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Daily Lesson #3 – Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling || Related Lessons: Exploration Group Web 2.0 Project Problem-Based-Learning Lesson || European Exploration || Content Standards: 1) Students will demonstrate knowledge of the age of exploration (Academic Standards: Social Studies, 2004). 2) Students will explain the characteristics of the trading system that linked peoples of Africa, Asia, and Europe around 1450 (Academic Standards: Social Studies, 2004). 3) Students will describe early European explorations, settlements, and empires (Academic Standards: Social Studies, 2004).
 * Lesson Title:
 * Grade: 5th || Unit:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">GOALS ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">ISTE NETS-S

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Creativity and innovation <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Communication and collaboration <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Research and information fluency <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Critical thinking, problem solving, & decision making <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Technology operations and concepts ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Instructional objective(s): <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students will write a script, develop a storyboard, locate images, create a digital story, and share it with the class (Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P., 2009)<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students will place themselves in the position of an explorer or transported slave during the Age of Exploration in order to connect with history in a deeper way. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students will understand the challenges and dangers involved in exploration. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students will consider the reasons for the slave trade as well as the conditions transported slaves had to endure during the Middle Passage.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">ACTION ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Before-class preparation:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students will already be familiar with much of the content necessary for this project, but we will review it during the lesson.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I will prepare access to several digital storytelling examples to show the class exemplary work.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Access to computers, software, and other resources will be determined, tested, and available for use during this lesson. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">During class ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Time || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Materials & Resources ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">15 minutes

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">10 minutes

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">30+ minutes in class <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">plus research at home || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We will have a class discussion reviewing the details we have learned about the challenges of sea travel during the Age of Exploration. We will also review the horrific circumstances of sea travel for slaves who endured the Middle Passage. We will also discuss how much of history is a story, best understood and told as such.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students will watch examples of several exemplary digital stories.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The students will choose a perspective for the digital storytelling project. They may choose the explorer, a sailor, a slave, or an inanimate object such as a ship. They will then use this perspective to narrate their stories.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The students will create a digital story incorporating the information we covered in class as well as new information they researched. They may use still images from the text, images they create, or images found from other sources. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">What Your Fifth Grader <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Needs to Know (Hirsch, 2005)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Text PowerPoint

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Digital Story Exemplars

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Various World and European Maps

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Pinnacle, Moviemaker, Photo Story 3, or another digital storytelling software ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Notes: Student groupings, environmental modifications needed, etc.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students will receive instruction and directions in a whole-class group and will then complete the project individually or in pairs.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">MONITOR
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Ongoing assessment(s):

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Though many of my students are proficient in technology, digital storytelling may be new to them. Students may need extra help and support with the technology aspect of this assignment. They will have class time in the computer lab to work as well as access to the class computer. I will be available to assist students as they work with the technology aspect as well as the content and story.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Backup plan:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">If there are technical difficulties, or access to the proper software is not available, students may complete the assignment by creating an illustrated book. ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In conclusion, digital storytelling is an ideal tool for the study of social studies because it encourages students to consider the big picture of history as well as the individual stories within it. Taking on the perspective of an explorer, a sailor, a transported slave, or the ship will help students engage in the story even further as they access the emotions, challenges, and individual perspectives of the participants in history.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">References //Academic Standards: Social Studies.// (2004, May 15). Retrieved December 4, 2010, from Minnesota Department of Education: []

Hirsch, E. (Ed.). (2005). //What your fifth grader needs to know; Fundamentals of a good fifth-grade education.// New York: Bantam Dell.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). //Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach//. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Integrating Technology Across the Content Areas. Baltimore: Author.

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
A Standards-Based Approach = Daily Lesson GAME Plan Template  = Exploration Group Web 2.0 Project || Related Lessons: Problem-Based Learning || Content Standards: From: [] 1. Students will explain the characteristics of the trading system that linked peoples of Africa, Asia, and Europe around 1450. 2. Students will describe early European explorations, settlements, and empires.
 * Lesson Title:
 * Grade: 5th || Unit: European Exploration ||
 * GOALS ||

Instructional objective(s): The students will create a collaborative PowerPoint presentation using Google.docs. The students will research information about their explorer, find related images, and summarize the information as they create a PowerPoint.
 * ACTION ||
 * Before-class preparation:

The students will already be familiar with the major explorers during the Age of Exploration through previous lessons.

