My Needs, Wants, and Priorities

Hello, and thank you for your interest in My Needs, Wants, and Priorities class!  In this one-time, 25-minute class students will learn the definitions and differences between "needs" and "wants".  They will also learn what a "priority" is and how to set and choose priorities appropriately.  

The class will be structured in the following way:

1. Greetings and introductions
2. Lesson on needs, wants, and priorities using interactive Google Slides (lots of discussion throughout the lesson)
3. Goodbyes

This class is structured such that it has a high amount of student engagement.  Before the class begins, students will be provided with a link to a set of interactive Google Slides through the Pear Deck add-on software.  This sounds complicated, but it is just a single link you click on.  The link will be located in the Outschool classroom in the discussion thread.  Ideally, students may log into the Outschool classroom a couple of minutes early in order to click on the link to their set of Google Slides.  The student's individual set of interactive Google Slides is in a separate window from the Zoom meeting application.  There are several options for viewing both your Zoom window and the Google Slides window simultaneously.  

Option 1:  You may access Zoom on your computer and the Google Slides on a separate device (e.g., phone or tablet).  Or, vice versa, you may access the Google Slides on your computer and Zoom on a separate device (e.g., phone or tablet).  

Option 2:  If you are using a single monitor on your computer, you may Restore (make smaller) both the Zoom and the Google Slides windows.  Then arrange them (change their sizes) on the screen such that you can see both windows on your monitor.  If you have trouble Restoring the Zoom window, make sure that you are not in the full-screen mode.  To exit full-screen mode on a PC (not a Mac), click the Exit Full Screen rectangle in the top-right corner of your Zoom window.  To exit full-screen mode on a Mac (not a PC), click the green dot in the top-left corner of your Zoom window.

Option 3:  If you are using dual monitors on your computer, you may drag either the Zoom or Google Slides window to one monitor and the other application to the other monitor.  

Students seem to love interacting in class using Pear Deck interactive Google Slides and it is a great tool to keep students of any age engaged and focused.  Students will be able to use a drawing tool to draw on the screen as well as a drag-and-drop feature to answer questions during class.  Each student can only see his or her drawings or drag-and-drop icons (you cannot see other student's responses unless they are shared, but the teacher can see everyone's responses).  

Throughout the lesson portion of the class, students will also engage verbally with the teacher and other classmates by answering questions and participating in discussions about needs, wants, and priorities.  All students are encouraged to speak and engage in class but are not required to speak.  All students have different levels of social comfort and I want this class to be one in which students of all levels of social interactivity feel included and welcome.  A shy student will still learn plenty by absorbing the facts presented.  

On the day of class, students will be given a link to a set of Boom Cards to practice what they've learned on their own.  The Boom Card deck will be available for students to play for 14 days.  This is not required, but is a fun after-class digital activity students will be given the opportunity to participate in if they'd like to.

No prior knowledge is required for this class.  Thank you for your interest in My Needs, Wants, and Priorities and I look forward to seeing your child in my online classroom!

Mrs. Kristi