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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
= Daily Lesson GAME Plan = Analyzing and Graphing Data || // Analyze tables and graphs to describe the rate of change between and among quantities. Apply procedures to solve multistep equations. Translate among verbal, graphic, tabular, and algebraic representations of linear functions. Generalize the relationship between two sets of data by using scatterplots and lines of best fit. Interpret graphic and tabular data representations by using range and the measures of central tendency. //// Generate and solve complex abstract problems that involve modeling physical, social, or mathematical phenomena. Generalize connections among a variety of representational forms and real-world situations. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to formulate mathematical arguments. Use standard and nonstandard representations to convey and support mathematical relationships. //// Analyze given information to write a linear function that models a given problem situation. Analyze given information to determine the domain and range of a linear function in a problem situation. Analyze given information to write a system of linear equations that models a given problem situation. Analyze given information to write a linear inequality in one variable that models a given problem situation. Communicate knowledge of algebraic relationships by using mathematical terminology appropriately. Apply algebraic methods to solve problems in real-world contexts. Judge the reasonableness of mathematical solutions. //  x  Creativity and innovation x  Communication and collaboration x  Research and information fluency || 
 * A Standards-Based Approach **
 * Lesson Title:
 * Free Speech?? Not Anymore! ** || Related Lessons: Graphing Data; Interpreting Graphical Representations; Understanding Functions and Equations; Step Functions  ||
 * **Grade Level **: 8th (Algebra I Honors) || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Unit:
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 * Content Standards: **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">ISTE ****<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">NETS ****<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">-S **

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">o <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> Digital citizenship <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Technology operations and concepts ||
 * Instructional objective(s): **
 * In this lesson, students will group, organize, analyze, and present the data collected in their student cell phone survey. Students will use accurate formulas to generate statistics, create appropriate graphical representations within Excel, and then organize their findings into presentation on the survey findings. ****

S ** tudents will then find and compare various cell phone rate plans from at least three different area providers. They will also include the rate plan for their personal cell phones in the comparisons. Students will find the most cost-effective plan for their usage levels. Then, using the information gained from the student survey, students will make a proposal for what they believe is the best plan for a particular type of cell phone user.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Prior to this lesson, the students will create a survey and poll their classmates on their personal cell phone use. Data to be collected should include the service provider, average number of minutes used per month, average number of text messages per month, number of minutes and messages included in the current plan, cost of additional minutes or messages in the current plan, average monthly cost, and other questions as selected by the students.
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The teacher will reserve the laptop cart for student research and also select and bookmark appropriate sites for the students to use. The teacher will also make copies of the data collected from the survey.

For part 2 of the lesson, the teacher will provide printed media advertisements for cell phone service plans. The teacher will also bookmark sites for the various regional service providers that the students may use for research. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||
 * <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; text-align: center;">During class – Part 1 (1 ½ - 2 Days) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Time || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Materials & Resources ||
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">15-25 min <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || The activity will be introduced by the teacher. Using the data collected in the previous year's survey, the teacher will create a short multiple-choice 'quiz' which will include questions about such things as the most minutes used per month, most text messages sent per month, monthly bill range, or the most number of times a student had their cell phone taken away by their parents. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Promethean Board and CPS Clickers; survey data from previous school year <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || 5 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Students will retrieve their laptops from the cart. The teacher will give each team a copy of the activity handouts. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart; copies of survey data collected this year <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Notes: Students are grouped in several ways for cooperative learning (by numbers, letters, colors, etc.). For this activity, students will work with their "alpha" partner. Students must also be familiar with using functions within Excel prior to beginning this lesson. That skill is introduced in the 6th grade in a probability lesson using M&M candies.
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 * 70 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Students will work with their partners to organize the current year's data into a spreadsheet. They will find statistics such as minimum, maximum, range, mean, median, and mode (as appropriate). Calculators may be used to check the accuracy of statistics, but all measures of central tendency must be entered as formulas for real-time updates. The students will also subgroup the data by service provider, in preparation for the next lesson. Students must use the graphing functionality of Excel to present their data. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart; Excel application; copies of survey data collected this year; handheld calculators (to check their Excel formulas); network printer <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||
 * 60 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Teams will present their graphical representations of the survey data. The teacher will lead the class in a discussion of similarities and differences in the data presentations. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Promethean Board; electronic copies of each team’s presentation <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||
 * 10 - 15 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Wrap-up and preview of Part 2 <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||


