Educational technology/Distance Education Lesson Plans


Resources:

Exploring Second Life for Foreign Language

Grade Level: 9th grade - High School
Subject: Foreign Languages
Sub-Subject: French, Spanish, German, Italian
Length/Duration: 45 mins
Technologies Used: Desktop or Laptop Computer (PC or Mac) connected to their internet, Second Life Software, Second Life character
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Exploring_Second_Life_for_Foreign_Language


American Life vs. Haitian Life

Grade Level: High School
Subject: Sociology Course :Comparing and Contrasting American Life vs. Haitian Life
Length/Duration: 1 week
Technologies Used: WordPress
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/AMERICAN_LIFE_VS._HAITIAN_LIFE


Deep Sea Living and Looks: What a Drag!

Grade Level: 11th Grade - High School
Subject: Science (Life Science Elective)
Sub-Subject: Marine Biology, Ecology
Length/Duration: 1 hour for the material to be explained during class but 3-5 days for the completing of the project (may be adopted to teach over longer period of time)
Technologies Used: Blackboard Blogger Skype Desktop or Laptop Computer, Internet, and possibly a video recording apparatus
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Marine_Biology_Lesson_Plan%60


Ethnographic Research in SL and IRL

Grade Level: College
Subject: Sociology
Sub-Subject: Ethnographic Research Methods
Length/Duration: 3 hours in class and 3 hours outside of class
Technologies Used: Second Life, Posterous Computer, Internet
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Ethnographic_Research_in_SL_and_IRL


Vertical Height and Horizontal Length and Slope

Grade Level: 8th Grade
Subject: Algebra I
Sub-Subject: An investigation between steepness and the slope of a line
Length/Duration: 2 - 4 days
Technologies Used: You Tube, World's Largest Skateboard Ramp, Mathwarehouse (algebra)
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Ethnographic_Research_in_SL_and_IRL


Quest for Metacognition

Grade Level: College
Subject: Personal Development
Sub-Subject: Study Skills
Length/Duration: 6 hours in class (2 class sessions) and 4.5 hours outside of class
Technologies Used: World of Warcraft, Posterous Computer, Internet
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Quest_for_Metacognition



Exploring Religions

Grade Level: 12th Grade
Subject: Sociology/Theology
Sub-Subject: Religion
Length/Duration: 1 - 2 weeks
Technologies Used: Second Life, Mindmeister
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Exploring_Religions



Balancing Calories

Grade Level: 8th Grade
Subject: Algebra I
Sub-Subject: An investigation into the balance of caloric intake and physical activity
Length/Duration: 7 - 10 days
Technologies Used: YouTube, [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life, MyPyramid website, kidshealth website
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Balancing_Calories



Career Exploration Using Second Life

Grade Level: College Freshman (optional for HS 12th grade)
Subject: Career Exploration
Sub-Subject: AVID, EOPS Counseling, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, etc. (sub-subjects will requires lesson-plan editing)
Length/Duration: roughly 1 week pre-discussion and planning, added to 42 hours on Second Life (minimum)
Technologies Used: Second Life, Internet, Photoshop Elements (optional)
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Career_Exploration_Using_Second_Life



Looking at World War II - Text and Media

Grade Level: 11th Grade - High School
Subject: History
Sub-Subject: United States History
Length/Duration: 45 minutes
Technologies Used: Computer to do a web-based search engine to find images and view World War II videos
Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Looking_at_World_War_II_-_Text_and_Media