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Lesson plan for Blogs Unit Title: Introduction to Mr. Brown’s Class

Goal: The goal of these lessons will be to introduce my sixth grade class to parents and students during the summer months preceding their entry into my class. We will do this with the use of hard copy, and Web 2.0 interactive communication between all three players (teacher, student, and parent).

Lesson One Objectives: Procedures: Evaluation: The students will be evaluated by counting the number of correct responses to the Scavenger Hunt and their word document that will be emailed to me. . Bonus points will be given to the students when parents include a special note, included with blog, indicating they participated in some manner.
 * 1) To formally introduce myself and the components of my class to the students and parents.
 * 2) To direct my students and parents to my Home page ( [|Moodle Site] )so communication and lessons can be accessed over the summer.
 * 1) Meet with my next year’s students in June prior to summer break to share a general Power Point presentation (Not yet produced) entitled, “Meet Mr. Brown”. The presentation will highlight my background information, last year’s highlights, what to expect next year, and what will go on over the summer to “stay in touch” and continue to learn.
 * 2) Blogs (at least three for the entire summer) will be introduced to the students as a way to communicate with them and their parents and a way for their parents to communicate with me.
 * 3) The first blog will be entitled “Mr. Brown’s Moodle Scavenger Hunt”. It will involve searching my [|Moodle Site]  each day for two weeks for different components of the site and responding to detailed questions and application type questions. The first day will require the students to find the “Assignments, Resource, and Research” window, find the meaning of a given word on the online dictionary, sharing its meaning and using it in a sentence, and sharing background connections to the word for further interaction between all participants in the blog.
 * 4) This will go on for two weeks with a new section of my Moodle site introduced each time. I will direct them, through use of our blog and our Moodle site, to the Aids and Resources for Parents, Places for Student to Investigate, and Activities at Martic sections.
 * 5) At the end of the Scavenger Hunt, an assignment will be given to the students to complete. The first assignment will be a word processed document that will share the student’s understanding of the sections of my Moodle site, what we will learn throughout the year, a personal connection to the year, and any other area of interest connected to the class. This document will be emailed to me for evaluation.