Your name: Ashanti Sims
Title of the Resource:
African Rain Forests
Source (web address):http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-africa/JILALL/Index.html
Summary of the resource you selected? |
Students will demonstrate how to draw and label a rainforest |
Who is the target audience (learner level) for this resource? |
Early Elementary |
Does the author have a clear idea of what they want students to do? Why or why not? |
Yes she explained how she want the students to draw and label the rainforest |
Are the objectives chosen appropriate for the target audience they outlined? |
Yes |
Are there any learning objectives that you would revise, and how would you revise them? |
I would say students will demostrate their ability to draw and label the known parts of the rainforest |
Are there other learning objectives that could be added? |
No |
Do the assessments seem to match the objectives? Give an example. |
Yes the assessment is to test the parts of the rainforest the knowns. |
Do the learning activities match the objectives? Give an example. |
Yes drawing the rainforest |
Do the activities prepare the students for the assessment? Explain how. |
Yes because they have previous pictures to refer to from their book |
Do you have any suggestions for special needs students? Give an example. |
Yes maybe label the rainforest on the computer |
Do the plans for technology use in the resource seem appropriate? In particular I want you to think about how you can technology and the Internet to teach that lesson. |
They don’t call for any technology but you can have the students build and label a rainforest online |
Do the plans for course materials seem appropriate for the activities? How might you improve them? |
Yes I would add in the technology aspect so the students could get that experience |
What are the strengths of this resource? Use specific examples. |
They provide the students with a lot of book references |
What are the weaknesses of this resource? Use specific examples. |
They dont have much technology use in this activity |
How would you improve this resource? Use specific example |
By integrating technology into the lesson plan wherever one see fit. |