http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:24 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:24 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=742312 I know that I’m a member of society, but am I a member of my community? What defines the specific community that I am a part of? And how can I share my unique community with the world?The educational need that this lesson will address is helping students to learn about, define, and share their community. This can be an interest group community or a large geographical community. Students will explore which aspects of their community have influenced them, the things they are proud of, and how they would like to define their community for the world to see. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=723329 The Webquest is geared towards upper-Elementary through middle school grades, however, it can be completed by students as young as second grade with assistance.The online research project reinforces research and technology skills, while students learn about cultural diversity, in one project.Skills covered include Reading, Writing, Technology, and Social Studies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=742206 As more and more grade schools use e-Portfolio as a assessment tool instead of classic paper report card, students need to prepare themselves by collecting and organizing their web artifacts in one place. To understand each student's cultural backround will be a good opportunity not only as a promotion of international understanding, but as a implementation of e-Portfolio. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=596513 This is a lesson plan I used with my students as we began our study of Oil in Southwest Asia. It includes some reading for the Geography Alive Textbook, a video found on Youtube, work on our classwebsite, and then student dialog using the class websites discussion board. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=532650 This is a PDF of a Goal Directed Instructional Design Plan that can be utilized as an introductory lesson to the concept of Nationalism for High School level students. This Design plan is intended to introduce the concepts and elements of Nationalism, while implementing technology and student led learning. This lesson plan indicates purpose of lesson, materials, objectives, assessment ect. Any history teacher who is unsure of how to introduce such a controversial topic to students of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds’ would benefit from this lesson. Students are allowed to take ownership of the lesson and incorporate technology skills into group presentations.This is a three page "Goal Directed Instructional Design Plan" in PDF format outlining the entirety of what this lesson encompasses. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=741943 This is a plan for a multi-day poetry lesson based on George Ella Lyon's poem "Where I'm From." Students will be asked to identify the structure and form of the poem, as well as discuss how the meaningfulness of the poetry changes when the author is the one reading it aloud. As part of the assignment, students will be writing, reading aloud, recording, and sharing their own "Where I'm From" poems. This lesson was designed for a fifth grade class, though it could be used at a variety of levels. There are a few useful links included in the document.