Technology

//**Sixth Grade**//

//**Seventh Grade**//
 * 1) ==MDT Statistics: [[file:umsubd/7 Technology Being a Backpack Journalist.pages|Being a Backpack Journalist]]==
 * 2) **Performance Tasks**
 * 3) [[file:umsubd/Performance Task- Where Will You Build Your Wind Farm.pdf|Where Will You Build Your Wind Farm?]]
 * 4) [[file:umsubd/7 Technology MDT Performance Task Project Rubric.doc|Rubric]]
 * 5) **Other Evidence**
 * 6) [[file:umsubd/Data-Statistics Knowledge Check.pdf|Data-Statistics Knowledge Check]]
 * 7) **Formative Assessments**
 * 8) **Learning Events**
 * 9) [[file:umsubd/Explore Podcasts.pdf|Explore Podcasts]]:
 * //Establish background knowledge through reviewing the UMS Podcast Project and listening to podcasts on iTunes//
 * 1) Warm-Ups:
 * 2) [[file:umsubd/Warm Up- Are you a good grapher?.webarchive|Are You a Good Grapher?]]
 * 3) [[file:Making a Chart in Numbers.pdf|Making a Chart in Numbers]]
 * 4) [[file:Explore Wolfram Alpha.pdf|Explore Wolfram Alpha]]
 * 5) [[file:FixTheQuestion1.pdf|Fix The Question 1]]
 * 6) [[file:FixTheQuestion2.pdf|Fix The Question 2]]
 * 7) [[file:GraphQuestion1.pdf|Graph Question 1]]
 * 8) Reading Tables:
 * 9) [[file:umsubd/Table Sample Data Questions.pages|Table Sample Data Questions]]
 * 10) [[file:umsubd/Table Samples copy.pdf|Table Samples Copy]]
 * 11) [[file:Graphing Practice.png|Graphing Practice]]
 * //After learning how to create charts and tables in a spreadsheet, student practice with this data. Discuss different ways to handle those who respond with "other".//
 * 1) [[file:Misleading Graphs.pages|Misleading Graphs]]
 * //Discuss these graphs in class and recreate them so they are easier to read and less misleading in the data they present.//
 * 1) Discussion
 * //Look at survey results from the tech survey we took on day one. Learn what survey monkey is. Practice writing our own survey questions - share on the screen and discuss what is good/bad about each question.//
 * 1) [[file:BadSurvey.pdf|Bad Survey]]
 * //Students take this survey at the beginning of class so they experience the frustration of taking a bad survey. Afterwards, they re-write the questions to make them better.//
 * 1) Knowledge Check: [[file:umsubd/What Makes a Good Survey Question?.webarchive|What Makes a Good Survey Question?]]
 * 2) [[file:umsubd/What is Journalism?.pdf|What is Journalism?]]
 * 3) [[file:umsubd/Brainstorm Topics.pdf|Brainstorming]]
 * //Use MindNode (concept mapping software) to brainstorm topics that we care about and may want to discuss in a podcast.//
 * 1) [[file:umsubd/Garage Band Skills.pdf|GarageBand Skills]]
 * //Skills for building a podcast (podcast, jingle, intro, outtro, outline, script, Loop browser).//
 * 1) Podcast Pre-Work
 * //Students used MindNode to create a concept map around their chosen topic, then turned that into a script. They also wrote survey question to poll their classmates, the results of which would be shared in their podcast.//
 * 1) [[file:umsubd/Researching & Designing Podcast.pdf|Researching & Planning]]
 * 2) [[file:umsubd/Surveys & Photos.pdf|Surveys & Photos]]
 * 3) [[file:umsubd/Examining Data.pdf|Examining Data]]
 * 4) [[file:IdeaChallenge.pages|Idea Challenge]]
 * 5) [[file:PodcastOutline copy.pages|Podcast Outline]]

//**Eighth Grade**//