Ed Tech Tool Analysis

The face-to-face lesson that I want to move online is a math lesson on how to calculate discounted prices with sales tax. In class students would learn how to calculate discount and sales tax in an I do, we do, you do format. The you do for the students would be with their shoulder partner. Students would then talk with their fours partners to compare their answers and strategies. To complete that portion of the lesson students would volunteer to do one section of the problem on the board and work together as a class to come to a consensus. Students and their shoulder partner would then get to choose an item on amazon that they wanted to potentially buy with their fake coupon. They would have to decide what the discounted price would be and the discounted price with sales tax. They would present their item to the class while explaining why they chose that item, what the amount of their coupon was, and their strategy to the class. This in-person lesson uses affective association by having students compare and praise each other's work and then presenting to the class with words of encouragement. It also uses community cohesion by encouraging positive social interactions. When students pair up with their fours to compare and explain their answers they have the opportunity to compliment and ask questions. This lesson also uses knowledge and experience aspects of social presence by helping students connect the math concept to their lives since they get to choose something from amazon they really would like to buy. Lastly, the face-to-face lesson would also include instructor involvement during all portions of the lesson. The instructor would teach the lesson, provide feedback to students while they were working together, and provide feedback to presenting students.

If I had to transition this lesson online I would use Floop as one of the tools to help continue to include social presence in the lessons. Students would learn how to calculate discount and sales tax in an I do, we do, you do format. Students would watch a video of me doing a problem, do practice problems while following along with the video, and then do a few practice problems on their own. The students would then take a picture of their work and upload it to Floop. All students would participate in a student review on Floop which they would review 3 other students' work and leave anonymous feedback directly on their work. Once they had corrected their work they would submit again through Floop feedback from me. Students would then be partnered up and would get to choose an item on amazon that they wanted to potentially buy with their fake coupon that they are emailed. They would have to decide what the discounted price would be and the discounted price with sales tax. They would present their item to the class while explaining why they chose that item, what the amount of their coupon was, and their strategy to the class. Using GoBoard and ScreenCastify to record their presentation and post it to Padlet for a class review where students will leave feedback along with me. This online lesson uses affective association by having students praise each other's work on Floop and then presenting to the class on Padlet and reacting with words of encouragement or thumbs up feedback. It also uses community cohesion by encouraging positive social interactions on Floop and Padlet. This lesson also uses knowledge and experience aspects of social presence by helping students connect the math concept to their lives since they get to choose something from amazon they really would like to buy. Lastly, the face-to-face lesson would also include instructor involvement on Floop and Padlet.

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