Be exposed to a variety of informational research using digital tools. (3a)
Example:
The teacher uses the Internet during teachable moments to help the students’ understanding of terminology. (A student asks what the building on the back of a nickel is? The teacher uses Google to look for Monticello and shows the students.)
Resources:
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello: http://www.monticello.org/
Use digital information from a variety of preselected sources. (3a)
Example: Using QR codes, the teacher has students explore the classroom centers to find certain items in the classroom that begins with the letter they are studying. The QR code would take them to a Google Site that would show whether they are wrong or correct.
Resources:
QR Code Reader app for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-scan-qr-code-reader/id483336864?mt=8
Organize researched information using online bookmarking and notetaking tools. (3a)- VARIOUS SUBJECTS
Example:
Mark and organize favorites onto the bookmark bar for later use.
Resources:
Create, view & edit bookmarks website: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/188842?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Research information using multiple sources and evaluate for accuracy, credibility and relevance. (3a, 3b) - LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH
Example:
Students will learn how to use search operators to effectively search for accurate, credible and relevant content on the Internet. (This lesson can be linked in with student completing a research-type paper or an in-depth study of a subject.)
Resources:
Google Search Strategies and Lesson Plans: https://sites.google.com/site/gwebsearcheducation/lessonplans
Resources are found in 3a.
Participate in a group learning project using digital tools to solve a problem. (3c)
Example:
Students will work together to use digital tools to find solutions to the problem of the world's filling landfills. Students should use digital tools to find methods that their classroom could become more green with the items that they throw away.
Resources:
Recycling Ideas: https://www.weareteachers.com/21-ideas-big-and-small-to-bring-recycling-into-the-classroom/
Recycling in the UK: http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/schools.html
Create a collection of artifacts using multiple platforms such as paper, project, presentation, video, or verbal demonstration. (3c)- READING, SOCIAL STUDIES
Example:
Students will work with Sway to complete a, oral history project on a member of their family. Students will gather information by interviewing the person gathering vital information including video footage, facts, pictures and other great information. The student will create a Sway project gathering all the data together.
Resources:
Overview of Sway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcg6DGO9hpI
For Students by Students Tutorial on Sway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGr9dSscVkY
Interview Questions for People: https://pioneerthinking.com/172-questions-to-ask-when-doing-a-family-history-interview
Ancestor Project and Presentation Lesson Plan and Guide (pay website): https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ancestor-Project-Presentation-and-Grading-Rubric-646711
Explore a real-world issue or problem and develop solutions to the issue or problem. (3d)
Example:
Students will brainstorm about a problem that affects someone they know. The students will explore the problem and then design solutions to the problem. The students should create prototypes or plans for solutions to the problem.
Resources:
A Design Challenge to Students: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/28303