How to Write an Integrated Lesson Plan

Integrating technology into today's classroom is extremely important. Students need to learn reading, writing, history, science, and mathematic objectives as well as how to use the Internet for research, how to produce a power point presentation, and even how to design a website. Read on to see how to write an integrated lesson plan, which integrates technology with a core subject.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• computer
• Internet connection
• core subject objectives
• technology objectives
• student research materials

How to Write an Integrated Lesson Plan

1. Decide on the objectives you need to teach for your core subject area. For example, if you are a history teacher and you are teaching about early Native Americans, one of your main objectives may be for students to gain an understanding of how early Native Americans used their surroundings to survive.

2. Brainstorm the possible ways you could integrate technology into your lesson plans. What are the technology goals for your students? Keep these goals in mind while you are brainstorming. Could students use the Internet to research a certain group of Native Americans and then present their findings to the class through a power point presentation?

3. Teach your core subject objectives and the technology objectives at the same time. With the above example, as a whole class, you can show students how to research Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest on the Internet. Ask students to take notes, and write down facts from the websites you find as a whole class. Then students can give you the information to plug into a power point presentation. While they are supplying this information, you can show them how to use the power point program. With this example, you would be teaching students facts about Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest and about technology in an integrated lesson plan.

4. Assess the core subject objectives and the technology objectives. When you are teaching an integrated lesson or unit, you have to assess all the objectives. One set is not more important than the other. Students' presentations may be an assessment for the technology component whereas they may have a written test for the core subject objectives. Assessments are important with integrated lesson plans.

Tips & Warnings

• If you need to brush up on your technology skills, look to your community college. Community colleges usually offer all kinds of technology classes such as how to use certain programs or html coding.
• Without focused objectives or goals, students tend to play around on the computers and Internet. Make sure students understand what types of sites or information they are looking for before they sit down in front of the computers.

Resources

• Margo Dill's website

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