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8/3/2019 Staff Development Destiny Training

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Lesson Title: Using Your Destiny: A Quick Reference

Target Audience: Pre-K-12 teachers who are new to using Destiny


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AASL Standards

Standard 1: Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge1.1.2: Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.1.1.6: Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media,

digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.

1.1.8: Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry.1.2.1: Display initiative and engagement by posing questions andinvestigating the answers beyond the collection of superficial facts.1.2.2: Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by making independent choices in the selection

of resources and information.1.2.7: Display persistence by continuing to pursue information to gain a broad perspective.

1.3.1: Respect copyright/ intellectual property rights of creators and producers.

1.3.2: Seek divergent perspectives during information gathering and assessment.1.3.3: Follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information.

1.3.4: Contribute to the exchange of ideas within the learning community.

1.3.5: Use information technology responsibly.1.4.1: Monitor own information seeking processes for effectiveness and progress, and adapt as

necessary.

1.4.2: Use interaction with and feedback from teachers and peers to guide own inquiry process.

Standard 2: Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, applyknowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.2.1.1Continue an inquiry-based research process by applying critical-thinking skills (analysis,synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new

understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge.

2.1.4Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information.

2.1.5Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions,and solve problems.

2.2.4Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning.

2.3.1Connect understanding to the real world.

Standard 3: Share knowledge and participate ethically andproductively as members of our democratic society.3.1.4Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge andunderstanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess.

3.1.6Use information and technology ethically and responsibly.

3.4.1Assess the processes by which learning was achieved in order to revise strategies and learn

more effectively in the future.


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Essential Questions

Overarching Questions:

-Why should I use technology in the

classroom?-Will my students encounter technology in my

other content areas?

-How can technology help me differentiate mylesson?

-How is can I use technology to meet the needs

of every learner?-How technology be used to create relevant

learning situations?

Topical Questions:

-How can I use Destiny to build a lesson?

-Why is Destiny important?-How can I access book collections?

-How can I find web sites selected for their

educational value?-How can I access databases containing

magazine articles, encyclopedias, and a variety

of reference materials?

Where To?

W Where are your students headed and Why?What is required of them?

Where and Why?

Our study of Destiny basics will begin with a discussion ofwhat Destiny is as a teaching tool.

We will talk about how to access Destiny. We will explore the different tabs on the hometoolbar and learn how to create links for areas of study. We will also discuss where, besides

class, students might encounter technology.

What is required of me?

Throughout our study of Destiny, teachers will be shown how to create a Destiny theme tab, addinformation to the tab, and add the tab to Destiny Quest. Finally, teachers will be asked to

complete a self-assessment on their participation in the lesson and their knowledge after the

lesson.

HHow will the students be hooked and held in this unit?

To show that Destiny can in fact impact learning and engage learners, I will show

them several Destiny pages that feature graphics and links to the Internet.


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EWhat activities, instruction, and guidance will be provided to

enable and equip students to explore and experience the

important ideas in this unit?

In order to explore and experience Destiny, students will:

-Become familiar with Destiny.

-Create a theme tab.

-Manipulate objects.

-Use information from the Internet.

-A wiki offering useful links and a link to a video tutorial will be uploaded to the

school website. http://maryfranvanhouten.pbworks.com/w/page/47503123/Destiny

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-Teachers will be provided with a handout of notebook pages and a URL to the

wiki.

R What activities, products and performances will be designedto provide students with the opportunity to reflect, rethink,and revise?

Assessments:

1. Assessment through observation

Evaluations:

1. Self-evaluation

Reflections:1. Questionnaire

E What self-assessments and self-evaluations will studentsparticipate in to allow for reflection and transfer of learning?

Teachers will complete a self-reflection activity that is designed to help them

determine their understanding of how to use the Destiny.

T How will instruction and activities be tailored to provide forthe various learning needs, styles, knowledge and interests of

students?
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Teachers will have the opportunity to create a Destiny query and explore

what Destiny has to offer.

OHook:

Destiny: I will begin the lesson with a congratulatory

slide featuring the uses of Destiny. I will then givemy own testimony about how teaching with Destiny

has enhanced the learning of my students and changed

how I design lessons.

