1st & 2nd Grades

Global Communicator

Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.

Standard 7A:

Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.

Explore various cultures through digital resources. (7a)- SOCIAL STUDIES

Example:

Students will each be assigned a culture to study and will use the Internet, personal interviews via Skype or email correspondance with someone familiar with the culture. They will write a reaction paper to their experience with the culture.

Resources:

None

Standard 7B:

Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.

Engage in digital communication with others in a classroom setting (e.g. Google Hangout, Skype) (7b)

Example:

The teacher would make contact with another teacher in the different part of the country. The teachers would create a time to “meet” in a Skype session. During the first meeting, the students would ask questions to try to figure out where the other classroom is in the country. After the session, each student would draw a picture or write in a journal on their guess. The next session, the kids would read their guesses to each other. At the end, each teacher will reveal where they are from and some facts about their city and part of the country.

Resources:

Mrs. Davison’s Kindergarten Skype Pals: http://davisonkindergarten.blogspot.com/p/kindergarten-connections.html

Communicate with students from other cultures to broaden learning and understanding. (7b)- ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES

Example:

Students will connect with another classroom in another part of the country or world. Students will interact by writing letters, communicating via e-mail and video conferencing.

Resources:

Pen Pals in the 21st Century Ideas: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/pen-pals-in-21st-century-lisa-mims

Standard 7C:

Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

Participate in a classroom project using collaborative tools and resources. (7c)

Example:

Students will post a video to Flipgrid after a Christ-Light Bible lesson explaining an idea on how to share the Gospel with others. Other students will watch and then react.

Resources:

None

Explore and use technology in an instructional setting to encourage collaboration. (7c)

Example:

During calendar time, the students work together to put the days in order, what the date is, and put it where it belongs on the calendar. The students would accomplish all of this on an interactive whiteboard.

Resources:

Example Calendar for Smart Notebook: https://drive.google.com/a/llhs.org/file/d/0B0TQKyFYyfRIdXNxc19yamtxNVE/view?usp=sharing

Act as a project manager for a collaborative project. (7c) - VARIOUS SUBJECTS

Example:

Each student will act as the leader of a collaborative project throughout the year. Students will take on other roles when not leading. The "project manager" will be tasked with keeping the team on track, splitting up the work correctly, and submitting the final project.

Resources:

Cooperative Learning Group Roles PDF: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson277/cooperative.pdf

Standard 7D:

Students explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.

Participate in a virtual field trip. (7d)- RELIGION

Example:

Take a virtual field trip using the resources on GloBible after a Bible lesson to describe the geography of the Holy Land.

Resources:

GloBible on iOS or Android: https://globible.com/

Plan and carry out a action project using digital tools. (7d)- RELIGION

Example:

The students will plan and carry out a service project to both share the Gospel and to help the community.

Resources:

Ideas for Children's Service Projects: https://kidworldcitizen.org/35-service-projects-for-kids/

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