ET+Rationale

Post a rationale for your lesson that explains :
 * The instructional objectives
 * The necessary preparations
 * How the lesson is guided by a learning theory or model.
 * For example, relating the objectives and topic of your lesson to Bloom's taxonomy or motivational theory.
 * Here is __[|the reference online book for theories and models]__.


 * The design principle(s) used for the visuals (font size, images, color scheme, layout etc).
 * For example, if your presentation is delivered via video or podcast, you might look up design principles for mobile learning.

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 * Emerging Technology Rationale**


 * Comet 3 Students**: Sonya Rea, Leslie Thompson, Kelly Smith
 * Instructor**: Cathy Arreguin, Summer 2010


 * Emerging Technology**: Webspiration


 * URL**: @http://voicethread.com/share/1236411/


 * Instructional Objectives**:


 * Viewer will understand the concepts of a Webspiration map.
 * Viewer will recognize the collaborative and publishing advantages of Webspiration.
 * Viewer will identify three resources for using Webspiration


 * Necessary preparations:**


 * Learner must have access to the Internet and email.
 * Learner may or may not have previous experience with Inspiration or Kidspiration.


 * Instructor must have access to the Internet, a Webspiration login and Webspiration documents saved.
 * Instructor must have an email account.


 * Learning Theory:**

Webspiration is a constructivist tool for education that can be used by teachers or students. Teachers can use it to organize ideas and information in a number of helpful ways, aiding in unit and lesson planning. Teachers will find it especially useful in task analysis, as it allows for breaking down knowledge into minute detail and integration of information from many sources (collaborators).

Students can use it as they construct their own schema, discovering and representing relationships between bits of knowledge, serving as a pre-write for an essay or report. They can use it cooperatively as schema are shared and learned from each other, making a seamless group presentation or report. In Bloom's Taxonomy, our instruction involves the two lowest levels: remembering and understanding. Ideally the learner will be excited about Webspiration and will be inspired to move to the "synthesis" level to create a new product of some kind.

Design Principle:**

In designing our presentation on Webspiration, relevance and clarity were our driving principles. In terms of the visual aids, we used screen shots to show how to use the program step by step. This approach provides the viewer with a good introduction to the process of Webspiration and a helpful degree of familiarity with the product. To aid in clarity, we kept it simple: only one skill was shown per slide or series of slides. Narration and video doodling help to guide the viewer's attention to the relevant area on each slide.