Description
Lesson Plans–Problem Solving–What’s included in the bundle:
- Summary of each project, including suggested grade and prior knowledge, time required, software required
- Higher-order thinking skills addressed
- Technology-specific skills taught
Five projects include:
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We are all Problem-solvers
A tech teacher can’t teach students ‘a software program’. S/he must teach how to evaluate knowledge and apply it to new situations. S/he must teach students to be Problem Solvers.
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Clarify with Excel
Collect data from student quizzes. Analyze it in Excel. Excel’s killer app is data analysis–figuring out answers to problems.
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Two heads study better than one–Excel
Review with a partner for a summative Excel quiz (see Learn Excel bundle) with a partner. Remembering Excel is challenging. Partnering makes is fun. Fun makes it easier.
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Problem Solving Board
The faster students remember the most-common tech problems, the more they’ll learn. This list accounts for 50% of the problems that stop productivity in the lab.
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Sponge Activities using webcams, virtual tours and videos
Use all five senses to problem solve. That includes ears, eyes, and the virtual sense of feel, smell and taste.
