In the last Lesley class I took, we had to create a website for a unit that we taught, where everything for that unit could be accessed online. I planned my unit and took extra care to make sure that I put up everything anyone could ever ask for. While the site was mainly designed for a teacher to use, I spent a lot of time making the site kid-friendly too. For the teacher, I have the unit overview, lesson plans, PowerPoints to teach from, assessments, links to important websites and more. I included additional pages for the students to use, in which I posted links to websites and virtual tours specific to the research the students needed to do, embedded relevant YouTube videos, found apps the students could download from iTunes that would relate to their project, and even included example projects from years past.
Now that everything is done, I am LOVING it! I actually want to put ALL of my units online. It would make planning and teaching infinitely easier, and would be super simple for a student (or anyone for that matter) to access anything they need.
Feel free to take a look at the site, and leave any feedback you wish - positive or constructive. I'm always looking for ways to improve!
https://sites.google.com/site/vegashallman/
What a great idea! I am learning a new curriculum right now, so the thought of diving deeper and creating my lessons and units online is a little terrifying! That, and with everything else going on, I am not sure where I would find the time. Maybe after the summer begins to slow down a bit, I might have to look into it! It seems like it is going well. I can't wait to check out your unit!
ReplyDeleteWow...I am really impressed with your unit plan site. It looks great and well-designed. I like all of your online resources and how they are broken into sections. I am currently taking that class and am in the middle of creating mine. Are you going to convert your other units online?
ReplyDeleteYou really went above and beyond! :) I like the fact that you made sure to put things for the teacher and students. I have created a lot of things during this Lesley program and haven't kept up with them, but I really enjoy my blog so I'm going to try and keep up with it.
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