According to
William Horton, (2012). E-Learning by Design
(2nd Ed.);
Connect
activities help learners close the gap between learning and the rest of their
lives. They prepare learners to apply learning in situations they encounter at
work, in later learning efforts, and in their personal lives. If Absorb
activities are the nouns and Do activities the verbs, then Connect activities
are the conjunctions of learning.
In this Connect activity, the teacher will assist first grade students in connecting what they currently
know and what they should know about the importance of using the emergency
system 911. Throughout the class, the
teacher will place phones that will be used by students after a brief
discussion with their teacher to see if they have been paying attention to what
has been being taught. Each student will be given a play situation and then
will tell the teacher if it is ok to call 911 or if it is a situation that an
adult can handle.
After viewing the video the teacher will discuss what has been talked about in the video. Students will hear from their teacher how important the 911 Emergency System is. Students will then be allowed to use play phones and ask questions in regard to the video and tell their teacher what they already know about the 911 system. Students will then listen to directions from their teacher and a situation will be created in the classroom to allow students to show their teacher who will be acting as the 911 operator that they understand when and when not to dial 911.
As students are using the phone the teacher will be conducting a Needs Assessment to address the following questions;
1. What do you know? The teacher knows that students in the first grade should already have some knowledge of their full name and address. Students should also be able to tell the teacher what they know about the 911 emergency system.
2. What do you want to know? The teacher wants to know which students in an emergency situation will know how to properly react. Students will need to show their teacher their ability to stay calm in an emergency situation.
3. What are you trying to measure, determine, or define? The teacher is trying to determine if students need extra help with learning their full name and address and if students understand who it is ok to speak with in the event of an emergency.
4. How will you collect and record the information? All information on each student will be kept on an assessment sheet. The sheet will have each students name on it and checks will be placed in each box under each question to show that the student could properly handle the situation.
5. How will you report the information you collect? The teacher will report the information based on her grading system. If a student can not properly respond to a situation that has been given to them, then the teacher will then work with that student on a one on one basis, to help the student learn their full name and address.
6. Are all interested groups included in planning and conducting the needs assessment? All groups are included in the planning and conducting of the needs assessment. It is the goal of this learning activity that each students knows what to do in the event of a real life situation.
Reference
1. Horton, W.
(2012). E-Learning by design (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Wiley.
2. http://www.youtube.com/AbFmdJAGsM8.
Retrieved February 24, 2014
3.
http://www.Wikipedia.org/9-1-1.
Retrieved February 24, 2014
