ETCV 411 Application of Technology in Education
Technology-Enhanced Instructional/Training Plan
Due Thursday, December 6, 2012
Overview:
Instructional
plans (lesson, unit, etc.) are designed to guide instruction. They explain in
detail how a subject or topic is taught to the learners.
In this
module, you will develop an instructional plan using two of the technologies
you have learned in this course. You can select any topic that you feel
comfortable teaching. This plan could be for training, professional
development, refresher training, or self-study purposes. A template is provided below (feel free to
adapt it to your own situation).
This assignment is worth 10 points.
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Instructor
name:
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David
Alvarado
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Setting
for instruction (classroom, Skype, museum, etc.):
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D2L,
Online classroom
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Lesson
title:
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DNA
Structure
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Grade
level:
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Junior/Senor
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Subject
area:
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Biological
Chemistry
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Learning
objectives:
Include a specific behavior tied to the
lesson that students should be able to perform.
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Determine
the Structure of DNA.
What are
the Different Nucleotides found on the Sugar base?
How to
differentiate the difference between deoxyribose/ribose acids.
The student will play
an online game that will teach them about the structure of DNA, the type of
base pairings that occur in DNA and how to copy Single strands of DNA. The
student will have to match the nucleotides of a strand of DNA with a base
pair to create their own complementary Strand of DNA. This will teach the
student what nucleotides match with its complementary nucleotide, how to copy
a DNA strand, and how copying a DNA strand creates proteins.
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Technologies
used:
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A computer. The
internet. D2L will also be used afterwards for a quiz
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Other
technologies considered:
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Materials
used:
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DNA website, D2L for a
quiz
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Related
websites:
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http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/dna_double_helix/
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Plan
for instruction:
Present your plan in sequential
narrative format. Include details about how instruction will be carried out,
and how technology will be used.
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This is how I would
present the material: In the online classroom I will have a presentation
explaining the basic structure of DNA. Then I will explain the different
types of nucleotides.
(ONLINE LECTURE
PRESENTATION)
DNA is the building
block for all the life that we see around us. It isn’t just limited to the
human body but everything living. DNA is composed of a deoxyribose sugar, a
phosphate group and a nucleotide. The sugar contains 5 carbons in a cyclic
pentose formation. The C-2 carbon
determines whether it is a deoxyribose sugar or a ribose sugar. If the C-2
contains a hydroxyl group (-OH) then it is a ribose sugar, if it contains a
hydrogen then it is a deoxyribose sugar.
Now lets look at the
C-5. C-5 must contain a phosphate group (PO43-). The
fifth carbon is attached to an Oxygen bonded to a Phosphorus. The phosphate
group is what links one base group to another base group. The linking of base
groups creates a chain of DNA.
Lets focus now on
Carbon 1. C-1 is where the genetic information is translated. This is where
the base (nucleotides) are attached. There are 5 different bases: Guanine,
Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil. Uracil is only found in RNA
sequences. Guanine and Adenine are both Purine molecules where Cytosine,
Thymine and Uracil are Pyrimidine molecules.
(Show structures)
In DNA, Purines and
Pyrimidines must interact with each other. A Purine cannot interact with a
Purine nor can a Pyrimidine interact with a Pyrimidine because of size.
Purine- Purine interaction cannot occur because of sterics. Pyrimidine-
Pyrimidine interactions cannot create a secondary structure because they
cannot create Hydrogen bonds. Purine- Pyrimidine interactions are the perfect
size and create hydrogen bonds. Therefore the base pairing is as follows: A
to T and G to C.
Now I want you to take
some time and play the base pair game online with the link provided.
(Allow Students to
play the game)
So, what did the game
teach you? Can you tell me the base pairs for this strand? Provide your
complementary strand into the dropbox in D2L so show me what you have
learned.
5’ ATTAGCTGA
3’
Ok what about
5’ TTATTCGCTG
3’
That is what DNA
structure is. Now we know how to build a secondary structure of DNA through
base pairing.
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Explain
technology choices:
What makes these technologies likely to
help your students achieve the learning objectives of the lesson?
(If applicable): Why are these
technologies preferable to a more traditional way of teaching this material?
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Using a computer and
online game allows the student to use technology, an interest of most of our
generation. The game allows the student to “play games” during class but at
the same time it is instructional.
An online lecture
allows accessibility at any location with internet connection. Most of these
classes can be recorded online and
podcasted for later reviewing.
The online game allows
the student to physically interact with the material being presented. This
interaction regains the students attention to the material and the class. It
also lets the student to mess up and it will correct them so they learn the
material correctly. Compared to a
large lecture base class there is no break. In my lecture, the game mainly
provides a way to regain the students attention to the class. Many times a
lecture looses the students attention and they learn nothing.
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How
will student performance be assessed?
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