 * MONITOR ||

Ongoing assessment(s): Monitor teams as they group and analyze the data. Assist, as needed, with correcting formula errors. Accommodations: None needed for this class. Extensions: Students may create multi-media presentations using tools such as PowerPoint or Publisher.

Backup plan: All calculations and graphs can be done using pencil and paper, if the laptop cart is not available. However, much more time will be needed. Lesson reflections and notes: Students must be careful when creating their Excel formulas. Inaccuracies will affect the graphical representations and may cause them to be misinterpreted.
 * EVALUATE AND EXTEND ||

5 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Students will retrieve their laptops from the cart. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || 10 – 15 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || The teacher will hand out copies for the day’s activities and explain each step. The teacher will also display the web sites which are bookmarked for research. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart; copies of survey data collected this year – summarized from the students’ presentations; copies of the printed media cell phone service advertisements; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || 15 – 20 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Refresher on Piecewise Linear Grapher interactive ([]). Students have previously worked with this and other interactives by The Concord Consortium. The teacher will lead a brief refresher activity by projecting her session on the Promethean Board while students perform the same actions on their laptops. || Laptop cart; Promethean Board; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || 60 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Students will use their results from the cell phone service plan activity to create step function graphs for each plan. They will then use the graphs to check the total costs for various voice, text, and Internet usages. At the end of this activity, students will use their graphs to recommend the best plan for one of three students whose cell phone usage will be described by the teacher. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Notes: Students will work with their partners for the first part of this lesson. For the activity involving the Piecewise Linear Grapher, each student will work individually. MONITOR Ongoing assessment(s): Monitor teams as they research the various cell phone plans. Remind them to consider all costs including taxes and insurance. Accommodations: None needed for this class. Extensions: Students may want to use the information they have gathered to present a proposal for a plan change to their parents.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; text-align: center;">During class – Part 2 (2 Days) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Time || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Materials & Resources ||
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 * 70 – 80 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Using the printed advertisements and the service provider web sites, the students will work in teams to compare the costs of service plans from three providers based on their own cell phone usage, as well as the “average” student as defined by the survey results. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart; activity handouts; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||
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Backup plan: If no Internet connection is available, students may complete the first part of the activity using the printed advertisements and their own service plan information. Step functions may also be created using pencil, paper, and graphing calculators, but more time will be required.


 * EVALUATE AND EXTEND ||

Lesson reflections and notes: Students must be careful to allow for all additional charges in each plan. They must read the advertised specials for any deals that include introductory prices. They must also consider other costs such as early termination fees and service connection fees. The idea is to recognize that the large, bold “low” price in an advertisement is rarely the total cost of the plan.

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
= Daily Lesson GAME Plan = <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Graphing Data and Data Analysis <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || // Analyze tables and graphs to describe the rate of change between and among quantities. Apply procedures to solve multistep equations. Translate among verbal, graphic, tabular, and algebraic representations of linear functions. Generalize the relationship between two sets of data by using scatterplots and lines of best fit. Interpret graphic and tabular data representations by using range and the measures of central tendency. //// Generate and solve complex abstract problems that involve modeling physical, social, or mathematical phenomena. Generalize connections among a variety of representational forms and real-world situations. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to formulate mathematical arguments. Use standard and nonstandard representations to convey and support mathematical relationships. //// Analyze given information to write a linear function that models a given problem situation. Analyze given information to determine the domain and range of a linear function in a problem situation. Analyze given information to write a system of linear equations that models a given problem situation. Analyze given information to write a linear inequality in one variable that models a given problem situation. Communicate knowledge of algebraic relationships by using mathematical terminology appropriately. Apply algebraic methods to solve problems in real-world contexts. Judge the reasonableness of mathematical solutions. // <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> Creativity and innovation <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> Communication and collaboration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> Research and information fluency || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">
 * A Standards-Based Approach **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Lesson Title:
 * Can You (Afford to) Hear Me Now? **<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Related Lessons: ** Free Speech?? Not Anymore! **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> (Graphing Data; Interpreting Graphical Representations; Understanding Functions and Equations; Step Functions) <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Grade Level **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">: 8th (Algebra I Honors) || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Unit:
 * GOALS ||
 * Content Standards: **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">ISTE ****<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">NETS ****<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">-S **

