by. Jade Starace

1. Coral Reefs
Ideas to incorporate technology & text
into an Elementary Classroom.
4th Grade
By. Jade Starace

2. Rationale :
• Traveling allows many people to become familiar with
the world under seas. Some people will even get the
chance to see what is below the surface. For those of
us who cannot the internet allows us the opportunity to
witness Coral Reefs up close & personal. We can all
relate to the heartening burden that is the
disappearing of the Coral Reefs. Technology helps
students learn more about Coral Reefs. – Where they
typically come from, what they look like & what we can
do to help?
Technology Integration

3. Internet Content
• The internet gives students the opportunity to take it upon
themselves to search for different ways to learn and observe
different types of Coral Reefs. There are endless amounts of
sites that provide extensive information from photos, to
videos as well as detailed websites that thoroughly explain
Coral Reefs.

4. Internet Blog

5. Videos from YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
J2BKd5e15Jc
An under the sea approach of
what Coral looks like as well as
the benefits it has to other
animals.
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=Cusz66JZXkA
This song expresses the
harm that humans have
and continue to cause
Coral.
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=KRdg_0KCcAo
To the left:
Before & After evidence of
dying Coral Reef in the Great
Barrier Reef.

6. Internet Podcasts
• Podcasts allow students the
opportunity to sit back and
relax while listening to what
is being spoken to them.
• Students and teachers can
find podcasts all throughout
the internet.
• Podcasts work well for
students who prefer to listen
and not take part in
kinesthetic and visual
learning.
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov
/podcast/sep16/os19-corals-
humans.html
National Ocean Service

7. Internet Resources
The internet opens doors for government agencies
as well as private associations that observe Coral
Reefs worldwide. The following slides incorporate
examples of these associations and brief
explanations of what information their website
offers about Coral Reefs.

8. Internet Resources 1
Internet Resources 1
Coral Reef Alliance (click link to access)
• The Coral Reef Alliance works to reduce local threats to
reefs and improve reef management. This alliance works
closely with tourism in order to decrease its
environmental footprint.
NOAA Coral Reef (click link to access)
• The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program acts to
protect, conserve and restore the nations coral reefs by
maintaining healthy ecosystem function.

9. Internet Resources 2
Global Coral Reef Alliance (click link to access)
• The Global Coral Reef Alliance dedicates their time to growing,
protecting and managing the most threatened of all marine
ecosystems. They focus on coral reef restoration as well as
environmental pollution.
The International Society for Coral Reef Studies (click link to access)
• The international Society for Coral Reef Studies promotes
global awareness and the production of scientific knowledge.
They contribute scientific advice to policy-making and public
discussions.

10. Inspiration Diagram
This diagram will help
students describe what
prior knowledge they
have, as well as what
they want to learn and
ultimately what they
have learned.
This diagram was
created using the
software program
Inspiration.

11. Teaching Materials 1
Word Searches
• Word searches can be
useful for students to
learn new vocabulary
on the topic.
Books
• Over in the Ocean in a Coral
Reef is a great way to excite
children on a new topic that will
be presented to them.

12. Subject-Specific Resource
http://www.seasky.org/coral-reef-
life/coral-reef-fishes.html
Coral Reef Fishes
• One aspect of coral reefs that people
immediately think of are the bright colors
and interesting algae. The colorful and
eclectic schools of fish are a major
trademark of coral reefs that sometimes
go overlooked. This website teaches
students about the multiple types of fish
and interesting traits they all possess.

13. Uses of the Internet- Social Networking
https://www.facebook.com/coralreefalliance/
• The Coral Reef Alliance uses their Facebook page to
communicate with people and spread their word further and
more immediate.
@CoralReefWatch
https://twitter.com/CoralReefWatch
• Coral Reef Watch is a Twitter account that models and predicts
stress to coral reef ecosystems.