Health+Technology+Lesson+Plan

Contributing Teacher(s): ** Kelly Parker **
Resources:
 * **textbook**
 * **computer**
 * **hot list of web resources**
 * [[file:Hot Links Drugs,Tobacco, Alcohol.doc]]

Content:
**Standard 13:** The student will understand appropriate and inappropriate uses of chemical substances and the effects of substance use and abuse.

ISTE Technology:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
 * 2. Communication & Collaboration **

Introduction/Problem:

 * Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug abuse is a health topic that many adolescents and teens are interested in learning more about, but don't know where to get reliable information about the topic. The purpose of this assignment is to educate and expose students to substance use and abuse information from dependable resources as they compile a "notebook" of their gathered information while working in small groups or partners.

Procedures:

 * Students will research and self-direct their learning about their chosen drug, tobacco, or alcohol substance via a variety of web resources provided to them by the teacher.
 * Possible substances:
 * tobacco smoking
 * tobacco - smokeless
 * alcohol
 * marijuana
 * methamphetamines
 * cocaine
 * crack
 * ecstacy
 * prescription drugs
 * inhalants
 * heroin
 * LSD
 * anabolic steroids
 * caffeine and herbs
 * Students will use the information they have gathered to collectively create a class "notebook" of web pages, via the web tool NOTA, detailing various types of drug, tobacco, and alcohol products.
 * Each web page will be assessed based upon the following components:
 * Cooperative work - did the group/partners work well together
 * Content - the following components must be accurately presented somewhere within the web page:
 * substance is defined
 * physical, social, and emotional effects of substance use/abuse detailed
 * effects of substance use/abuse on self, family, and society detailed
 * describe the addiction process and possible treatments and/or community resources available to substance abusers
 * explain positive uses (if any) when the substance is used correctly (as directed)
 * at least one image of the substance
 * create a slogan or "saying" that advertises against the use your substance
 * web page must have at least 3 working hyperlinks to reliable sources
 * Attractiveness - visually appealing web page
 * Organization - information is clearly and logically placed on the web page
 * Sources - students list the resources they used in the creation of the product at the bottom of the web page (web site title and web address)
 * Spelling & Grammar - students must create a piece of work free of mechanical errors
 * Students should refer to the rubric for specific details as to how their web page will be assessed.

Student Product/Work:

 * Students will use NOTA to create a class notebook of web pages that describes the various types of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products available. By collaborating as a group, students will be able to produce an extensive list of valuable information regarding several different types of drug products.

Assessment/Rubric:

 * Substance Use & Abuse Notebook Rubric
 * [[file:Substance Use NOTA Rubric.xls]]

Enrichment/Reteaching:

 * Students will present their drug, tobacco, or alcohol substance to their classmates. This provides the chance for students to review the information they have personally gathered, but also learn about other substances from their fellow students products.