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> Digital citizenship <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Cambria; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Technology operations and concepts ||
 * Instructional objective(s): **
 * In this lesson, students will apply what they have learned to recommend the most cost-effective cell phone service plan for each of three “students” described on the class wiki. The teacher will post a description of each student’s cell phone usage on the wiki. The teacher will also create a separate page on the wiki for each team. For the final assessment, students most post their recommendation for each of the three students on the appropriate page. The discussion tab for each page will be used for the students (and teacher) to comment on the various recommendations. **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Prior to this lesson, the teacher will add three pages to the class wiki. Each page will have a description of a make-believe student and his/her cell phone usage. One student will use the phone primarily for talking, another for texting, and the third will use it primarily for surfing the Internet.
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Before-class preparation: **

The teacher will reserve the laptop cart for one class period.

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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">15 – 20 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || The teacher will review the guidelines for appropriate Internet postings, as well as examples of constructive criticism for the discussion pages. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Promethean Board; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || 5 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Students will retrieve their laptops from the cart. The teacher will give each team a copy of three student descriptions that appear on the wiki. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart; copies of student descriptions; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Notes: Students are grouped in several ways for cooperative learning (by numbers, letters, colors, etc.). For this activity, students will work in their “color” teams.
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 * 60 - 75 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Students will use the descriptions, the results of the previous lesson, and the graphing interactive to determine the most cost-effective service plan for each of the three students. They will make a decision as a group and then post their recommendation on their team page, including the calculated cost of the recommended plan. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Laptop cart; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||
 * 45 - 55 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Students will review the recommendations of other teams and post a constructive comment on at least three teams’ discussion pages. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">Laptop cart; Internet connection <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||
 * 10 - 15 min. <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || Wrap-up and preview of Part 3 <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ||


 * MONITOR ||

Ongoing assessment(s): Monitor teams as they discuss the various plans and use the interactive graphing tool. Monitor all wiki posts for appropriateness. Teams will be assessed on the validity of their recommendations. Accommodations: None needed for this class. Extensions: If possible, other 8th grade classes can participate in this activity. Due to the limited resources, classes would have to take turns with the equipment. Backup plan: All calculations and step function graphs can be done using pencil, paper, and graphing calculators, but more time will be needed. If access to the class wiki is unavailable, teams will present their recommendations to the class. Following the presentations, each team can write down their comments to share with other teams. Lesson reflections and notes: Ideally, another 8th grade class would participate in the same lesson. This would allow for more online collaboration by involving students who are not in the same physical classroom.
 * EVALUATE AND EXTEND ||

