Names: Paula Hall- Bedassie, Michelle Brown & Jason Stewart

Group: K2
Course: Educational Technology
Lecturer: Mrs. M. McFarlene
Date: October 28, 2014
Institution: Sam Shape Teachers College

Lesson Title: Contraception and You

Teachers Name: Paula Hall-Bedassie, Michelle Brown and Jason Stewart

Grade: 9

Content Area: Health and Family Life Education

Lesson Length (Total Time): 1- Week for 45 minutes

Analyze Learners

This lesson is designed for students in the 9th grade with a class population of 40 students, 14
boys and 26 girls with age ranging between 14-15. These students generally enjoy HFLE classes
because they get the opportunity to learn about practical things that happens in their everyday
life and also share their emotions. 75% of the class is from inner city communities and most of
them are from either single parent background or visiting relationship. Learning styles in this
class is mainly auditory and visual however, there are a few students who are kinesthetic.
Students are at a crucial point in their development where their hormones are very active, thus it
makes it necessary for them to learn about contraception in order to develop their critical
thinking skill and also their self- awareness skill so that they can make healthy choices.
All 40 students have access to a tablet computer with Internet connection and the applications
that will be used during this lesson are available on their tablet computer.
Each student was pre-assessed of their pre-requisite knowledge of the use of contraception and
its use. The results showed that 80% of the students had prior knowledge of this concept.

LIFE SKILLS:

Cognitive Skills:

Critical thinking skills

Social Skills:

Self awareness

State Objectives

The objective of the lesson is to develop students awareness of the importance of planning a
family which will enhance their knowledge of the negative consequences should they become
early parents.
The learning objectives specific to this lesson include:

Cognitive
After viewing a video entitled History of Contraception students should be
able to use their tablet dictionary to define the term contraception and use the
App Speech to Text to write a brief overview of its history which will be sent
to the class email and discussed.
Psycomotor
After a discussion on who uses contraception, in groups of four students will
construct a poem or dub poetry for a friend, on the type of persons who uses
contraception. They will video the poem/dub poetry and send it to the class
email. Videos will be shared with class and discussed.
Affective
After reading a story of 2 teenagers who became parents and the negative
effects it produced, students will use the App Big Fat Canvas to create still
pictures to demonstrate 3 emotions that they are likely to experience from
seeing a school mate becoming a father or mother. They will share their photo
with the BBM group then discuss.

Select Methods, Media, , and Materials

Media:

1. 41 tablet computer with youtube, and Internet Connection

2. 1 projector connected to the computer

3. 1 projection screen that is visible to students

4. Big Fat Canvas Application
5. Ear phones
6. BBM Application
7. Class email address
8. Speech to Text

Materials:

1. Handout to be projected
2. Pens
4. White board
5. Dry Erase markers

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Discussion
Guided Questions
Illustration
Prompting
Cooperative Learning Groups
Group Presentations

Utilize Media, Materials, and Methods

1. Tablet Computers - each student will have access to a tablet computer that will allow him/her
to access YouTube video entitled History of Contraception
2. Projector the teachers laptop will be attached to the projector in order to facillate adequate
viewing of the poems/dub poetry that will be uploaded to his account.

3. Handouts A projected copy of the handout will be shared with the class. The information
will be shared to give them a better understanding of the topic.
4. Big Fat Canvas Application this will be used by students to create their emotions
5. Ear phones- this will be used to listen to the youtube video so as to not disrupt their
classmates
6. BBM Application- a group BBM application will be used to share the emotions that students
have created with each other.
7. Email Address- the class email address will be used to share students poem/dub poetry
videos that they will create
8. Speech to Text App will be used to record students work that will be shared to teachers
email

Require Learner Participation

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The teacher will provide direct instruction and modeling of each component of the
lesson using a tablet computer and a laptop connected to a projector.
The teacher will begin the lesson by introducing the topic.
Teacher will model to students the steps in finding the video and instruct them that at
the end they will be asked to give definition and a brief overview of the history of
contraception.
After viewing the video, students will use their tablet dictionary to define contraception
and use the App Speech To text (which they will download before class) to record the
brief history which they will upload to the class email address. Students ability to
utilize the app will be assessed.
A class discussion for clarification will follow
Students will participate in a discussion on the type of persons who use contraception
after which they will be placed in groups of four to construct a poem/dub poetry for a
friend.
They will video the group work which will be sent to the class email address and
discussed.
Students will be asked to listen to a short story, they use the App Big Fat Canvas to
create three emotional faces.
Students will share their drawings with their classmates by using the BBM App

Evaluate and revise

The teacher will create and use a grading rubric to assess student performance. Students will
have access to the grading rubric via their e-mail address as well as the BBM app on their tablets
to use to as a guide during their research, participation, and presentation.
The rubric will be used to provide feedback and assess students quality of work. The rubric will
assess content, organization, design, graphics, and presentation skills, length of presentation, and
formatting /documentation of sources. The lesson is a group project; therefore members of the
group will also be required to provide an evaluation of each other contribution to the assignment
which will also be available on the BBM app and the e-mail that was created. This will be used
to help diffuse the balance of work problems encountered when completing group projects.
The combination of the rubric and the partner evaluation will be used to provide the final grade
for the students. The rubric will account for 60% of the grade and 40% of the grade will be based
on the students completion of their group member evaluation worksheet.

Media effectiveness

To evaluate the effectiveness of the media used in this lesson, the teacher will assess students
knowledge of the various principles taught during the direct instruction, and how they were able
to manipulate the different apps on their tablets. The goal of the assessment is to gauge the level
of student comprehension of the major learning objectives and concepts. If the students are able
to effectively use technology to communicate, and participate effectively in the lesson being
taught as well as demonstrate an understanding of these concepts during the assessment, then the
use of in cooperating technology in the teaching and learning process would have been achieved.