Chapter 11: Interated Lesson Plan

For my 12th grade Math integrated lesson plan, students will spend half the period researching online for a game that involves math. Weather it be Magic The Gathering, Poker, or any other game they come across. They will then be put into groups based on what they selected. They will be assigned to do an out line of the game listing the rules and how the game is played. The next class students will then list all the math aspects of the game, rolling dice, score keeping, etc. I will then meet with each group to make sure they are on the correct track. I will then have them make up their own game using the math we are learning. They will now have the rules and math of other games to help them understand what I am looking for. The purpose of this lesson is for the students to use what we are learning in class in an exciting and fun way. Many times kids will say why do we need to learn this type of math so this will give them a good and fun reason to do so. I feel their math skills will improve and they will have a project they can be proud of doing while being creative.

Chapter Ten: Ethical and Legal uses of Technology

In both the first and second videos important lessons can be learn. For one it is overall pretty silly to care what people think about you and two cyber bullying is just as dumb as regular bullying. Taking away a kids cell phone won't stop bullying because that is not the root of the problem. The problem lies deeper. People need to talk to the children who are doing the bullying and to the children who are getting bullied, because communication is very important. The teachers who are teaching should know what is going on in their environment. Because getting teachers who are just smart won't help or solve any problems. This might be off topic but they really should have a class about random stuff and not just math, science, history, etc. It doesn't make sense to me that they don't have one. If they had a class that taught about some of the topics you bring up that would be good, and not just at a grad or post grad level because that is mostly past the point where the students really need it. Sexting, cyber bullying, and such is not a technology issue its a life issue that needs to be dealt with and discussed openly and should be taught starting 7th grade. Thanks for reading and good topic.