Course Syllabus
Liberty Middle School Technology Plan: 2021-2022
Introduction
Liberty Middle School strives to incorporate research based learning strategies into its daily curriculum. In a 21st century classroom, technology use should be a natural extension of every class assignment. Students and teachers alike should have the latest hardware and software at their fingertips, making learning meaningful and pertinent. For any technology to be successfully implemented and used, professional learning and training must occur. The media staff will offer continued training on the 21st century classroom, which includes Using Destiny, Understanding Outlook and OneDrive, Conducting Research, Creating with BookCreator, Using References, Finding Credible Websites, Using Search Engines Properly and Citing Resources. Initial in-services will be needed, but continued refreshers and updates will also be required. Liberty Middle School students will receive training opportunities, during their two-week check-out rotation. These trainings will help the patrons to become more proficient in the use of technology for research-based assignments and activities.
Goals
Liberty Middle School’s technology goal for students is to create a yearlong professional learning program that promotes and models lessons that directly impact the students ability to conduct effective research.
Liberty Middle School’s technology goal for students is to increase awareness of readily available, free technology tools and how to embed these tools into research based student projects.
Implementation Plan
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Dates |
Goal |
School Improvement |
Person Responsible |
Resources Needed |
Time/Duration |
Cost |
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August |
Orientations |
Students will learn policies and procedures pertaining to the rules of the learning commons. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, , MS PowerPoint |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
September |
Microsoft Outlook & OneDrive |
Students will receive an in-service on Outlook & OneDrive, then participate in a Kahoot activity, and finally take a quiz on the content. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Internet, Kahoot |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
October |
Credible Websites |
Students will participate in a Quizlet activity, then use the knowledge to conduct searches for credible websites on the internet. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Internet, Kahoot |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
November 2021 |
Cyberbullying |
Students will receive a lesson on Cyberbullying and how it harms students lives. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Internet, Kahoot |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
December 2021 |
Destiny OPAC |
Students will learn how to navigate the Destiny Online Public Access Catalog, then take a quiz on the content. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Internet |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
January 2022 |
Plagiarism |
Students will learn about Plagiarism. They will also participate in a Kahoot activity. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Kahoot |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
February 2022 |
Citing Resources |
Students will learn how to use Microsoft Word, in order to generate a reference page for their research projects. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Microsoft Word |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
March 2022 |
Media Literacy Terms |
Students will participate in a Quizlet activity on Media Literacy Terminology. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Quizlet |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
|
April 2022 |
Book Creator |
Students will receive an in-service on Book Creator, then students will be instructed to create a book on a topic of their choice. |
Ryan Cannon Media Specialist |
ActivBoard & Learning Commons Canvas Course, Internet, Book Creator |
We will rotate all of the ELA classes through the media center over the course of two weeks. |
Free to the students |
Assessment Plan
The media staff will meet in December to review the effectiveness of the first semester in-services. The team will decide if any revisions will need to be made. In March, students will be surveyed to determine the efficacy of the research-based learning program.
Names of Submitter: Ryan Cannon, Michelle Garber
Title: Library Media Specialist, Media Clerk
Course Summary:
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