Technology Integration Plan

My technology integration plan will teach and help the students in a variety of ways. First, my goal is to teach Shakespeare’s play Julius Ceaser. I will be focusing on the play in general. What I mean by this is that everything will be covered throughout the whole play. I will not just focus on one specific idea in the play. Everything from the plot to the symbolism will be covered. My goal is to ensure the students learn the basics of the play. I also want them to know what happens in the play, as well as to understand the imagery and symbolism that Shakespeare uses.
I am going to use a variety of technologies for this particular play. First, I will utilize the interactive poster program known as Glogster. I will also be using PowerPoint for some of my lectures. Next, I will use Windows Movie Maker. I will also use a podcast. Lastly, I will integrate the Word Cloud into the lesson. I choose each of these pieces of technology for a specific reason. First, I choose Glogster for the fact that interactive posters are really cool. The students find these things interesting and it is a creative outlet for students. It also demonstrates to me that the student understands what is going on in the play. I choose PowerPoint because it is one of the easiest routes for lectures. All of the information I want them to know will be shown on the PowerPoint. I will even post the PowerPoint online so the students have access to it outside of class. Windows Movie Maker will be used by the students. They will create a short video using this program to show me what they have learned about the play. The podcasts will be created by me. I will reiterate points of emphasis weekly on these podcasts. This allows the students to know what information is important and what information does not have to be internalized. Lastly, the students will write two paragraphs about what they learned from the play and generate it into a word cloud.
My plan for the teaching of Julius Ceaser will last three weeks. This gives the students and me enough time to learn and teach the material effectively. All of the technologies will be utilized at different times throughout this time span. Glogster will be used at the end of the lesson. PowerPoint will be used for most of my lectures on the play. Windows Movie Maker will be used at the end of the lesson. The podcasts will be weekly, and the word cloud will occur at the end of the lesson. I will assess my success by quizzes over the material throughout the course of the lesson. I will also continually ask the students if they understand how to use the technology. I will keep close watch on the students to make sure they know how to use the technology. I will also let the students evaluate me at the end of the three week lesson. These evaluations will not only cover my performance, but the technology and if it was helpful in their learning experience.
I am going to keep the evaluations. I will keep both hard and electronic copies of these documents. I will also keep my lesson plan as well for this entire lesson. These two items should be enough verification of the technologies used. I plan on keeping both of these items in an area that is easy to access.