Distance Education Lesson Plans

Exploring Second Life for Foreign Language Grade Level: 9th grade - High School Subject: Foreign Languages Sub-Subject: French, Spanish, German, Italian Length/Duration: 45 mins Technologies Used: Desktop or Laptop Computer (PC or Mac) connected to their internet, Second Life Software, Second Life character Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Exploring_Second_Life_for_Foreign_Language

American Life vs. Haitian Life Grade Level: High School Subject: Sociology Course :Comparing and Contrasting American Life vs. Haitian Life Length/Duration: 1 week Technologies Used: WordPress Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/AMERICAN_LIFE_VS._HAITIAN_LIFE

Deep Sea Living and Looks: What a Drag! Grade Level: 11th Grade - High School Subject: Science (Life Science Elective) Sub-Subject: Marine Biology, Ecology Length/Duration: 1 hour for the material to be explained during class but 3-5 days for the completing of the project (may be adopted to teach over longer period of time) Technologies Used: Blackboard Blogger Skype Desktop or Laptop Computer, Internet, and possibly a video recording apparatus Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Marine_Biology_Lesson_Plan%60

Ethnographic Research in SL and IRL Grade Level: College Subject: Sociology Sub-Subject: Ethnographic Research Methods Length/Duration: 3 hours in class and 3 hours outside of class Technologies Used: Second Life, Posterous Computer, Internet Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Ethnographic_Research_in_SL_and_IRL

Vertical Height and Horizontal Length and Slope Grade Level: 8th Grade Subject: Algebra I Sub-Subject: An investigation between steepness and the slope of a line Length/Duration: 2 - 4 days Technologies Used: You Tube, World's Largest Skateboard Ramp, Mathwarehouse (algebra) Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Ethnographic_Research_in_SL_and_IRL

Quest for Metacognition Grade Level: College Subject: Personal Development Sub-Subject: Study Skills Length/Duration: 6 hours in class (2 class sessions) and 4.5 hours outside of class Technologies Used: World of Warcraft, Posterous Computer, Internet Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Quest_for_Metacognition

Exploring Religions Grade Level: 12th Grade Subject: Sociology/Theology Sub-Subject: Religion Length/Duration: 1 - 2 weeks Technologies Used: Second Life, Mindmeister Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Exploring_Religions

Balancing Calories Grade Level: 8th Grade Subject: Algebra I Sub-Subject: An investigation into the balance of caloric intake and physical activity Length/Duration: 7 - 10 days Technologies Used: YouTube, [http://secondlife.com/ Second Life, MyPyramid website, kidshealth website Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Balancing_Calories

Career Exploration Using Second Life Grade Level: College Freshman (optional for HS 12th grade) Subject: Career Exploration Sub-Subject: AVID, EOPS Counseling, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, etc. (sub-subjects will requires lesson-plan editing) Length/Duration: roughly 1 week pre-discussion and planning, added to 42 hours on Second Life (minimum) Technologies Used: Second Life, Internet, Photoshop Elements (optional) Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Career_Exploration_Using_Second_Life

Looking at World War II - Text and Media Grade Level: 11th Grade - High School Subject: History Sub-Subject: United States History Length/Duration: 45 minutes Technologies Used: Computer to do a web-based search engine to find images and view World War II videos Link: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Looking_at_World_War_II_-_Text_and_Media

Resources:

• Educational Technologies
• Lesson Plan Template 1
• Lesson Plan Template 2