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= Daily Lesson GAME Plan Template = 
 * A Standards-Based Approach **
 * __Lesson Title: __ Repeating History || __Related Lessons: __ Relate history to the present. ||
 * __Grade: __ 11 || __Subject Content: __ United States II ||
 * GOALS ||
 * Content Standards: ****6.1 U.S. History: America in the World ****. **All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global communities.
 * 6.2 World History: Global Studies: **All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures, and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in the 21st century.
 * 6.3 Active Citizenship in the 21st Century. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> All students will acquire the skills needed to be active, informed citizens who value diversity and promote cultural understanding by working collaboratively to address the challenges that are inherent in living in an interconnected world .<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Creativity and innovation <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Communication and collaboration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Symbol; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Symbol; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Symbol; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Research and information fluency || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ISTE NETS-S **

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Digital citizenship <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technology operations and concepts || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will review historical events to analyze what could be done to prevent future conflict. World War I to prevent World War II Great Depression to prevent the current recession Discrimination during the 1800’s to present.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional objective(s): **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What historical events have repeated over the course of the United States History? //

Students will create a Podcast by collaborating with their fellow group members.

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide a list of topics to cover. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide some ideas and examples to enhance the student comprehension. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide the description of a podcast. (Note: student can create another form of media) <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide students with the proper way to research such topics || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || Students will have two to three class periods to select and research their topic.
 * ACTION<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Before-class preparation: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teacher will complete the following...
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;">During class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Materials & Resources ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Student will have two to three class periods to compose their data and create their podcast. || # <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will select their topic. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Research materials. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School required textbook. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School database to access online journals/magazines, etc. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Video cameras (if need be) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Notes: Students will be grouped based on their comprehension level. For example, struggling students will be assisted by higher-order thinking students. Students will be grouped in 4-5 members.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin collecting data of the information based on their own knowledge
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin researching their topic.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teacher will monitor student progress and assist when needed. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student tablets every day.


 * MONITOR ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ongoing assessment(s): At the end of each day the students will end the class period with a summary of their findings. The teacher will also be monitoring and taking note of the students’ ability to work with classmates. Furthermore, the students will answer questions that will assist them in their research aspect provided by the teacher. The teacher will also design do now questions based help assess their progress. The students will be required to keep a personal jounral where they make note of the day's progress. (It will only be visable to the teacher) Accommodations and extensions: Students will ISP will meet individually with the teacher during in class time to assess their progress. The teacher will utilize this time to make accommodations and to help keep them on task. Backup plan: Students will be required to save a copy of the resources by copying and pasting material into a Word Document. If students have difficulty with Podcast they will be able to create Power Point Presentations.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson reflections and notes: Students will be grade on their projects as a group as well as individual grades based on the work they contributed. Grading will be based on a Rubric.
 * EVALUATE AND EXTEND ||

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
= Daily Lesson GAME Plan Template = Grade: 9th || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unit: 3500 B.C.- 450B.C || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Creativity and innovation <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Communication and collaboration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Research and information fluency || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * A Standards-Based Approach **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson Title: All Ancient Civilizations || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Related Lessons: Early Development for Humans ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subject: World History
 * GOALS ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Content Standards: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">6.2 World History: Global Studies: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures, and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in th.e 21st century. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">6.2.8.A.2.a **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: Explain why different ancient river valley civilizations developed similar forms of government.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">6.2.8.A.2.b: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Explain how codifying laws met the needs of ancient river valley societies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">6.2.8.A.2.c: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Determine the role of slavery in the economic and social structures of ancient river valley civilizations.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">6.2.8.B.2.b **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: Compare and contrast physical and political maps of ancient river valley civilizations and their modern counterparts (i.e., Mesopotamia and Iraq; Ancient Egypt and Modern Egypt; Indus River Valley and Ancient China and Modern China), and determine the geopolitical impact of these civilizations, then and now.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ISTE NETS-S **

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Digital citizenship <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technology operations and concepts || //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Determine the different aspects of each civilization. Explain what the civilizations had in common. Determine (opinion) what ancient civilization was much successful. Give details //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Students will use their required textbook to gather information on each ancient civilization. Student will use the World Wide Web to locate additional information. Students will create a wikispace which includes all aspects on the ancient civilizations <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gather several Internet sources that contain important information on the civilizations. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Explain to students what a wikispace is and the purpose of them. Provide the proper steps of research (ABC’s of the Internet). Provide explains of wikispaces. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || In groups of 3-5 students; they will have two to three class periods to select and research their topic.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional objective(s): **
 * ACTION<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Before-class preparation: **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Teacher will… //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;">During class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Materials & Resources ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Student will have two to three class periods to compose their data and create their wikispace.

