Evaluation

The evaluation that would be carried out in this Didactic Unit would be a mixed of the peers and teacher assessment , continuous and criteria. Different points of view would be kept in mind in order to enable students to gain awareness of their situation and facilitate their own improvement process . Moreover the evaluation would be carried out through the whole process and students would be able to compare their progress in their results with a previously stated criterion. 

According to the basis of the Andalusian Decree 97/2015 of March the 3rd the evaluation of this Didactic Unit would be: 

‣ The evaluation would be aware of the level of acquisition of the key competences and the achievement of the objectives. 

‣ The process would be continuous, criterial, global and formative and would consider the students’ progress in the join of the areas and the different elements of the Didactic Unit. 

‣ Teachers would evaluate all the students’ learning skills, as well as the teaching processes and its teaching practice. 

Techniques: 

The techniques used in this didactic unit are “Direct Systematic Observation”, “Task Analysis”, and “ Techniques based on information”. 

This last technique will be elaborated by a scale card model, a rubric and a class diary. 

In order to evaluate the whole Didactic Unit we would use “Observation scales”; a control list that contain planned observations of possible knowledge, procedure or behaviour. The observer reflect the intensity or frequency of a given attitude. observer will have to record an X in the box he/she thinks that reflects the student’s behaviour.

Finally, for one of the activities in which students have to do a presentation, we would use a “Rubric” . Rubrics allow teachers value and register the level of student learning, they are useful as a guide of marking that evaluates the quality of the students’ responses in specific activities.

As the own students will have to grade their classmates on their presentation, we will provide the “rubric” for them to know how to grade their classmates.

Contents

Art . 10 (126/2014): Without prejudice to their specific treatment in some of the subjects of each stage, reading comprehension, oral and written expression, audiovisual communication, Information and Communication Technologies, entrepreneurship and civic and constitutional education will work in all subjects.

Objectives

SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

O.LCL.6. To learn to use all the means at their disposal, including new technologies, to obtain and interpret oral and written information, adapting it to different learning situations

VISUAL ARTS

O.EA.1. To know and to use the possibilities of the audiovisual media and information and communication technologies and to use them as resources for observation, information search and production of own productions, either autonomously or in combination with other media and materials.

Methodological orientations

Art. 4 (17/2015)

Information and communication technologies will be used as a common tool to facilitate curriculum development.

Primary education objectives

Art.7 (126/2014):

1. To know and appreciate the values and norms of coexistence, to learn to act in accordance to them, to prepare for the active exercise of citizenship and to respect human rights, as well as the pluralism proper to a democratic society.
2. Develop individual and team work habits, effort and responsibility in the study, as well as self-confidence, critical sense, personal initiative, curiosity, interest and creativity in learning, and entrepreneurship.
3. To acquire skills for the prevention and peaceful resolution of conflicts, enabling them to operate independently in the family and the home, as well as in the social groups with which they relate.
4. To know, understand and respect different cultures and differences between people, equal rights and opportunities for men and women and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities.
5. To know and use in an appropriate manner the Spanish language and, if any, the co-official language of the Autonomous Community and to develop reading habits.
6. To acquire, in at least one foreign language, the basic communication skills to enable them to express and understand simple messages and to function in everyday situations.
7. To develop basic mathematical skills and to begin to solve problems requiring elementary operations of calculation, geometrical knowledge and estimates, as well as being able to apply them to the situations of their daily lives.
8. Knowledge of the fundamental aspects of the natural sciences, social sciences, geography, history and culture.
9. Initiate the use of Information and Communication Technologies for learning by developing a critical attitude to the messages they receive and develop.
10. To use different representations and artistic expressions and to begin building visual and audiovisual proposals.
11. To value hygiene and health, to accept one’s own body and that of others, to respect differences and to use physical education and sport as a means to promote personal and social development.
12. To know and value the animals closest to the human being and to adopt behaviors that favor its care.
13. To develop their affective capacities in all areas of the personality and in their relations with others, as well as an attitude against violence, prejudice of any kind and sexist stereotypes.
14. Promote road education and respectful attitudes that have an impact on road accident prevention.

Learning vocabulary about travelling

In order to teach students vocabulary about traveling , we have decided to use the following Prezi. This website enables both teacher and learners to teach and learn vocabulary in a more entertaining way since you can add images and videos.

