 1, objective 2 for 5th grade which states:Develop language through viewing media and presenting.  For our lesson we have demonstrated how to make a book review as a preview for what our students will be doing.  In other words, after seeing our book review, our students will find their own book to review and make digital story to review it.  The pedagogy knowledge for our lesson will first be observing, by reading a book that they want to review, then analyzing the data to decide what information about the book they want to include in the book review.  By having them create their own book review they will really come to understand the overall picture and objective of the book and it will help them to think critically.  This is a great pedagogy element because students learn better by self-directed investigation that is teacher supported.  The technology knowledge for our lesson plan is based on pictures from the internet and pictures we will take ourselves digitally.  We will add music and voice-overs as well.  Basically, our book review will be a way of advertising and encouraging people to read the book by displaying it through technology.

StoryBoard Holes

TPACK Analysis

In our science activity we tried to incorporate all three elements of TPACK.  The Content Knowledge in our lesson was based on the Utah Science Curriculum for 3rd grade.  We looked up the standards in the Curriculum and chose objective 2b and 2d.  These are standards that we will have to teach someday if we teach 3rd grade.

We used Pedagogy strategies to teach the content knowledge.  The lesson includes having the students observing everyday, which encourages students to think critically and analyze the information to make their own conclusions.  By the end of our lesson the students will be able to make their own hypotheses from the information that they have collected.  Also, the fact that the students will be constructing a table of data on their own blog is a Pedagogy strategy.

In our lesson we incorporated two different technologies: Stellarium and Google Earth.  Through technology, the students are able to explore phases of the moon, which they might not be able to observe normally if the weather was not consistent.  Using technology in this activity allows students to be actively involved in the learning process.  It is also exciting for them to be able to explore technology since the rising generation is so involved and surrounded by technology.

By using all aspects of TPACK, this science lesson becomes very effective in the classroom.