Jeffery Berrios

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EDU-225
September 12, 2015

Raft Task Card

This RAFT Card is designed for __6th__ grade level.
ROLE (student)
Historian

AUDIENCE
Parents

FORMAT
Internet Webcast

TOPIC
The Dinosaurs.

Lower Grade level

Documentary

Why the end for

Row 1

Soldier

War was needed

Row 2

for America to
free itself from the
TV reporter

The viewers

news footage

Confederacy.
What areas of life
changed after the

Row 3
act that took place
on 9-11.

RAFT Row 1
Objective: Give students the understanding of the many different forms of life that roamed the
earth thousands of years ago.
Student Role: Historian
Audience: Parents
Format: Internet webcast

Topic: The Dinosaurs

Directions: 1) Pick out a Dinosaur that you will discuss during your webcast, 2) talk over your
pick with your group so that multiple dinosaurs are not talked about, 3) Put together a webcast
using the information that you have gathered during your research, 4) Inform the views of all
walks of life that was part of your dinosaurs daily routine: Hunting, gathering, what hunted it and
what did they hunt, 5) make sure that all people are involved in the webcast.

Resources:
Science Kids
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/dinosaurs.html
History
http://www.history.com/topics/dinosaurs-an-introduction
Live Science
http://www.livescience.com/3945-history-dinosaurs.html

Assessment: Each kid will have to present this webcast to their parents for further understanding
of how this information might be understood. Feedback will be given on a take home sheet that
has to be signed by each parent for the student to be able to get a graded paper. Project will also
be submitted to other groups in the class for grading. Points will be given on the reviews from
the parents and students. Overall score of 100 with the sections being broken down into 50 for
presentation, 25 for research and group work, 15 for parents review and 10 will be taken from
the review of classmates.

RAFT Row 2
Objective: To give the students a better understanding of what the Civil War was like and the
affect war has on people and the country as a whole.
Student Role: Historian
Audience: Lower grade levels
Format: Documentary
Topic: Why the end for War was needed for America to free itself from the Confederacy.

Directions: 1) Address who the Civil war was fought with and why?, 2) For your research make
sure to have 3 credited bodies of work, 3) put together a short video depicting a summarized
version of the highest point of the war for the Confederacy to their final defeat. 4) Props will be
needed to be able to receive all points, 5) this project will be filmed in the class
Resources:
History
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war
The Civil War Home Page
http://www.civil-war.net/
HistoryNet
http://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war
Civil War Trust
http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/this-day-in-the-civil-war.html

Assessment: This project will be viewed by the class and the grades for the project will be given
a week after all assignments are viewed by all and everything is turned in. This is graded on a
120 points scale: 25 points of group work, 25 points for each persons individual assignment that
was given to them, 50 points for the presentation/video that has to be made and viewed by
others, 20 points for overall accuracy of the events that are being talked about in the video.

RAFT Row 3
Objective: To show the students that history is happening all around us and that what we do now
will affect the future of many.
Student Role: TV reporter
Audience: The TV viewers
Format: News

Topic: What areas of life changed after September 9 2011 took place on U.S. soil.

Directions: 1) Find information about all the act that happened on 9-11 on U.S. soil. 2) Your will
have a partner for this project which you will both act as anchors for a news cast. 3) In detail talk
about how the pasted war that the U.S was in affected the attacks on the U.S in 2011. 4) Check
out multiple websites for information regarding the acts of 9-11. 5) Slides or clips can be used
which can be added with your teachers help during your new cast.
Resources:
History
http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-timeline
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/27/us/september-11-anniversary-fast-facts/
Military
http://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/terrorism/bone-chilling-9-11-attackfootage/1810903763001/

Assessment: This project will be graded on the information is presented between the two
students that have to play or interact with each other so that the information that is given is
correct and in a manner that is understandable. This will be viewed by only the students that
made the tape and also the teacher in a three person setting. Other questions will be asked during
the viewing of the report so that the teachers know that the information that is being given is also

being understood by the students giving it. 50 points in total of the assignment, 25 for
presentation and 25 for research, group interaction, and not being late.

