Technology Integration Lesson Pl Tuck Everlasting By Natalie Babbit

Technology Integration Lesson Plan
Brittany C.M. Mason
University of Nevada Las Vegas

Introduction
This lesson was designed for my fourth period class which is accelerated reading. At my junior high school students take computers in sixth grade; So they are fairly computer literate. We are currently reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. I needed an activity that not only helped review for our chapters five through eight quiz, but also allowed for my students to be creative. I felt that it was only natural to incorporate technology. I had my students create a bubble map reviewing the chapters, using bubbl.us, prior to taking the quiz which I created using Google Forms. Once my students had completed their bubbl.us maps

(1.a.)
IWBAT contribute to my team in order to produce an original work. (2.d.)

ELA Objectives:
IWBAT provide an objective summary of a chapter from Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. (W.7.2.)
IWBAT use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing. (W.7.6)

Procedure:
Step 1 (15mins.): First students will be assigned either chapter 5,6,7, or 8. I will assign each table a chapter. Students will work with a partner at their table to summarize that chapter on a sheet of paper.
Step 2 (20 mins.): Once everyone has had time to complete this step the pairs will then get to go to a computer. Students will visit the site bubbl.us. Let them know that they are free to organize their summaries however they like, as long as the audience will be able to follow it. Students will be preparing these bubble maps as a review tool for the rest of the

Students may take notes on a separate sheet of paper.
Step 4 (30 mins): Students will have 10 minutes to study and the remaining 20 minutes to work on the quiz which was created on Google Forms. Students will be directed to go to tinyurl.com/tuckeverlastingquiz5-8.

Assessment: The bubble maps will be examined for the main events in each chapter, while their exam is based on how many questions they answered correctly.
Evaluation
Who did you have attempt the activity and how do they compare to the target population?
I had my fourth period class, accelerated reading complete this activity. Although they are a great group of kids they did run into some difficulty. The main issue was that they did not know exactly how to organize a summary into a bubble map. They were pretty quick at figuring out how to use the site and navigating, but organization was a big problem. another problem I encountered is that my students wanted to play with changing the color of the text and background instead of spending their time wisely on the actual content of the summary. The duration of time was what I expected with the exception of the presentations. I had to stop presentations early, resulting in not everyone getting to share. Next time I do an activity like this I will have my students do a powerpoint or some other representation of a text as a bubble map proved to be challenging. The actual quiz via Google forms