Collaborative Presentation of Web 2.0 Tools

Portfolio Assignment from Module 3.

Reflection:

Our group of Jen Laity, Keith Terpsma, Stacey Shinnick and myself created a Presentation using Google Presentation on the topic of School Lunches. We did not meet in a GHO but communicated via email and through comments within the Google Presentation. We chose several Web 2.0 tools to use within our unit of School Lunches. I chose Survey Monkey to create a survey that allowed us to analyze and evaluate students opinions on their current high school lunches. Keith used Glogster to create a visual poster so that others can understand and evaluate the issues surrounding school lunches. Stacey chose Padlet to create a resource wall that enabled students to understand, analyze, and evaluate the ideas/materials, strengths/weaknesses, and distinguish between the facts/opinions of the collaborators. I feel that given it was all of our first experience with our respective Web 2.0 tool that we did a fairly good job and worked well together taking advantage of the comments feature in Google Docs.

Activity 3.2: Reflection Using Web 2.0 Tools

After collaborating with this online project that involved Web 2.0 Tools, I'm starting to envision what that would look like in my classroom. I specifically wanted to think about what it would look like in my math classes. I have a technology class that I teach, but I have so much flexibility that it makes it easier to brainstorm and create projects to use within that class. I started thinking about what a blended/online lesson using Web 2.0 tools would look like in my math class, keeping in mind Common Core standards will be introduced in my district in 2014.

I came with an algebra/geometry lesson:

Objective: From the point of view of a team of Real Estate Agents/Construction Company/Civil Engineers, build a model home and place it for sale on the current market in your city. Make the sale price competitive and take into consideration the agents commission.

California Math Standards Covered:

Geometry 8.0* -Students know, derive, and solve problems involving perimeter, circumference, area, lateral area, and surface area of common geometric figures.

Algebra 5.0* Students apply algebraic techniques to solve rate problems, work problems, and percent mixture problems.

I would first put students into 3-4 person teams and they would agree to meet regularly online via GHO's, through email, or within a collaborative Google Doc(W.CCR.6, SL.CCR.2). Students would need to research the local housing market to understand zoning laws, analyze market trends, and evaluate what size home they have a good chance of selling (R.CCR.7, W.CCR.8). They would need to research construction costs per square footage of local homes and local real estate agents commission percentages. With what they understand from the research, they would create a model home using the 'Floor Plan' app add on to Google Docs. By using 'Floor Plan' they would actively engage with the Geometry 8.0 standard of perimeter and area to create the model home(W.CCR.6, SL.CCR.5). By evaluating the size of the home and recent local market construction prices per square foot they would collaboratively set a sale price of the home and create a website or flyer to advertise it using Google sites, Smore or Glogster(W.CCR.6, SL.CCR.5). Students would then submit their final product via a sales presentation video that would be sent to local real estate agents to review it's quality and plausibility of being sold(W.CCR.6, SL.CCR.5)

As the instructor, I would need to provide checkpoints where each group would submit their progress for peer evaluation and constructive feedback. After peer evaluation has been given, I would then offer my own constructive criticism. I would also try and use local real estate agents to view and assess their assignments and give feedback via a Google Form.