A detailed project explanation sheet will be printed off to give the students as I explain the assignment.

I will use the class computer and an LCD projector to show the students how to create a collaborative Google document. ||
 * During class ||
 * Time || Instructional Activities || Materials & Resources ||
 * 15-20 minutes

10 minutes

10 minutes || Pass out the exploration project description and discuss it with the class.

Give students time to break into groups, choose a project, and sign up for an explorer and project option.

Use the LCD projector and computer to explain how to sign on to Google, create a document, and invite others to edit the document. Discuss the benefits of Google documents over creating a document in Word. || Exploration Project Description

A way to document student groups, explorer assigned, and project choices.

Computer, Google account, and LCD projector. || Notes: Student groupings, environmental modifications needed, etc. || <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10px; line-height: 150%; margin: 10pt 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">MONITOR Students should invite me to access their Google document so that I can monitor and assist students as needed. I will check in with student groups during class to see how their projects are going. Students will also be able to access the class computer during available class time. Since the computer is at my desk, I can easily see how they are doing, and make suggestions on the spot. Accommodations and extensions: Students will need to sign up for a Google account or have access to a parent’s account to be able to participate in the social networking aspect of this lesson. I will send a note home explaining this to parents and encouraging them to set up accounts to make this possible. Since some students do not yet have email accounts or a Google account, the social networking aspect of this project is optional. However, those not participating directly will still be exposed to the possibilities of Web 2.0 and learn from others in the class who are working through Google. At the end of the project, we will have a class discussion about the benefits of such technology, problems groups may have encountered, and what everyone learned from the experience.
 * Ongoing assessment(s):

Backup plan: Students without access to Google will complete the project using Word. || EVALUATE AND EXTEND || Lesson reflections and notes:

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
** A Standards-Based Approach ** =<span style="color: #345a8a; display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin: 24pt 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Daily Lesson #1 - Problem-Based Learning = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The Problem of Trade || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Related Lessons: || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">European Exploration || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Content Standards:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1) Students will demonstrate knowledge of the age of exploration. 2) Students will explain the characteristics of the trading system that linked peoples of Africa, Asia, and Europe around 1450. 3) Students will describe early European explorations, settlements, and empires.
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Grade: 5th || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Unit:
 * ** GOALS ** ||


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ISTE NETS-S **

x <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Creativity and innovation x <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Communication and collaboration x <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Research and information fluency ||  x <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Digital citizenship o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Technology operations and concepts || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional objective(s): ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1) The students will understand the situation in the world concerning trade in the early 1400s, the need for countries to find alternative trade routes, and the other underlying reasons for exploration.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I will scan the text and put the slides on a PowerPoint for the informational introduction to exploration, and easy access for students at home. ||
 * ** ACTION ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Before-class preparation: **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">During class ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Materials & Resources ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">15-20 minutes

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">30+ minutes in class <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">plus research at home || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I will lecture the class on the situation in the world <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">concerning trade in the early 1400s. Then, the class will <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">split into small groups and be assigned a country. The goal is to <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">solve that country's difficulties getting valuable products from Asia by finding <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">another route for trade.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The students will <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">research the country's geographic location, history,and resources and make decisions about possible exploration routes to try. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">They will prepare a short presentation of the solution their country had chosen <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">during the next class period. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">What Every Fifth Grader Should Know <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">by E.D. Hirsch <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Text PowerPoint <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Various World and European Maps || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Notes: Student groupings, environmental modifications needed, etc.

The students will be in a large class group for the introductory information and will then split into groups of three or four. The students will have copies of the text, access to other books, and access to a class computer for research. || ** MONITOR ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Accommodations and extensions: All students have Internet access at home, but the class computer will be available for students who need it. The students who do not have printers can email documents to me to print at school. The ELL students are high-functioning will be in groups with students who can help them. One, student with Aspergers does very well working with others, but his mother will be notified of the assignment, and I will observe him to make sure he is not getting frustrated.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Ongoing assessment(s): I will do informal assessments through watching the students. They will then present their findings to the class. Each group will get points for collaboration and problem solving.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Backup plan: Students can research the choices their country actually made regarding trade and present that information to the class. || ** EVALUATE AND EXTEND ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This lesson will lead into a more in-depth project on a major explorer during the Age of Exploration.