Section Four: Differentiating Instruction through Technology

(Remember only this essay part of the assignment will be included in the Topic 07 Benchmark)
Introduction (4-6 sentences)
Technology is used in every part of our lives, this is no different than the use of
technology in the classroom. Multiple areas of technology have been introduced in the
classroom over the years: computers, projectors, and tablets just to name a few. These forms of
technology allow for student to gain a critical incite to the world in which they are going to be a
part of when their academic career is complete. Using technology to express what is being
learned or taught will allow for a further understanding to both the student and there audience.
These added features can help meet certain requirements for educational studies while also
keeping the kids engaged with the learning process. Allowing these forms of technology to help

the students understand what the teacher is asking will also help for overall growth. The use of
production, news outlets and also the web can be useful in further gaining the knowledge that
needs to be meet.
Technology to Differentiate Instruction (300-400 words)
Name of Technology Tool: Webcasts can draw in a viewer that is not looking for hours of
information but wants to listen to listen to a certain topic. The computer allows for such a tool to
be used. It gives the students a plate form to deliver their message to different kinds of people
with a verity of interest on the topic at hand. The impact this type of knowledge of use has on a
student is ever lasting.
ISTE Standards The ISTE standard for students is stated that students demonstrate creative
thinking, constructive knowledge ( ISTE, 2015)
Name of Technology Tool: Projection screens give the student a full screen to see what is
needed for each assignment to be completed is. This also allows for a teacher to address all areas
that might be of some concern to some of the students. Students can take better notes with the
ability to discern what information the teacher displays is most useful to them (Whitaker,2015)
Projection screens give the student more time on the project since the teacher can more
effectively move through information that needs to be given for students to fully understand. The
form of delivery the information is also important since on a projector visual aid can be added
along with vocal description of what needs to be done. Interactive whiteboard also give the
students a chance to become the teacher when projections of an assignment in on the screen for
all to see and the student needs to fill in the blanks or even perform the assignment in class.
ISTE Standards Interactive whiteboards are among some of the leaders in the educational
growth of our kids Judging from recent news reports, it is likely that a portion of the new

federal education stimulus funding will be invested in interactive whiteboards. (NEA Member
Benefits, 2015) Per the ISTE standards this form of instructions could fall under the Critical
thinking, problem solving, and decision making process (ISTE, 2015)
Name of Technology Tool: Blogs or media messaging can be brought in for conversations that
are done after school has ended. This form of communication can also help students determine
answers to questions that cannot wait until the following day of class. Teachers can layout
guidelines for multiple assignments and be able to answer questions quicker than normal. Blogs
can help students create a more solid foundation for their grammar skills while also expressing
more information to whoever is reading.
ISTE Standards This tool will allow for a classroom to fully understand what is being
discussed while also talking over other areas that might need to be addressed. This goes with the
ISTE Standards of Communication and Collaboration.
Pros and Cons (150-250 words)
If not done in a manner that would allow for the understanding on what to fully do with
the information than technology for differentiate instructions would be more of a hindrance than
a positive. Since technology is in every part of the lives that we live in the need for
understanding the process though education is important. Not everyone is going to take to using
differentiate instruction but the pros for long term success are higher while trying to teacher to
multiple educational learners in one classroom.
Concluding Paragraph (4-6 sentences)
Understanding the classroom of your students is the goal for all teachers, but that takes
time. Knowing that only in time will you be able to reach a classroom full of young adults is the
key to a successful teaching career. Just because it says 5th grade on the door does not mean that

all students in the class are at a 5th grade level, this is where using different techniques and
programs will allow for a student to be successful in your classroom. Sometimes the most
uncomfortable you might feel will give a student a better understanding of a topic, like never
using an interactive whiteboard before and introducing it to your class to find that the material is
understood better using this form of learning. The needs for the students in the class need to be
met and it is our job as teachers or future teachers to make that possible.

References:
Ex. Author Last, First (year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal should be in italics, volume
number should be in italics (issue number), page numbers only.
ISTE Standards for Students. (2015). Retrieved September 13, 2015, from
http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-students
Whitaker, C. (n.d.). The Advantages of Using a Projector in the Classroom. Retrieved September
13, 2015, from http://www.ehow.com/info_7884259_advantages-using-projector-classroom.html
Professional Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved September 13, 2015, from
http://www.neamb.com/professional-resources/benefits-of-interactive-whiteboards.htm