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My name is Laura. I teach high school social studies: European History, Afri-Asian Studies, Sociology, and Stocks & Investments.

5,4,3,2,1 (Saturday 11/20) 5 new technologies: wordle, glogster, zamzar, social bookmarking, prezi 4 ideas to share: social bookmarking, glogster, zamzar, prezi 3 principles of UDL: to support recognition, strategic and affective learning provide //flexible methods// of presentation, expression and apprenticeship, and engagement. 2 changes to teaching: use of digital text in reading, using googledocs for group projects 1 BIG idea for Monday: Have students log on to online textbook in class so they can become familiar with it in the classroom environment.

5.4.3.2.1 (Sunday 11/21) 5 new technologies: mynoteit, CAST strategy tutor, vocabahead, watchknow, social bookmarking (delicious) 4 ideas to share: social bookmarking, mynoteit, vocabahead, watchknow 3 principles of UDL: to support recognition, strategic and affective learning provide //flexible methods// of presentation, expression and apprenticeship, and engagement. 2 changes to teaching: use of digital text in reading, use CAST strategy tutor during research 1 BIG idea for Monday: Have students log on to online textbook in class so they can become familiar with it in the classroom environment.

Response: Using Flexible Technology: I like the ease of using wikispaces. I hope that I can use something like this with my classroom. I think that it would be a great option for a class/course website. I also think that it would be an interesting way for students to publish their work. My sociology class is presently working on researching current social issues. For the world that they live in, creating something to only share with the class or the teacher seems pointless. If they can publish it on a wiki, link it to their facebook, the information spreads and more and more kids learn the informaiton.

5.4.3.2.1 (Saturday 12/4) 5 new technologies: delicious, Google Notebook, zotero, CAST strategy tutor, glogster 4 ideas to share: zotero, Google Notebook, iGoogle, CAST strategy tutor 3 principles of UDL: to support recognition, strategic and affective learning provide //flexible methods // of presentation, expression and apprenticeship, and engagement. 2 changes in your teaching: use of digital text in reading, use CAST strategy tutor during research 1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday”: use GoogleEarth to create map routes of the Crusaders during the Middle Ages

Unit Plan with UDL Lesson Plan:
Course: Sociology Unit: Social Issues Unit Topics  I. Introduction and definition of Social Issues <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> II. Social Issue 1: Agriculture, Subsidies and Nutrition <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> III. Social Issue Research: Interest Groups <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Research and Group Presentations on Chosen Social Issue <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">*Use Google Documents for PowerPoint collaboration <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> IV. Social Issue in Africa <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> A. Genocide <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> B. Child Soldiers <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> C. Commodities: Blood Diamon <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson Plan: Social Issue 1: Agriculture, Subsidies and Nutrition <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Materials: <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">PowerPoint <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Computers w/ Internet Access <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Online Articles <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> TIME, Fast Food’s Secret Ingredient: Corn ([]) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">CNN, If We Are What We Eat, Americans are Corn and Soy (http://articles.cnn.com/2007-09-22/health/kd.gupta.column_1_high-fructose-corn-syrup-corn-refiners-association-soybean-oil?_s=PM:HEALTH) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Projector <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Wordle <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-outline-level: 5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Movie: Food, Inc. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Activities: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 1. Warm Up: PowerPoint <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">a. Show Students PowerPoint (contains images of hamburgers, French fries and milk shakes with the question “What do these foods have in common?”). Students will brainstorm with their group using the Kagan structure of “RoundRobin” and record their ideas. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> b. Have groups share out ideas to entire class. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> c. Continue PowerPoint and information on the use of corn in the American diet. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 2. Reading and Research: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">a. Divide students into two groups and assign one group to read the TIME article and the other to read the CNN article. (By accessing the articles online, students can utilize text-to-speech programs). Students will be instructed to come up with a statement, word or idea from the article that summarizes or characterizes the information they read. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">b. As students share their phrases and ideas, the information will be converted into a wordle and used to generate discussion about the impact of corn in American’s diets. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> 3. Begin movie, stopping to discuss relevant information. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Assessment: At the end of the study of “Agriculture, Subsidies and Nutrition” students will create their own presentation, conduct further research into a specific issue from the movie, or create a video PSA about the meat and fast food industries.