Week 7 - Assignment

Virtual Tour of the Inca Trail

The content comes from the UEN Social Science Curriculum.

Standard 2: Students will understand cultural factors
that shape the community.
Objective 2: Explain how selected indigenous cultures
of the Americas have changed over time.
C: How indigenous people maintain cultural traditions today.

The pedagogy is going to be more towards the cognitive domain. The student will receive knowledge by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts. S/he will be able to demonstrate understanding by comparing, interpreting, and extrapolating the main ideas. They will be able to use that knowledge to solve problems in new situations.

The technology best suited for this purpose is Goggle earth simple because most of the students won't be able to visit that foreign land. 

Advantages: The trail won't take several days to complete (unless you have a very slow internet connection). People don't have to climb 2000 meters. It is suitable for people who suffer from altitude sickness or vertigo.  You don't have to carry your own food. You won't get sick by drinking contaminated water, etc.

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1.Cuzco-Machu Pichu	Write a journal entry. How altitude affect people.	Geography of el Cuzco * Distance * Altitude
2.Train ride from Machu Pichu to Km 88	Describe types of transportation to get to the Inca trail	Picture and information of Km 88
3. Huayllabamba - Place of Good pasture	Compare the types of housing	Pictures and information
4. Dead Woman's Pass	Describe the weather	Pictures of the trail descending, information

5. Pacamayo river	Explain how descent of elevation affects people.	Pictures and information about river
6. Runkuracay - Pile of Ruins	Explain what was the job  of the couriers	Picture and information of this site.
7. Town in a steep place	Explain different ways to get there.	Picture and information of Sayacmarca
8. Cloud Level town	Describe the engineering of the Inca people	Picture of engineering structures.
9. Huinay Huayna	Explain the bath ritual of the Incas	Picture and information of Huinay Huayna
10. Intipunku	Describe the colourful butterflies and the change of weather	Picture of the Gate of the Sun.
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:

Week 6 - Assignment

My Fist Digital Story

Week 5 - Assignment

Voice In Writing Through Poetry

What is the content you'll be using in your lesson?
I will be using the Utah Standard Curriculum - Language Arts - Third Grade

Standard 8: Students write daily to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Objective 2: Compose and write a draft.

b. Use voice to fit the purpose and audience

What is the pedagogy you'll be using and why is it a good fit for the content?
The pedagogical techniques that I will employ in the classroom will promote student involvement and will increase interaction between the students and the teacher. It is my believe that this leads to better learning.
I will start by having students participate in an activity. This will help to "break the ice" and quickly assess the enthusiasm of the students for writing.
I will ask many open-ended questions to bring out diverse viewpoints.
I will show them my work in the computer.
I will give them a task to write a poetry using their own voice. This will be done using active and collaborative learning. I will divide the class in groups of 2-3. By doing group activities the students will practice collaborating with peers - a critical skill in writing; they will also help each other to construct new knowledge.

What is the technology you'll be using and why is it good fit with the content and pedagogy?

The technology that I will be using is STORYBOARD with audio and music. By doing this the students will hear the author of the poem recite, sung and shout his own work, thus showing the students that his voice in his writing fits the purpose and the audience.