Context Analysis:
Class Characteristics: There will be 20 second grade students working on this project. Students will be working in groups of 4. Since this project is multi-disciplinary students will have 1 hour to work on this project. We will work
on this during our Science and Writing block. Students will have one to two weeks (5 to 10 days) to work on this project. Time will be flexible with this project.
Technical Considerations: Students will have access to the computer lab and/or the K-2 laptop cart during the block of time assigned. Students will have access to a laser printer in case they need to print, and a scanner in case they need to scan. I don’t think we will need any accommodations made to complete this web-based project. I will ask that the computers in the lab be prepped with Free Natural Reader to aid students who might not be on the same reading level. This is a text to speech feature that reads the words to the students who might need extra assistance.
Teacher Characteristics: The teacher should be comfortable guiding students using technology.
The teacher should be comfortable using the internet, Microsoft PowerPoint, scanning photos, saving and downloading
internet features.