Artifacts

This is my 360 degree virtual tour assignment that I created. This assignment includes an article, YouTube video, and then a 360 degree tour of the Grand Canyon provided by AirPano. This assignment will cover the three types of sedimentary rock as well as the three types of depositional environments all in a fun and interactive way that allows students to explore a real-world example of science while also improving their technological literacy.

This is my Google Classroom for a Geology class. In this Google Classroom, I included an assignment titled Sedimentary Depositional Environment. I also attached a YouTube video within this assignment to help students complete it. I also added a 5 question quiz through Google Forms that will test students' understanding of clastic, chemical, and organic sedimentary rocks. An introductory question about the type of rock seen in the Grand Canyon was also added with the intent to use it as a class starter. Lastly I added an article on the different types of rocks for my students to refer to whenever necessary.

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This Caregiver Questionnaire enabled the guardians of my students with an opportunity to not only give essential information regarding themselves and their student, but also provide for them a chance to evaluate their own involvement in their student's education. I also made my philosophy and the ways in which to contact me very clear for the caregiver to see. With this, I will have a better understanding of how to best facilitate an optimal education for the students in my classroom.

This is a Google Slides presentation that serves as an interactive lesson for my students. Students work their way through the presentation and simply complete the instructed tasks given on each slide. They first complete a series of pre-assessment questions and then are instructed to watch two YouTube videos that will introduce the concepts. After this, the students will complete a series of practice questions before moving on to the post-assessment. This lesson not only addresses the students' knowledge of depositional environments and sedimentary rock, but they also are actively improving their technological fluency, specifically in regard to Google Slides.

This is a screenshot of me during a Screencastify presentation that I made over the types of sedimentary rock and depositional environments. This video shows me walking my students through how to complete each of the slides in the presentation. I also inform my students of the expectations, stakes, and methods of the assignment. Screencastify serves as a great way to continue on with a unit when in-person class may not be an option. This also allows for students to learn and work on the assignment at their own pace with resources at their disposal being the two videos I included in this presentation.

This is a screenshot of a rubric that I made for my 360 degree virtual tour assignment that I have screenshotted and described above. This rubric is broken down into four criterion with five performance categories being outlined in each. This rubric clearly breaks down how a student can earn all fifty points, and how points will be subtracted. The percentages indicate the weight of each part of the assignment. The first two criterion only count for 25% of the assignment while the next two count for remaining 75%. With this, I can disperse point values based on what I believe to be the most integral parts of this learning activity.

This is a screenshot of a google sites page that I constructed for my future students to be able to access. This site is based around a geology class and includes an introduction and step by step information on how to access the Google Classroom. It also features a list of potential resources that could be used to enhance learning geology. On top of this, the site also provides personal information about myself beyond the classroom, as well as easy access to the caregiver questionnaire which can be seen above on this artifacts page.

This is a screenshot of a Google Docs page that details a project-based learning activity that my students would complete. This activity consists of groups of three students choosing a specific type of sedimentary rock and researching its formation process, characteristics, environment/geography, and economic importance/real world use. After researching this information through the use of open educational resources which I provided within this Google Doc, the students will then construct and present a Google Slides presentation to their classmates that details their research. The students will then receive feedback from their peers and answer any questions that their classmates may have.

This is a screenshot of a Google Doc that details a project-based learning activity focused on digital citizenship. Specifically, this project had students dive into technology's impact on physical health and wellness. In groups of three to four, students were to research what type of light is emitted from everyday technology and then make claims related to that light's frequency, wavelength, and speed. From here, the groups will then collect information related to how technology usage can impact physical health and well-being. The students will conduct this research through the use of open educational resources which I provided within the Google Doc. Groups will then construct and present a Google Slides presentation about these implications. They will then individually write a one page paper focused on their own physical health related to technology and how they may mitigate potential negative health consequences.