Name: Edith Haas

Subject Area: MSTE

Grade Level: 6-8
Lesson Title: Future Technology
Required Time: 45 minutes
Outcome(s):
-

GCO 3. Students will practice responsible citizenship.

o Specific Outcome 3.3. Students will explore the educational and career pathways
that exist in technology.

Materials & Resources:

Smartboard, Technological resources available to the school (3D Printer, Rasperry Pie,
Ocular Rift)
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tQmGorcdls
(this video can serve as a teacher resource)
A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38 (6 min)
Google Glass How-to: Getting Started https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=4EvNxWhskf8 (1.5 min)

Assessment:
This lesson lends itself to formative assessment; the teacher can evaluate the student
responses at the end of the discussion for understanding of the job expectation as well as
of the use of the technology.
Activities:
1. Attendance & Greeting (5 min)
a. Record student attendance and greet class
2. Instructional Time (35 min)
a. Hook: Teacher asks students what their favourite technologies are and why (5
min)
b. The teacher will show videos to students on future technologies that are already
on the market in limited quantities or that will become available for purchase in
the near future.

c.

The teacher will use the resources available to the school and have them set up
for the students to use; ie. Google Glass, Touch ID (New iPhone 5s), Google
Fiber, Oculus Rift, Raspberry Pie, 3D Printing etc. (15 min)
d. In the same groups as for lesson 1, students will discuss these technologies and
come up with ways in which these are relevant for the jobs. (5-8 min)
3. Wrap-Up & Reflection (5-8 min)
a. Students are encouraged to share ways in which modern technology can be
integrated into the various professions discussed in a previous lesson (lesson 1).
Differentiation:
The teacher can provide students with netbooks and headphones for students to more
easily follow the videos. Providing the learners with video/audio, as well as discussion
time/ reflection allows for differentiation in the sense that the lesson speaks to all types of
learners (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic).

Name: Edith Haas

Subject Area: MSTE
Grade Level: 6-8
Lesson Title: Future Technology -continuation
Required Time: 45 minutes
Outcome(s):
-

GCO 3. Students will practice responsible citizenship.

o Specific Outcome 3.3. Students will explore the educational and career pathways
that exist in technology.

Materials & Resources:

Smartboard, paper, pens, computer and internet access for all students.
Assessment:
Students can self-assess their invention according to the criteria handed out to them. The
teacher can observe student engagement in the activity.
Activities:
4. Attendance & Greeting (5 min)
a. Record student attendance and greet class
5. Instructional Time (35 min)
a. Hook: Students will be rewarded with candy/points (*depending on established
rewards system) for mentioning technologies discussed in the previous class and
to explain what they can be used for in a specific profession.
b. Activity: Students are given a scenario according to which they are responsible to
come up with a new technology for a specific profession.
i. Students will work individually or in groups of 2 to come up with a new
technology that can be used in one of the professions discussed in class.
ii. A self-assessment tool will be given to them as a guideline.
iii. Students are encouraged to use their creativity, their understanding of the
profession as well as their knowledge of technology.
iv. Students can use paper and pencil to solve the problem or use any
technology provided in class, as long as they can adhere to the allotted
time; if the teacher deems it necessary, students can be encouraged to
work on their projects during recess.
6. Wrap-Up & Reflection (5-10 min)
a. Students are encouraged to share their ideas. At the end of class, the class can vote
for the best idea.
Differentiation:

The activity accommodates all learners as it is flexible in execution; students are

encouraged to solve the `problem in any way that they can think of (paper and pen,
computer program, video etc.). Since this is mostly an independent working class, the
teacher can provide those students in need one-on-one time and instruction.