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Morisa Goldman Lesson Plan Building Online Collaborative Environments Assignment 2-D-2


 * Class and Grade:** Algebra II, High School, 10th or 11th grade

To create a problem relevant to completing the square. To enhance understanding of the process of completing the square. To practice commenting on a classmate’s post.
 * Objectives:** To start a blog if student does not already have one.

Students will have been taught an initial lesson about solving a quadratic equation by completing the square. Students will be given instructions about how to start a blog on Wordpress.com, similar to our instructions for Learning Activity 2-C-1. Students will be asked to create their own math problem for solving a quadratic equation by completing the square. Students will be asked to post it to their blog. Students will be required to do a second post about three items they would like clarified about the lesson or three questions they have. Students will then be asked to comment on at least one classmate’s post with an answer to their question. Students will also need to solve at least one other student’s math problem from their blog. They will not do this as a comment because then students would see each other’s solutions. They will turn their solution in to their teacher on paper.
 * Procedure and Activities:**


 * Grading Rubric:**
 * **Category** || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 ||
 * **Starting Blog and posting problem** || Student went above and beyond in terms of blog format . || Student successfully started blog and posted a quadratic equation. || Student started blog but did not post a quadratic equation to solve. || Student did not start blog and has no equation. ||
 * **Posting three questions** || Student posted three thoughtful questions which show insight and desire for better understanding. || Student posted two questions. || Student posted one question or two questions which are not very insightful or are not relevant to the topic. || Student did not post three questions or all questions are irrelevant to the topic. ||
 * **Comment on classmate’s blog** || Student posted an insightful comment with a possible answer to classmate’s question. || Student posted to classmate’s blog and answered question. || Student posted to classmate’s blog but did not really address any of their questions. || Student did not post to classmate’s blog. ||
 * **Solution to classmate’s created problem** || Problem from classmate’s blog is solved correctly and turned in. || Problem from classmate’s blog is attempted to be solved with a few minor errors. Solution is turned in to teacher. || Problem from classmate’s blog is attempted to be solved but contains many errors. Solution is turned in to teacher. || Nothing is turned in. ||
 * **Total possible points:** || 12 ||  ||   ||   ||