Aleta May
EDET678
Part I of the Emerging includes a proposal that serves to define why it is important for schools and other stakeholders to invest in our technologies that challenge our students and go beyond computer programs designed only to instruct without much interaction:
Screencast-O-Matic Link for this presentation:
http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cDj6rYi7wh
Part II of the Screencast-O-Matic presentation demonstrates how an Understanding by Design two week unit can serve to connect what students are learning when they use Arduino Electrical Circuitry (as one example) to the Alaska State Technology goals and standards, as well as to endless examples of content area standards that may be met by using Arduino. In the unit I have written–students are studying middle school or older electric circuitry in physics as they learn to use coding in technology for future career goals.
Screencast-O-Matic URL for UbD unit lesson:
Link embed for Screencast-O-Matic UbD unit lesson: