WEBSITE AND CLASSROOM BLOG CREATION TOOLS

Name: Jacarious Raines

Directions: Using the template below, describe how students could use a blog, wiki, or other website-
creation tool to learn required learning standards in your content area: For an A grade provide an idea that
reaches a Level of Technology Implementation of 4 or above. Remember higher levels (4-6) require that
students assume adult/professional roles; engage in higher-order thinking; and use technology
create/publish original content for their classmates and/or others beyond their school/classroom. The
learning activities and products should be engaging and meaningful to the students and to others who will
view/use/benefit from students work. Review your handouts on Engaged Learning, Authenticity, and LoTi.
Grade Level: 8th Grade
Content Area: Health and Physical Education
Technology Used (check all that apply):
Blog Wiki Other Website Creation Tool (list):
Content Area/Grade/Standards/Topics Addressed: PE8.4: Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing
level of physical fitness
Brief Description of Learning Experience:
Students will address standard 4. Standard 4 is students participating in moderate to vigorous physical
activity daily. They will participate in activities that address each component of health-related fitness,
including muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and cardio respiratory endurance. They can keep
track of their personal records.
Students will check the class blog and look for the assignment for the week. They will find the
assignment where I introduce the upcoming unit. Students will participate in a variety of exercise where
they use their own weight a resistance. They will write down the amount of reps for each exercise. During
class we will work on skills to improve the number of times they can do a certain exercise. As a teacher, it
is my responsibility to update the class blog and make sure assignment are posted on time. Evenually we
will move into students posting exercises and personal records on their own blogs.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply):
See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Student Engagement/Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): What LoTi would this lesson be and
Why? LoTi Level 6 because students are creating original work and sharing in with people outside of the
class/

Importance of technology:
Students are thinking at a higher level when they have to create their own individual work that can be
shared with people outside the classroom. This project can be completed without technology. Students will
have to pay attention to a class bulletin and complete the exercise and write a journal entry with their reps
and exercises in them. Only thing that will be lost is the aspect of sharing their blogs with people outside of
the class. Basic productivity tools can also be used for this project such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft
Excel
Inspiration (optional): If you used existing example as a model for your project (whether in part or
whole), include the URL(s) so we can visit. Explain what concepts you borrowed from others.

1
 WEBSITE AND CLASSROOM BLOG CREATION TOOLS
Internet Safety and Student Privacy: Briefly discuss some possible issues surrounding Internet safety and
student privacy that could arise while implementing this learning experience and explain how you would
(1) minimize risks to students/yourself; (2) alleviate any fears by parents/administrators, and (3) follow
common Internet Safety/Acceptable Use Policies.
Some internet safety issues would be students sharing personal information and students accessing
inappropriate sites or ads. To prevent these issues I can give students of pre approves sited that they can
access, monitor their computer use, and give them specific rules to follow when they access the internet in
my class, such as dont upload or post ant personal information or pictures. I will send home a note to give
to parent explaining our assignments and that we will be using the internet and fill them in on the schools
internet safety rules.
Describe your personal learning goal for this activity.
My goal for this activity is to get students active. Have students realize that there are plenty of exercises
that they can easily do at home that can help them build muscle, flexibility, and endurance. I hope to learn
that students want to be active. I want to see that they want to improve the number rep they can do. I want
to see them work harder. I hope it will help students learn more about themselves and give them
determination. I hope it will help them learn goal setting and each one will work towards a specific goal

Other comments about your proposed activity: