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 * John Abbott

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Evaluation of Learning: ||  || South HS ||  || Name of Unit: Evolution
 * Patrick Aubin

Grade Level: 10th

Materials Needed:Powerpoint, projector.

Length of Time: 5 days

Learning Goal: The student will be able to describe the theory of Evolution as a product of Natural Selection through a representative organism.

Description of the Activity: The student is allowed to choose an organism with which to apply an understanding of Evolution.

Evaluation of Learning: The student will be assessed based on their presentation and content (see rubric). || I would have introduced more varied applications with which to complete the assignment. || East High ||  || Name of Unit:
 * Kristin Bennett

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 * AnnaJade Chung-Gotterman

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 * Crystal Cochran

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 * Julie Davis

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Evaluation of Learning: ||  || East High ||  || Name of Unit: Mexican Independence Day Web Quest
 * Noah Geisel

Grade Level: High School Spanish

Materials Needed: A computer connected to the internet

Length of Time: 1 class period

Learning Goal: Make comparisons between cultures and how important events are celebrated, both today and in the past.

Description of the Activity: On the class Edmodo page, I embedded a GoogleForm (learning from ISTE) that contained 10 questions as well as links to outside resources that would help students find the information being sought. Students worked in a self-guided setting while I circulated to assist and troubleshoot.

Evaluation of Learning: Student responses automatically populated a spreadsheet making evaluation simple an streamlined in that it was all in one place and all looked the same even though answers varied. || It is important to let students know that they are not able to edit their form after submitting. This led to multiple assignments being "turned in" by the same students who had later decided that they wanted to change one or another of their answers. || Lincoln High ||  || Name of Unit:
 * Lynn Gershman

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 * Hope Glennon

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Evaluation of Learning: || || DSA ||  || Name of Unit: Math/Audio Intergration - Measuring Loudness
 * Jonathan Howard

Grade Level: 11th/12th

Materials Needed: Sound Level Measuring devices, computers, audio software

Length of Time: One week

Learning Goal: Students will learn about logarithmic functions through studying the measurement of loudness in dB SPL (decibels Sound Pressure Level).

Description of the Activity: Students measure the loudness of sound in their environment by using handheld measurement devices. Their results are then tabulated on computers and charts are created to show relative loudness. Students then study about logarithmic scales and how loudness is measured in the audio production field. Based on the learning in this unit, students apply loudness theory in the compression of various sound elements for an independent project.

Evaluation of Learning: Learning for this unit is evaluated through both the completion of several math formula worksheets (focusing on the understanding of logarithmic functions) and the application of the learning in an independent music project that focuses on correct implementation of compression and loudness theory. || This unit required a collaboration with a math teacher in order to ensure that math concepts presented in the audio class were aligned with the way the instruction is handled in math class. The planning for this unit took a good amount of coordination with the math teacher, but in the end I ended up with a unit that I can use in future years. I had a limited number of sound measuring devices, so students also used a free app that was available for their iPods. The measurement capable on iPods was not as accurate as the professional devices, but overall their results were similar enough that it did not cause an impact on the overall learning of the concepts presented. || Lincoln High ||  || Name of Unit:
 * Angelica Lastra

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 * Paul Markson III

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 * Deborah Montoya

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 * Jyoti More

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Evaluation of Learning: ||  || MLK || Please visit my wiki space at http://techkm.wikispaces.com/ISTE+Project+2011 || Name of Unit: IPod Touches and ELL Students-Integrating Apps into the Classroom of ELA Teachers Grade Level:MS and HS
 * Katy Morten

Materials Needed: 64 Ipod Touches, 2 Macbooks, 2 Carts for Downloading/Charging-Headphones with Microphones

Length of Time: All Year

Learning Goal: ELL students will increase literacy by using applications on the IPod touch that teach grammar, pronunciation of vocabulary words, flash cards, and sentence structure.

Description of the Activity: Using IPod Touches that have applications downloaded that include: American Idioms Challenge; Free Translator, Grammar Fun, Practical English ESL Flash Cards, VocabWiz, Spalding Phonics, and several more applications that teach English, Vocabulary, Alphabet, Phonics, and Beginning Story Writing.

Evaluation of Learning: Students are given CELA tests at end of year for growth in English Language Acquisiton, and teacher created assessments per unit. || Would not have tried to use a school credit card to charge applications. Would have used microphones with sturdier headsets as these broke easily. || DSA ||  || Name of Unit:
 * Sable Rall

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 * Michelle Topf

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