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
= Daily Lesson GAME Plan = Graphing Data and Data Analysis || // Analyze tables and graphs to describe the rate of change between and among quantities. Apply procedures to solve multistep equations. Translate among verbal, graphic, tabular, and algebraic representations of linear functions. Generalize the relationship between two sets of data by using scatterplots and lines of best fit. Interpret graphic and tabular data representations by using range and the measures of central tendency. //// Generate and solve complex abstract problems that involve modeling physical, social, or mathematical phenomena. Generalize connections among a variety of representational forms and real-world situations. Use inductive and deductive reasoning to formulate mathematical arguments. Use standard and nonstandard representations to convey and support mathematical relationships. //// Analyze given information to write a linear function that models a given problem situation. Analyze given information to determine the domain and range of a linear function in a problem situation. Analyze given information to write a system of linear equations that models a given problem situation. Analyze given information to write a linear inequality in one variable that models a given problem situation. Communicate knowledge of algebraic relationships by using mathematical terminology appropriately. Apply algebraic methods to solve problems in real-world contexts. Judge the reasonableness of mathematical solutions. // <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x Creativity and innovation <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x Communication and collaboration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x Research and information fluency ||
 * A Standards-Based Approach **
 * Lesson Title:
 * Read More Now, Pay Less Later ** || Related Lessons: ** Free Speech?? Not Anymore! ; **** Can You (Afford to) Hear Me Now? **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"> ( Graphing Data; Interpreting Graphical Representations; Understanding Functions and Equations; Step Functions)  ||
 * ** Grade Level ** : 8th (Algebra I Honors) || Unit:
 * GOALS ||
 * Content Standards: **
 * ** ISTE **** NETS **** -S **

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x Digital citizenship <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">x Technology operations and concepts ||
 * Instructional objective(s): **
 * In previous lessons, students have researched, analyzed, and graphed various cell phone service plans. They applied what they had learned to recommend the most cost-effective cell phone service plan for each of three “students” described on the class wiki. In addition to their own recommendations, they also reviewed and commented on their classmates’ recommendations. In Part 3, the students will create a digital story project in which they share what they have learned with their peers. **

The teacher will reserve flip video cameras and the laptop cart for this lesson. || ||
 * ACTION ||
 * Before-class preparation: **
 * Before-class preparation: **
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 * Time || Instructional Activities || Materials & Resources ||

30 – 35 min. || The teacher will review the steps for this project: writing the story (ideas, sequence, and storyboard); finding visuals to illustrate the story; and producing the video. Several examples will be shown on the Promethean board.

The teacher will also review copyright rules and regulations regarding any images and recorded audio/ video clips from third-party sources. The students should also be reminded to remove any information that could be used to identify or locate students participating in photos or videos. || Promethean Board; Internet connection || 90 – 120 min. || Students may choose to: 1) record a type of public service announcement for our school news program in which they discuss how to choose the most cost-effective service plan, 2) create a video about a student who loses cell phone privileges due to excessive charges, or 3) film a news “expose” on hidden charges and “limited time” offers for the school news program.

The students should list ideas, determine the proper sequence, develop a storyboard, and then find or create visuals to support the story. The teacher will remind the students to carefully follow copyright rules and regulations when choosing images or videos from third-party sources. || Student research data; laptop cart; Internet connection ||
 * Outside of class (as needed) || Students will continue to work on their stories.  || ||
 * 2 - 3 days || Students will create their digital stories using flip video cameras, laptops, and software such as MovieMaker or PowerPoint.

When a team has a final product, they will share it with the class. After viewing the digital story, their peers will share any comments and suggestions. Students may then choose to revise the digital story before publishing it. || Laptop cart; Internet connection; flip video cameras; Promethean board || Notes: Students are grouped in several ways for cooperative learning (by numbers, letters, colors, etc.). For this activity, students will work in their “color” teams.
 * 25 - 30 min. || Once all products have been published, the students will be asked to share their thoughts about the experience and offer any suggestions for improving the process.  || ||
 * MONITOR ||

Ongoing assessment(s): Monitor teams as they begin working on their digital stories. Verify that they are following copyright rules and regulations for all media from third-party sources. Accommodations: None needed for this class. Extensions: None Backup plan: Writing a script, developing a storyboard, and sharing the final product with others can be done in the classroom without access to a laptop cart. However, the other steps require adequate access to the required technology. Lesson reflections and notes: I have never used digital storytelling in my classes. The times required are estimates, at best. The actual times may be significantly lower or higher, depending on the work ethic of the students, their familiarity with the software, and the access to the required technology.
 * EVALUATE AND EXTEND ||