As educators Prezi let us get rid of old-fashioned teaching methods and introduce children to the «Technological world»

Websites to create interactive presentations in School

In order to introduce ICTs in Education there are lots of web pages that let both teacher and children teach and learn in a brand-new way . Here you have a list of some of them:

• Prezi https://prezi.com/  : Using Prezi in education is taking the classroom by storm, rapidly gaining popularity over other programs as the presentation tool of choice for educators and students.

• Emaze https://www.emaze.com :Teachers can engage their class with interactive presentations that make learning more accessible, stimulating, and effective. With Emaze, users can incorporate video, audio and text, offering a unique potential for student engagement. They can collaborate and share their work, convert their old presentations to an Emaze template, and make learning experiences that are memorable and fun.

• Genially https://www.genial.ly/ : is a web tool to create engaging interactive visual content. You can make interactive pictures, infographics, presentations, posters and questionnaires or guides. And, for me, the best thing about this tool  is that you can choose from a wide variety of free templates to create very professional interactive content or you can upload your own pictures and start from scratch. It also gives you the ability to integrate videos, audio, and any embeddable code among other things.

• Canva https://www.canva.com/: Instead of teaching students to solve problems with existing solutions, let them experiment and innovate in order to stumble upon something better. The goal is to come up with more human-centered, collaborative, and optimistic ways to create social change—or at least to start thinking that way.

Podcasts

A good idea to learn how to use multimedia aplications, it’s the creation of podcasts or others sound files. We have created some examples of podcast wich can be used as a didactic material in class, as a listening exercise, as a tool to give explanations and a lot of more things.

These files are made with the application Audacity, here we left you a link to download it and an easy tutorial for beginners:

• TUTORIAL -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCisC3sHneM
• DOWNLOAD -> https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
  

Finally, there are an huge colection of similar applications to Audacity, we left here some of them:

• Free Audio Editor
• WavePad Audio
• Ocenaudio
• Adobe Audition CC
• Radium

Using Learning Apps in classroom

• ADVANTAGES

-Motivation and Engagement

While students are not always interested in a lecture, they may find curiosity about a particular subject due to an app. Using educational apps is a way to promote interest in topics that students might otherwise disregard.

-Individualized Learning

Children can go at their own pace rather than have to follow the teacher’s rate of instruction. Having the opportunity to learn without a teacher’s direct influence encourages students to value independent study.

Special Education Barriers Can Be Removed

Technology may give children with disabilities a way to learn that they cannot receive in a traditional classroom environment. For example, there are apps that focus on helping dyslexic children to read.

Assist Teachers

Anything that supports a teacher also helps students. In addition to assisting teachers with grading and organization, technology helps a teacher educate their students. Apps can act as built-in lessons and aid a teacher in tracking a student’s progress. Furthermore, the right app can enhance a teacher’s lesson by offering another approach to a subject.

• DISADVANTAGES

-Attention and Emotional Development

Daniel Goleman Ph.D., of Emotional Intelligence fame, worries that the use of technology is affecting the ability of children to focus and may impact emotional development. He argues that children may not develop necessary self-control and empathy for other people if they do not learn to pay attention in a school setting.

-Overstimulation

Janice Kowalski, M.D. notes that overstimulation due to excessive screen time has been linked to emotion dysregulation and a reduction in sleep. Although the recommended screen time for a child is much debated, it is clear that the use of education technology in school can only contribute to increased stimulation. Teachers and parents need to be aware of symptoms of overstimulation, such as difficulties in managing stress and regulating mood.

-Many Teachers are Not Familiar With TechEd

The majority of teachers learned how to teach using traditional methods because they have not received significant training in the use of apps and computers to enhance their students’ education. It is fair to wonder if a student’s education suffers because teachers don’t know how to integrate ICTs into a lesson plan.

-Technology Imbalance Leads to Learning Disparities

Knowledge of technology is not created equal. Those children that have more familiarity with tablets and computers have an advantage over those kids who don’t. This disparity lends itself to the possibility that education technology contributes to inequality in learning.

• FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE

Using education apps in schools is a double-edged sword. There are many advantages but multiple shortcomings as well. Schools must learn to integrate the use of education apps into their classrooms in an efficient way, without oversaturating the classroom environment. Additionally, children must be taught to use technology responsibly.

Are Learning Apps Helping or Hurting Education? (2019). Retrieved from https://www.educationcorner.com/learning-apps-helping-hurting-education.html