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 Home Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard 6 Standard 7 Standard 8 Standard 9 Standard 10 ** Standard 1  ** **  Teachers know the subjects they are teaching. **    The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils Evidence: Movie Maker: Graphing Using Excel Rationale: This lesson was created using both SMART Notebook and Movie Maker technology with the purpose of instructing 5th grade students how to create graphs using Excel. Though I have not used this application with my students yet, I have a strong feeling that it is going to be extremely helpful for instructing students have to create graphs. All students are at a different comfort level when it comes to technology. This video allows students to go at their own pace while giving both visual and audio step by step instructions. Students will be able to meaningfully learn this concept since they will have the opportunity to see, hear, and do the activity. As a teacher, I realized that recording these steps was extremely simple and will be helpful while in the computer lab. I won’t have to repeat instructions a dozen times and students will be able to work at their own pace. This would also be helpful for sharing with my fellow teachers, especially those who aren’t as comfortable with technology

KSD: 1.K.3 The teacher relates his/her disciplinary knowledge to other subject areas

In creating this lesson, I took my knowledge of Excel to incorporate it in a video that will allow students to create graphs using their data. They will be using this application in their math probability unit.

1.S.3 The teacher can evaluate teaching resources and curriculum materials for their comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usefulness in representing particular ideas and concepts

I have looked at many online graphing programs to use, but I found that Excel gives many more options and will be used by students in their futures.

1.D.1 The teacher realizes that subject matter knowledge is not a fixed body of facts but is complex and ever evolving. S/he seeks to keep abreast of new ideas and understandings in the field

Technology is always changing and I need to keep up with the changing programs. Excel 2007, though different, has many advantages and is user friendly for my students.