Explanation, Interpretation and Application:

-Teachers will demonstrate an understanding of how

to use Destiny by designing their own theme tabs.

-Teachers will demonstrate that they can apply the

information learned in this lesson by utilizing thetheme tabs.

Perspective, Empathy, Self-Knowledge:

-Teachers will take on the role of an audience as they

listen to and respond to their peers questions about

using Destiny

-Teachers will reflect on their individual performance

as producer of a theme tab.

Conclusion Teachers will complete evaluation.


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Resources

http://www.dpisd.org/Page/9908http://www.maryvale.wnyric.org/webpages/JSchoenle/index.cfm?subpage=9970

Wheeler County Elementary School Destiny Website
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Teacher Self-Assessment

1. What grade level do you teach? _________________________

2. If you teach a specific content area, what content area do youteach? __________________________________

Circle a response to the following questions.

1= no confidence 3= some confidence

2= limited confidence 4= a great deal of confidence

3. Describe your confidence in using a Destiny in your classroom

before this staff development.1 2 3 4

4. Describe your knowledge of using a Destiny in your classroom

after this staff development.

1 2 3 4

Provide a response to the following questions.

5. What information from todays demonstration did you find most

helpful?

6. What information concerning the use of the Destiny as a

teaching tool would you like to know more about?


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Name _____________________ Teacher _________________

Period _____

Conquering Destiny Quest

Click on Internet Explorer and go to the Wheeler County Elementary

School Home Page. Click on Resources and then click Library. From

the library welcome page, scroll down click on Destiny Quest. Destiny

should open.

1. List the 3 boxes that appear.

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Type in snakes in the Find Box. Click Go/Enter.

2. How many books are found in the results box? ___________

Click on Why Do Snakes Hiss?. Click Go/Enter.

3. How many available? _____________

4. Who is the Publisher _________________________________

5. How many awards listed? (click on awards tab) ___________

Close the box. Go back to the Find Box and type in Flanagan. Click

Go. Now click on Series. (left)

6. What is the name of the series with 2 books?

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Close that box. Go back to the Find Box and type in the title The

Time Machine. Click Go/Enter.

7. What is the call number? __________________________


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Click on the book cover ofThe Time Machine. Once the box opens,

click on Title Peekwhich is located under the book cover. Scroll

down to see whats listed.

8. What is listed under the Summary in bold? ______________

Close that screen. Click on Shelf Browse. (above Title Peek)

9. What is the call number of the book to the right ofLet Me Fall

Before I Fly? ________________________________________

Drag orange box to see what happens. Close that box before moving

to next question.

In the Find Box, type in Dragons. Practice narrowing your search byclicking Genre.

10. How many titles listed under Adventure Fiction? _________

Mouse over one of the books.

11. What is the name of the orange box that appears?

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Now lets login by clicking Login from the top tool bar. This is where

Destiny is fun! Login:_________________ Password: ____________

12. What are the 3 MyQuest Shelves located on the right side?

In the Find Box, type in any subject, title, or author you would like to

read. Once you find a title, drag & drop the book intoWants to Readbox.

13. What happens to the box when you dragged the book?

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Now click on the title of your book. The Title Details box opens. Click

Reviews Tab. ClickAdd Reviews.

14. What 2 choices do you have to add review? _____________

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Close title Details Box. Click on MyQuest from top tool bar to returnhome. Now click on Friends.

15. What does the search bar say? ________________________

Click on Advanced Search from top tool bar. Type in Dragons in the

first box under Show me everything that has . . . Leave the other 2

boxes blank. In the next section But I dont want. . . select Series. In

the last section Limit my search to . . . Click on year and type in

2010. Click Go.16. How many books appear in the results list? ______________

In the Find Box, type in Rock stars. Now click the Web sites tab.

(located under Destiny Quest)

17. How many websites listed under results? _______________

Clickon My Info from top tool bar.

18. What are the 3 tabs listed? ____________________________

Close My Info box. Click on Exit Quest from top tool bar to go to

traditional library search tool. Click on Catalog. Type in Flanagan

and click Author.

19. Describe how this search looks different than Destiny

Quest._______________________________________________

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20. Which one do you like best Destiny Quest or Traditional?


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