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TPACK Mobile Applications Assignment
Content
Mobile Application for Creating
Subject Virginia History
Grade Level 7th grade
Learning Objective VUS.5
The student will apply social science skills to
understand the development of the American
political system by
a) examining founding documents to
explore the development of
American constitutional
government, with emphasis on the
significance of the Virginia
Declaration of Rights and the
Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom in the framing of the Bill
of Rights
Pedagogy
Activity Students will be allowed to use their Smart phones or
tablets for this in-class activity. Students will be
tasked to write definitions their own words for each
key term that is provided for them. They will also
have to explain each term’s historical significance.
Terms that must be included:
 Virginia Declaration of Rights
 Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom
 Bill of Rights (including the first 10
amendments)
 George Mason
 James Madison
Mobile Application for Collaborating
7th grade
VUS.5
The student will apply social science skills to
understand the development of the American
political system by
a) examining founding documents to
explore the development of
American constitutional
government, with emphasis on the
significance of the Virginia
Declaration of Rights and the
Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom in the framing of the Bill
of Rights
Students will be tasked to do a group research project
on one of the first ten amendments that are included
in the Bill of Rights. Each group will be assigned one
amendment. On Nearpod, the teacher will set up an
interactive collaborative board for each group to
brainstorm and share their ideas to be presented. The
teacher will set up a section with the name of each
member of the group.
Each group will have to explain what each
amendment does and why it is historically
significant. Students will be able to add images that
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 Federalist relate to their amendment. After presentations, the

 Anti-Federalist
 Thomas Jefferson
First, they will write their definitions and
explanations on paper. Once they are done, they will
call the teacher over. If they receive approval, then
the students will go onto the Quizlet app to create
their own flashcards. Until the end of class, students
will use the various functions of the Quizlet app to
study. For example, they can play a match game or a
gravity game that has you type the correct answers to
progress.
whole class will discuss their thoughts and opinions
about the amendments. For example, the teacher may
ask the students if they think the Bill of Rights are
still needed today. The class could also discuss how
they could “amend” certain classroom or school rules
that they feel are not just, like the Federalists and
Anti-Federalists.
The teacher can also monitor and rearrange student
work through the Nearpod app.

The teacher will provide the students with a handout

with all the key terms that are required for them to
study. Students will be required to send the teacher
the link to their completed Quizlet study set for
grading. The teacher will also look over to see if their
definitions are correct and all bases are covered.
Technology

Technology Quizlet Nearpod