Author Archives: Alex Fegely

“Rationally” Sketching Functions – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop high school students’ knowledge and ability to sketch, plot, and understand rational functions. Instructional Objective: Students will be able to sketch rational functions, noting the x and y intercepts, asymptotes, and the locations of curves. Step 1: Students will watch this video in which the graph   is sketched, solving algebraically the following: the x and ...

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Patriot Newspaper – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will enrich student knowledge and understanding on importance events that molded the United States to what it is today. Instructional Objective: Students will be able to describe and identify key events and people that contributed to the beginning of the United States. Step 1: Students will analyze the events of the American Revolution on the American Revolution Interactive ...

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Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop Spanish students’ vocabulary word and speaking skills. Instructional Objective: Students will watch instructional videos, create flashcards, practice speaking, and then submit audio recordings of themselves speaking Spanish words and phrases with their English translations. Step 1: Students will use the YouTube app to watch instructional videos on how to have a conversation with someone in Spanish. ...

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Nifty New Numbers – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop kindergarten students’ math skills and increase their understanding of number sense and the relationship between numbers and quantity. Instructional Objective: Students will practice writing numbers 1-10 and demonstrate their understanding with a short video demonstrating quantities. Step 1: Students will practice tracing numbers 1-10 on the 123 Zoo: Writer FREE app. Step 2: Students will practice counting ...

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Time to Explore Geometry! – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop math students’ geometry skills in understanding how to cut complex shapes into simple shapes before adding their areas together. Instructional Objective: Students will use three different applications to explore the composition of shapes, draw shapes on their own, and create flash cards to review at home or with each other. Step 1: Students will use the ...

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Lions, Tigers, and Bears – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop elementary students’ understanding of animals and how they live in their environment. Instructional Objective: Students will learn about different animals and their habitats, observe wildlife outside their classroom, and then create presentations to show what they learned. Step 1: Students will have the opportunity to choose any animal on WWF Together. They will record a few ...

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You as a Fitness Instructor – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop physical education students’ exercise understanding. Instructional Objective: Students will brainstorm and then create a workout plan to participate in with their friends or family. Step 1: Students will use the Simple Mind app to brainstorm why fitness is important along with workout plan ideas. Step 2: Students will pick 5 workouts from the 7 Minute Workout app ...

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I Know My Rights – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop social studies students’ understanding of their rights as an individual in the United States. Instructional Objective: Students will research their rights, memorize their rights, and then create quizzes to test their peers’ knowledge of individual rights. Step 1: Students will use the Google app to research their personal rights. Step 2: Students will use the Do I ...

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Pattern Trivia! – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop Kindergarten students’ pattern recognition and systematic reasoning. Instructional Objective: Students will be able to analyze different patterns. Step 1: Students will use the Learning Patterns app as an introduction to what a pattern is and basic patterns. Step 2: Students will use the Pattern Blaster app to be introduced to more advanced patterns. Step 3: Students will create ...

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Why Seasons Happen and How to Prepare – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop elementary students’ understanding and knowledge on weather patterns and seasons. Instructional Objective: Students will explore weather patterns and effects by researching and charting data, completing hands on experiences, and learning from a tutorial app that talks to them about seasons and weather. Step 1: Step 1: In groups of two, students will use the Kid Weather app ...

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