adam geisen - et 506 - lesson planning in the cloud
DESCRIPTION
The PowerPoint presentation that has been uploaded is the initial informational presentation at the beginning of my first segment of professional development. In this unit, learners will be exposed to online lesson planners and their potential for coordination, collaboration and organization as No Child Left Behind legislation requires us to hold to state and national standards. These online tools allow teachers to share information and keep students and parents up to date on what’s happening in the classroom. After this presentation (which is intended to last 25-35 minutes counting questions and in-depth explanation) participants will spend 20-30 minutes exploring each planning tool and using online resources to compare and evaluate. Participants will also be expected to contribute to the PD message board that has been set up for the experience (a link is included on the PowerPoint).TRANSCRIPT
Lesson Planning in the CloudLesson Planning in the CloudWeb 2.0 Professional Development
© 2010 Adam Geisen. This material may be reproduced in whole or in part for educational purposes only provided that the author is credited
Online Lesson Planners
Benefits:– Global Access– Intuitive Design– Standards– Sharability– Printability– Attach Files
Explore the Planners
• Cost– Most have free trials but ultimately cost very
little• PlanbookEdu.com costs $20 a year• Planbook.com costs $7.95 per year after the
free first year• Google Calendar is free
Explore the Planners
• Editing and Organization– Find out how to edit and organize lessons
• Intuitive text-based formats?• Drag and Drop?• Views?
–Month–Week–Day
Explore the Planners
• Features– What are you looking for?
• Sharability• State vs Core Standards • File Attachment• Easy Navigation
Program Highlights
• PlanbookEdu.com– Word processor text editing– Associate lessons with Core Standards– Embed the planbook to a blog or website– Share the planbook with other teachers– Print or export to Word or PDF
Program Highlights
• Planbook.com– Word processor text editing– Separate lesson plans and homework– Easily shared with parents and students– Easily re-use lessons from one year to the next– Printable
Program Highlights
• Google Calendar– Word processor text editing– Can be embedded in blogs and websites– Fully customizable and allows attachments– Can be accessed from mobile devices– Con: Not education-focused
Using Google Calendar for lesson planning.
(Sowash, 2010)
Click here if video does not play
Being used as a class schedule in a teacher’s blog. Click here to visit.
(Lane, 2010)
Now, it’s time to explore...• Create logins and passwords• Explore and research each tool• On the Professional Development
message board, offer your favorite and least favorite aspects of each tool.
• Begin to transfer your lessons to see if any will work for you.
References
Lane, P. (2010). Lesson Plans [Mr. Lane’s Computer Applications/Web 2.0 blog]. Retrieved November 27, 2010, from http://wemtech.edublogs.org/lesson-plans/
Sowash, J. R. (2010, February 1). Using Google Calendar for lesson planning [Video file]. Retrieved from http://electriceducator.blogspot.com/2010/02/ using-google-calendar-for-lesson.html