TEACHER: Victoria Wilson

SUBJECT/GRADE: Technology/Grade 3

DATE: 1/19/16-4/1/16

Standards:
Research and Information Fluency
Critical Thinking Problem Solving, and Decision Making
SWBAT:
1) RI: Evaluate and select sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness of
specific tasks.

I can find correct digital

information on the internet and tell why I have selected it.
2) RI: Plan strategies to guide inquiry.

I can research information

and collect data using the internet.
3) RI: Locate, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety
of sources and media.

I can properly cite my digital

CO:
sources.

I can follow links and use

drop-down menus to find information.

I can navigate to reliable

information on the internet.
4) CT: Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete project.

I can use online tools to

collect data for a project.

I can organize my ideas for a

project using technology.
5) CT: Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
I can find out more about a topic using online resources.
Essential Questions:
Assessment & Performance:
What is Google and what is it used for?
Formative Assessment:
How do I find information using technology?
Observation
What is source citation?
Questioning
How do I cite my sources? (very beginning levels)
Grand conversation
What are reliable resources and how do I find
Graphic organizers
them?
Think, pair, share
How can I organize information using
Exit tickets
technology?
What is Google Classroom and how do I use it?
Google research activities
Summative Assessment:
Modifications:
Research project
The teacher will be reading all material orally as
well as presenting visual examples. The teacher
will constantly be circulating the room checking
for accommodations that need to be made.
Materials: Internet, Chromebooks, Google Classroom, Google worksheets, projector, white board, dry
erase markers
Learning Plan: Activities and Sequence of Instruction

(no school 1/18

NO 3A) 1/20
(no school 1/22
NO 3C)
1/25, 1/27, &
1/29

2/1, 2/3, & 2/5

2/8, 2/10, &

2/12

3A-Monday-2:30-3:20
3B-Wednesday-2:30-3:20
3C-Friday-2:30-3:20
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. Students will practice doing research using Google. The students will be guided
by a worksheet that the teacher has created (critical thinking).
3. If the students complete the research, they are free to choose an educational site
of their own.
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. Students will complete a research activity using Google. The students will be
guided by a worksheet that the teacher has created (critical thinking).
3. If the students complete the research, they are free to choose an educational site
of their own.
***Quiz
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will be shown how to sign up for their gmail accounts.
3. The teacher will show explain to the students what Google Drive is and how to
use it. The teacher will then introduce Google Docs, Slides, email, and Google
Classroom.
4. Students will be shown how to get to Google Classroom. (this lesson will be
continued into next week)
***Classwork
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will be reminded how to get to Google Classroom. They will
proceed to Google Classroom where they will be introduced to their research
project. The students will be following a simple rubric and creating a slides
presentation with their information.
3. The students will be shown how to copy and paste information/pictures.
4. The teacher will explain to the students what source citation means and why it is
important. Because the students are only in the third grade, they will only be asked
to record the website name where they got the information.
5. Students will proceed to Google Docs where they will show that they know how
to copy and paste from the internet to a document.
***Quiz (copy and paste quick check)

(No school 2/15

NO 3A) 2/17,
2/19
2/22, 2/24 (1:30
dismissal),
2/26 NO 3C
2/29, 3/2, & 3/4

1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will begin their research projects.
3. The teacher will circulate the room and check on research progress.
***Classwork for 3B and 3C
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will continue their research projects.
3. The teacher will circulate the room and check on research progress.
***Classwork for 3A
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will continue their research projects.

3/7, 3/9, (no

school 3/11 NO
3C)
3/14, 3/16, &
3/18

3/21, 3/23 (no

school 3/25 NO
3C)

3. The teacher will check the student's progress and grade them accordingly.
***Classwork
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will continue their research projects.
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will be finalizing their projects.
3. The teacher will check the student's progress and grade them accordingly.
***Classwork
1. The teacher and students will read the objectives for the day together.
2. The students will be finalizing their projects and turning them in to the Google
Classroom. The teacher will show them how to do this.
***Test (final project is a test grade)