Lesson Plan: Incorporating Weebly into the Classroom
Introduction
This lesson is designed for 1st grade students. In this lesson students will be using Weebly (www.weebly.com) in their daily literacy centers. They will be participating in an in-class blogging activity. The classroom is comprised of 19 diverse students coming from the Greater Hartford area, many of which have very little exposure to technology and to typing on computers.
Standards (CCSS and NETS)
The standards addressed in this lesson are:
NETS 2. Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Objectives:
Students will be able to post a response to at least one blog post a week.
Students will be able to respond to at least one peers blog post a week.
Students will be able to support at least two of their opinions with at least one piece of supporting evidence.
Materials:
- Computer or iPad
- www.weebly.com
-Anchor charts (hanging in classroom)
Lesson Sequence:
This lesson is an ongoing assignment that may take a few weeks to complete. Students will be going to the computer station 1 to 3 times a week during literacy centers (depending on the center rotation schedule). Each session is 15 minutes long. In each 15 minute session students are expected to complete at least one response to a posted question.
Day 1-3
Initiation: Introduce Weebly to students. Show them how to type in the URL to the website and find the class blog on the website.
(2 minutes)
Process: Students are in groups of 2-5 students and each get their own computer. Students read the blog question and click on the 'leave a response' button. They respond to the question (post) and then click submit. Students may also comment (reply) on their peers' posts by clicking on reply and submitting a comment.
(12 minutes)
Closure: After all three centers wrap up to the lesson by pulling up the class blog on the SmartBoard (if applicable). Read through students' responses as a group and discuss how many students responded to the question, how many students responded to their peers, and how many students applied their writing strategies (on the anchor chart) to their typed responses.
**Repeat lesson for a few days until each group has gotten to the computer center. Put up one question a day so that students have a variety of questions to answer but are no overwhelmed with choices.
Evaluation or Assessment:
Students will be evaluated through their level of participation as well as through their completion of blog post responses. As stated in the objectives of this lesson students will be able to post a response to at least one blog post/question a week. Some of the students are capable of completing much more, yet it is realistic to ask for at least one from all students. Students will also be evaluated whether or not they are responding to their peers' questions/responses. Blogging (and typing their responses for that matter) is new to the students so simple responses will suffice for now.
Supplemental Materials:
There are no outside assignments related to this lesson. Seeing that many students do not have access to computers at home I will not require that students complete any work online unless it is in the classroom.
Reflection Section:
Depending what time of the year students are starting this project teachers will be able to modify this lesson to suit their own students needs. A home link may be added for those students who have access to the site at home. Yet, there needs to be an alternative assignment for those who do not have access to technology at home.
This lesson is designed for 1st grade students. In this lesson students will be using Weebly (www.weebly.com) in their daily literacy centers. They will be participating in an in-class blogging activity. The classroom is comprised of 19 diverse students coming from the Greater Hartford area, many of which have very little exposure to technology and to typing on computers.
Standards (CCSS and NETS)
The standards addressed in this lesson are:
NETS 2. Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
- Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Objectives:
Students will be able to post a response to at least one blog post a week.
Students will be able to respond to at least one peers blog post a week.
Students will be able to support at least two of their opinions with at least one piece of supporting evidence.
Materials:
- Computer or iPad
- www.weebly.com
-Anchor charts (hanging in classroom)
Lesson Sequence:
This lesson is an ongoing assignment that may take a few weeks to complete. Students will be going to the computer station 1 to 3 times a week during literacy centers (depending on the center rotation schedule). Each session is 15 minutes long. In each 15 minute session students are expected to complete at least one response to a posted question.
Day 1-3
Initiation: Introduce Weebly to students. Show them how to type in the URL to the website and find the class blog on the website.
(2 minutes)
Process: Students are in groups of 2-5 students and each get their own computer. Students read the blog question and click on the 'leave a response' button. They respond to the question (post) and then click submit. Students may also comment (reply) on their peers' posts by clicking on reply and submitting a comment.
(12 minutes)
Closure: After all three centers wrap up to the lesson by pulling up the class blog on the SmartBoard (if applicable). Read through students' responses as a group and discuss how many students responded to the question, how many students responded to their peers, and how many students applied their writing strategies (on the anchor chart) to their typed responses.
**Repeat lesson for a few days until each group has gotten to the computer center. Put up one question a day so that students have a variety of questions to answer but are no overwhelmed with choices.
Evaluation or Assessment:
Students will be evaluated through their level of participation as well as through their completion of blog post responses. As stated in the objectives of this lesson students will be able to post a response to at least one blog post/question a week. Some of the students are capable of completing much more, yet it is realistic to ask for at least one from all students. Students will also be evaluated whether or not they are responding to their peers' questions/responses. Blogging (and typing their responses for that matter) is new to the students so simple responses will suffice for now.
Supplemental Materials:
There are no outside assignments related to this lesson. Seeing that many students do not have access to computers at home I will not require that students complete any work online unless it is in the classroom.
Reflection Section:
Depending what time of the year students are starting this project teachers will be able to modify this lesson to suit their own students needs. A home link may be added for those students who have access to the site at home. Yet, there needs to be an alternative assignment for those who do not have access to technology at home.