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From Kristy: I am looking forward to seeing your progress on you ILP project. In addition to playing the game, do you want students to generate a product related to landforms? Do you think that would make it more interesting for the students? Hiller Idea: I've always enjoyed having my students create a model or shadow box of the water cycle, labeling the stages of the water cycle (objective 2.02) and the landforms that can be created because of water.-- Sarah I agree that having the students create a model would make it more interesting for them. However, I thought we were supposed to focus on one thing to study. -Jeanne Our Compelling Question is: How can we integrate flashcard games from Quizlet into learning the vocabulary of a science unit?

Targeted Age Group:
Fifth and sixth grade students.

North Carolina Standards that will be met:
5th Grade Science Goals: Strand 2- Landforms Will you tartget landforms and maps? Hiller I was targeting types of landforms and topographic maps-Jeanne

Assessment:
Pre-tests and Post-tests What type of pre and post tests will you design? What type of questions? Hiller Pre-test is a simple matching quiz, while the post-test will be higher level thinking questions and will include a student survey.

Proposed resources we will use: We will need access to laptops and the internet for all of the students. We believe that at most there can be two children working at one laptop in order for them to be successful with this project. Other resources that we have used to design the Quizlet activity include the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, Johnston County Planning Guides for Science, and FOSS Science kit teacher materials (to determine the sequence and scope of the particular lesson vocabulary).

Lesson Ideas: We are planning on having students use the Quizlet game as a way to study vocabulary for their landforms unit in science. Jeanne is currently teaching this to her fifth graders and Sarah has access to a fifth grade class in her school. So we will both be incorporating at least one lesson using Quizlet in the classroom. Students will have already been introduced to some of the vocabulary dealing with landforms; however, they will not have mastered it. Jeanne has embedded the link for the Quizlet game on her website so it will be easily accessible to all children. Sarah has also embedded the Quizlet link onto her website for student availability. Using laptops, students will be led to the Quizlet link. They will be shown how to use the game and all of the aspects that are incorporated. Students will then be allowed to play the game on their own. After the lesson, we will collaborate with the students so we can see how they felt about the game. We will also survey the students to see if they are using the game at home, since we have shown them how to access the Quizlet game from a website. We want to find out if the game is a good way to help students learn their vocabulary words.

Where will the ILP be implemented: Our ILP will be implemented in Jeanne's science class and in a fifth grade science class in Sarah's school. Students will also be able to access Quizlet from their home.

=StoryBoard=

Beginning:
I was thinking about starting our video with clips of students talking about Quizlet. They could describe what it is and how it is used in the class and why they did or did not like it.

30 sec. Intro with kids describing Quizlet

Middle:
The main part of the film should be about Quizlet. It should include: 1 how to make one 2 using one in the classroom 3 how students can access and use the Quizlet at home. I also thought we could put videos of the students using the Quizlet.

1 min: Show how to create a Quizlet

1 min: Explain what we used Quizlet for: Preparation of Science EOG, Weekly Quizzes,

1 min: Explain other ways to use a Quizlet: other subjects

1 min: Pros and Cons

End:
30 sec: Ending - students discussing feelings again

I thought the ending could be similar to the beginning and we could incorporate how the students feel about the program.

=Partner Paper=

**Rationale for the Lesson**

Have you ever struggled with teaching your students vocabulary? As a teacher, do you sense the students’ boredom in the routine memorizing activities they practice when learning their vocabulary? We developed our research because of these frustrations. We chose a way for students to study their science vocabulary using the Web 2.0 tool - Quizlet. It is important to us to find new ways for our students to study vocabulary especially in science since, as 5th graders, they will be required to take a Science End of Grade Test. This test is heavy in vocabulary and it is very important that the students know and understand all of these terms--not just the definitions, but also being able to apply the vocabulary to scientific concepts.

**New literacies, TPACK, Literacy Learning Theory, Tool and Student Learning** Technically the Quizlet is a form of rote memorization because it is constantly drilling the kids to have the material memorized. We felt that the technology aspect would add an interest and a motivation for the students. Quizlet fits right in with TPACK. The technology aspect is using the computer and internet. The pedagogy is leading the students through the process of accessing and then using the program. Then the content knowledge is the vocabulary itself.

John Dewey is one the highest esteemed education theorists there is. He is an advocate of connecting a student's experience and daily life with their education. He believes that through this connection students will be more motivated to learn. Most students in today's society go home and turn to some aspect of technology. So in following with John Dewey's beliefs bringing technology into the classroom will bring this connection to the students. We are hoping students would be motivated enough by the incentive to use the computer that they will not get overwhelmed by the amount of material they will be studying. Reference a book of Dewey's

Quizlet is an web based tool. The teacher creates an account and then types in the vocabulary words and then the definitions. The program then creates interactive games, note cards, and quizzes. The student is allowed to independently navigate through the website and choose how they would learn the terms best.

**Implementation- Brief**

We created a Quizlet online for the science words. This program has the creator type in the vocabulary words and their definitions. It then creates interactive flash cards and games the students can play. We introduced the students to this program by showing them how to use it and then embedding the link on our school website so the students were able to access the program from their homes. We ran through the process of getting to my website and accessing the Quizlet from there. Students were then able to play the Quizlet game on the laptop computers. Once a week Jeanne allowed her students to use the laptops to play the Quizlet game, while Sarah's students played the Quizlet games every other day throughout a three-week period.

**Reflections on Challenges and Successes you encountered both internal and external.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Quizlet was an easy way to motivate students to learn their vocabulary. Students enjoyed the independence to choose the different games and methods of studying. The majority of students immediately loved playing the games. In Jeanne’s classes there was a lot of competitiveness that was driving the students to do better on the games. This did lead to a few students becoming withdrawn and quiet. They felt they could not compete with some of the higher students so they were a little apprehensive in playing the games.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One challenge with Quizlet is the same games being constantly used. In Jeanne's classroom, students were allowed to play the Quizlet she created once a week for about 45 minutes. By the last class period she allowed the students to work, some were complaining of being bored. Sarah's students accessed the Quizlet program every other day, but were given different formats (sometimes in teams, sometimes individually) and enjoyed the practice until the last few days of the final week.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Another challenge of using and depending on Quizlet is that it is web based. The first issue with this is accessing enough computers for students to work on the program individually. Also, if there are problems with the internet, then the program can not be accessed. For example, the system at Sarah's school stopped working due to repairs being done by Central Services-- her students were not able to use the program that day.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Evaluation of the collaboration with you and your partner.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Since Sarah and I both teach 5th Grade, it was easy for us to incorporate the same tool in the same content area. We discussed questions and issues as they arose. We both added input and ideas to the project. We each ran the lesson individually and then shared the results with each other. It was nice being able to hear different ideas of how to use the tool that we could incorporate easily into our classroom. We also used this as an opportunity to share information and data, so that we could strengthen our classroom practices.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**What will you do differently next time in the lesson?** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Next time I decide to use Quizlet, I will begin with only a few words and slowly build them up. Students tend to respond better when they have less to learn at once. The kids began to get bored with the games, so I think it will help keep them on their toes if they are thrown some new words every now and then. I also am interested in trying the printable quizzes in my class (Sarah tried this with one of her classes after the project research was complete and saw a higher success rate). I am definitely going to use this program for all of my science units. I think it will be an excellent tool for students to use before their Science EOG test. It would also be a good way to compile the massive vocabulary list throughout the year without making the students feel overwhelmed.