(outside of class students will be able to access the wikispace and Skype to communicate with their fellow group members.) || # <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Within their groups student will begin researching information on each of the four civilizations. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Research materials. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School required textbook. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School database to access online journals/ magazines, etc. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Notes:Students will be grouped based on their comprehension level. For example, struggling students will be assisted by higher-order thinking students. Students will be grouped in 3-5 members.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin collecting data of the information based on their own knowledge
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin collaborating with their group members on the aspects they will put on their wikispace
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin creating their wikispace
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will write their own analyzes of the civilizations. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student tablets every day.


 * MONITOR ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ongoing assessment(s): Through the project the students will keep an online journal through the class blog. Within their entry the students will write about some of the information they found as well as the progress of the overall project. Furthermore, the students will answer questions that will assist them in their research aspect provided by the teacher. The teacher will also design do now questions based help assess their progress. Accommodations and extensions: Students will ISP will meet individually with the teacher during in class time to assess their progress. The teacher will utilize this time to make accommodations and to help keep them on task. Backup plan: Students will be required to save a copy of the resources by copying and pasting material into a Word Document. If students have difficulty with the wikispace they will be able to create Power Point Presentations. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson reflections and notes: Students will be grade on their projects as a group as well as individual grades based on the work they contributed. Grading will be based on a Rubric.
 * EVALUATE AND EXTEND ||

WEEK 7 Daily Lesson Plan Template

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
= Daily Lesson GAME Plan Template  = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson Title: I’m a Famous Historical Figure <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Related Lessons: N/A || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Grade: 9th- 11th <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Subject: World History/ US History || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unit: Past to Present <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || GOALS || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Creativity and innovation <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Communication and collaboration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Research and information fluency || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Digital citizenship <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Arial; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">þ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technology operations and concepts || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will look back through their textbook and find a historical figure that interests them the most. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Explain the fascinating things a historical figure did. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Explain the lasting effect of this figure. ACTION<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide a list of topics to cover. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide some ideas and examples to enhance the student comprehension. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide the description of a digital story. (Note: student can create another form of media) <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide the students with links that have additional information about digital stories. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">* <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide students with the proper way to research such topics <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During class <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Materials & Resources || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will have two to three class periods to select and research their topic. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student will have one to two class periods to compose but mainly edit their digital story. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Note: student will be encouraged to work on the project outside of school. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student tablets every day. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Research materials. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School required textbook. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School database to access online journals/magazines, etc. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Video cameras (if need be) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Notes: Students will work individual unless they communicate with the teacher. MONITOR || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ongoing assessment(s): <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The students will keep an ongoing journal that includes some interesting facts they have found. They will also include any difficulties they have come upon and how they were about to overcome them. The students will also provide the teacher with portions of their digital story which will allow for teacher to provide assists and comments. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Accommodations and extensions: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will ISP will meet individually with the teacher during in class time to assess their progress. The teacher will utilize this time to make accommodations and to help keep them on task. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Backup plan: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If problems arise with the computers and or server the students will work on the projects the traditional way (notebook and pen)and add to their project later on. In addition, the teacher will use other technology tools if the students struggle with video cameras. EVALUATE AND EXTEND || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson reflections and notes: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The students will each present their digital story to the class. Throughout the presentations the students who are observing will answer questions provided by the teacher. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The students will also write a reflection about the overall perspective of the project. NOTE: Rubic will be designed.
 * A Standards-Based Approach **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Content Standards: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Standard 6.1 U.S. History: America in the World. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present interactions of <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global communities.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Standard 6.2 World History/ Global Studies. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically and systematically about how past interactions of people, cultures, and the environment affect issues across time and cultures. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions as socially and ethically responsible world citizens in the 21st century.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Standard 6.3 Active Citizenship in the 21st Century. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">All students will acquire the skills needed to be active, informed citizens who value diversity and promote cultural understanding by working collaboratively to address challenges that are inherent in living in an interconnected world.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ISTE NETS-S **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ISTE NETS-S **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional objective(s): **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What Historical figure interest you the most? //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Before-class preparation: Teacher will … **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will select their historical figure.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin collecting data of the information based on their own knowledge and textbook.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin doing further research about their historical figure.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The teacher will monitor the students’ progress and assist when needed. ||