BlendedLearningAdaptations(withExamples)

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blendedadaptationshavebeencreatedbymeasexampleworkproductsthatcouldbeusedasapartofthislesson.
Lesson

OriginalComponent

BlendedAdaptation

Rationale

EarthRangers

Readaloudstory
Justa YouTuberecordingofbookbeingreadwith
Dream
byChrisVan
imagesofillustrations
Allsburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9JCqMO
5Wo

Allowsstudentswhomissedthelessonto
havethebookreadaloudtothemat
homedifferentiatesinstructionfor
strugglingreadersallowsforreviewof
textatalatertimeforrevieworreflection.

EarthRangers

DiscussionQuestions

Putthediscussionquestionsintothedistrict's
onlineLMSforansweringinclassasgroupsor
athomeindividually.Studentscanrespondto
others'answers.Ifansweredingroups,one
questioncanbeassignedtoagroupto
answer.
http://bit.ly/1zDPQTE

Allowsstudentstoutilizeanonline
discussionforclassdiscussion.Allows
studentsnotpresentduringclassto
respondtothesamequestions.Allows
studentstointeractwitheachotherina
differentwaythantypicalclass
discussions.Givesavoicetostudents
whowouldotherwisenotspeakup.

GoogleSheetsCreateaformwithacolumn
foreachword,adefinitionandapicture
example.
http://bit.ly/172VacM

Allowsstudentsaccesstothevocabulary
listfromanycomputeratanytimefor
reviewanduseinotherpartsoftheunit.
Allowsstudentstocontributetothe
vocabularylist.DifferentiatesforELL
studentsthroughuseofvisualaids
(images).Additionally,thislistcanbe
addedtoasyouprogressthroughtheunit.

WrapUpLetter

GoogleDocshavestudentswritealetterto
theirparents,grandparents,friend,neighboror
otherrelative.

Allowsthestudenttosharewiththe
teacherorotherstudentsforreviewor
revisionTheuseofGoogleDocs(inlieu
ofMSWord)allowsforcompletionat
homeoroutsideoftheclassroom.

Chart/Graph

GoogleSheetsStudentswillusegathered
surveyresponsestocreateasimplegraphor

Teachesstudentsotherwaysofgraphing
andsharingdataandeliminatespaper

EarthRangers(aswellas VocabularyList
ongoingthroughoutunit
whenevervocabularyis
included)

EarthRangers

Recyclingandthe
StudentConsumer

chartinGoogleSheets.
http://bit.ly/1A4WWEm

useduringarecyclingunit.

Listofrecyclable
products

GoogleFormsStudentswillcompletethe
Googleformastheyresearchusingthe
internet.Studentswillhaveaccesstothe
completedresults.
http://goo.gl/forms/ISqrb5ZWxy

Allowsstudentstheopportunitytoshare
dataquicklyandinputinformationtheyve
researchedintoadigitalcollaborationwith
others.

FieldTrip

VirtualFieldTriptoarecyclingcenter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jda_9_30
WU
withafollowupactivityusingthewebsite:
RecycleCity
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/dumptown.htm

AllowsaccesstoALLstudents,whomay
attendaschoolwhocannotaffordtosend
themonafieldtripordonotliveneara
placethatconductsthistypeoffieldtrip.

HistoryofEarthDay

Worksheet

Playintroductionvideothatchallenges
studentstogoGREEN.(slightlyoutdated,but
stillservesthesamepurpose)
http://youtu.be/B2PU_WGkQw
OR
http://youtu.be/k6qidhHEZ10

Introducesandgetskidsexcitedaboutthe
HistoryofEarthDayutilizingamultimedia
component.

HistoryofEarthDay

Flyer

StudentsuseGoogleDrawingstomakeaflyer
forEarthDay.TeachstudentstouseCreative
Commonstosearchforfairuseimages.
http://search.creativecommons.org
Sampleflyer
http://bit.ly/1vwBLHg

Savespaperduringarecyclingunitand
allowsstudentstheopportunitytoexplore
creativeartsusingtechnology.

HistoryofEarthDay

Worksheet

Replacetheworksheetwithaformative
assessment,intheformofaquizoneither
yourschoolsLMSorusingGoogleFormson
GoogleDrive.
http://bit.ly/19ldDTj

Thisisagreatwaytoturnabusywork
assignmentintoaquick,instantformative
assessment.Additionally,itisagreat
exampletosetforstudentswhen
discussingEarthDayyouareeliminating
paperwasteandutilizingadigital
alternativeinstead.

HistoryofEarthDay

Journal

Havestudentsutilizeadigitaljournalsuchas
KidBlogorablogembeddedwithinyour

Allowsstudentstheopportunitytouse
onlinemodalityforjournalingand

Recyclingandthe
StudentConsumer

FieldTrip

schoolsLMS(ourLMS,Schoologyhasonefor
eachchildthatissecure)towritetheirjournal
entriesandsharewiththeclass.
http://kidblog.org/home/
SampleLMSblog:
http://bit.ly/1vwGd95

interactinginasocialmediatypesetting
withtheirpeers.Opensupconversation
aboutthetypesofwritingusedin
blogging.Setsanexampleofeliminating
paperwasteduringyour3Rsunit.

Torecycleornotrecycle

Inpersondebate

Buddywithanotherclassoncampususingthe
sameunitandhaveeachclasstakean
opposingpositioninthedebate.UseSkypeto
holdyourdebatewiththeotherclass.Class
couldevenbeatanotherschoolsite.
http://www.skype.com/en/

Allowsstudentstheopportunitytointeract
globallywithothers,eveniftheclassison
thesamecampusworksonspeakingand
listeningskillsallowsstudentsto
opportunitytoseehowtheycanworkwith
othersfromadistance.

EnrichmentActivities

Ratealunchbag

Havestudentssnapaphotooftheirlunchbag
usinganiPad,digitalcameraorpersonal
device.Uploadtotheclassphotogalleryin
yoursitesLMSandhaveotherstudentsleave
commentswiththeirratingandexplanation
underneath.
http://bit.ly/1Ff9yxh
OR
Use1iPadtotakeallofthepictures(students
canpassitaround),andmakeaQRcodefor
eachphoto.Onadifferentday,havestudents
usetheirowndeviceorclasssetofiPadsto
scanQRcodesoneachpersonsdeskand
leavingaratingcard(couldbeindexcardswith
numbersonthem)on5differentdesks.
http://www.qrstuff.com

Letsstudentsusetechnologytointeract
andcollaboratewithothers.

CulminatingActivity

Arts&ScrapsFieldtrip

Asaculminatingprojecttotheunit,have
studentsrepurposematerialsintosomething
new.Providethemexamplesyouvegathered
fromtheinternetasideas.Tellthemtoexplore
thingstheyhavelyingaroundthehouseor
materialsthatarenolongerwantedbyothers
andtypicallycannotberecycled.Havethem
useGoogleSlidestocreateapresentation

Takesalloftheskillsthatstudentshave
learnedoverthecourseoftheunitand
usethemtocreatesomethingofinterest
tothem.Therearereallynolimitstowhat
theycando.Additionally,theyhaveto
presenttheirideastotheirclassmates,
allowingthemtoworkontheirspeaking
andlisteningskills.Bycreatingtheir

showingimagesfromtheprocessoftheir
creationaswellasinformationabouthowthey
chosetorepurposetheirmaterials.
http://bit.ly/1CxapG2

presentationinGoogleSlides,theycan
askforfeedbackfrompeers(collaborate)
astheyproducetheirfinishedproduct.