SMART+Notebook+Reflection

The main subject presented in this lesson is Science, however, the other subject integrated in this lesson is Math. The lessons focus on the parts of a caterpillar and butterly, the lines of symmetry, as well as the life cycle of the butterfly. This lesson is for primary grades, more central to first grade. After learning the basics of each of these areas, the student will get to participate in several interactive games. There are matching games, as well as fill in the blank games. These games making learning about the life cycle and vocabulary more fun for the students. I believe that this small lesson about butterflies meets the listed standards. The students are interpreting and observing the parts and stages of the life cyle of a butterfly as well as using the technology to enhance their learning experience. Overall, this lesson incorporates a new way to learn all about butterflies. Some of the problems that I encountered while making this lesson was the different ways to use buttons to make my own games/quizzes. I had to heavily rely on website links in order for students to participate in interactive games at the end of the lesson. I think there are several ways to asses or integrate other subject areas in this lesson without interactive games. For example, they can color or label a template on the computer and then print it out for the teacher to grade. However, I think my lesson incorporates technology into science very well. I think SMART Notebook can be very helpful in the classroom to make learning typical subjects in a fun and refreshing way. Students can create, orgranize, and learn information by using SMART Notebook lesson plans. I would like to integrate SMART Notebook in my classroom by incorporating into "center rotations." For a unit lesson plan, one of the days can be focused on centers and one of the rotations can be computers. At the computers station they can work on these types of lesson plans, and then print out an assignment they can finish at the next station. Overall, I think this will be great to integrate into the classroom for assessing, or using at the end of a lesson. For a person who is not technologically savy, I think I am pretty comfortable with SMART Notebook. I am really excited to include this in my classroom. However, I still think there are a lot more things I can learn in this program to make my SMART Notebook lesson plans more interactive. The following is an attachment to view my SMART Notebook lesson plan: All About Butterflies 