3.+Materials+and+Technology+Tools

Materials: Student Activity Guide
 * 1) Teacher generated materials
 * Google Doc-Steps of Natural Disaster
 * [|Group Wiki]
 * Reflection Blog
 * [|Quiz]

==﻿﻿* Weather Wiz -These sites are more interactive and student-friendly than the worksheets and textbook provided by the district, thus student-engagement will increase. == ==﻿* BBC News  - This will allow the students to visually see the process of the creation of natural disasters. == ==* Skype - The class will participate in a video conference with a natural disaster surivor and their experience. This enables the class to have a virtual speaker, allowing the students to gain a new understanding of the affects of a natural disaster. == ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google Docs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Each student will share steps to their assigned natural disaster. This adds interactivity and knowledge sharing. == ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">﻿<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ProProfs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Students will use ProProfs to take a short quiz based off knowledge they learned from groups. Provide instant feedback and self-evaluation--increase motivation. == ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blogger <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Each student will use the class Blog to reflect on their learning experience throughout this unit. Individual expression and knowledge sharing through a public forum--increase awareness of writing for an audience and purpose. == ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">﻿<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wiki <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- each group will contribute to the class Wiki by adding information about the human body and health. Knowledge-sharing in a social forum--awareness of a real-world audience and influence on others. == <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * ==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Projector and student computers are needed for this unit. ==