Basic Productivity Tools (BPT)

Lesson Idea Name: What is YOUR dream job?

Content Area/Grade(s): Kindergarten Social Studies
Content Standard Summarized:
Student will be able to describe the work that people do.
Technology Standard Addressed:
Students will be able to choose the platforms and tools for meeting the objective of their creation.
Selected Technology Tool: PowerPoint

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soKRa6D90WQ

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s): (It would not let me delete or mark in the boxes, so I marked next to them)
☐X Remembering ☐X Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ X Creating

Levels of Technology Integration:

☐ Infusion Level: Students may work at a higher Bloom’s Level, but they do not have any “Voice or Choice”
during the activity and most of the decisions are made by the teacher.

☐ Integration Level: We would like to see ALL lessons/activities reach this level. The project is student-
driven. Students have “Voice and Choice” in the activities, selecting the topic of study and determining the
technology tool to demonstrate mastery of the standard. All products of learning are unique and
personalized. The teacher becomes more of a facilitator walking around monitoring the student-led
activity.
☐X Expansion Level: The projects created are shared outside of the classroom, publishing student work and
promoting authorship. This could be reached by showcasing the project on the school’s morning
newscast, posting the project to the classroom blog, or publishing via an outside source.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

For this lesson, the students will be able to choose the jobs that they want to add to their eBook. By doing
this, the students are able to have a choice in what they are creating. The students are also able to choose if
they want to work alone or with a partner. During this lesson the students will set personal goals and they will
work on self-assessing.
Lesson idea implementation:
This lesson will take place over two days. To begin the lesson, we will watch and listen to the read aloud of
the “Career Day” book. This will take place as whole class. The students will watch the video on the front
board, while they sit on the carpet. Once the video is finished, I will ask students to share what jobs their
parents, guardians, or family members do. Not all students have to share, but I will create a list on the board
with the jobs that the students do share. I will explain that the students will be using this list to help them
write a book. Next, I would pull up a blank PowerPoint onto the front screen. I would model to the students
how to set up their PowerPoint for an eBook. I would begin writing my book. After I have completed about 4
slides, I will ask the students to help me create the next few slides. I will do this to ensure that they
understand how to use the software. Once my eBook is complete, I will allow students to begin creating their
own eBook about their dream job. They can do this alone or with a partner. If completed with a partner, they
both need to identify their dream job in the eBook. Since this is a kindergarten class, they will be rovided with
an outline for each slide. For example, the outline will say “Slide 1: Name of book, picture, and name of
student”. The students will also be given the theme/template to use for their eBook. This will help them
understand where to add the text and the photos. According to the rubric, the students will need to create an
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8-slide book. The next day, once the students have completed their eBook, I will model how to record their
presentation with audio. Then the students will have 10-15 minutes to add their audio recordings.

To extend the students learning I have chosen to use Seesaw. The students will be able to share their eBook
on their Seesaw account. This will allow other students, parents, and me to view their presentation. I will ask
the students to watch at least 2 of their peers eBook presentations. Once they have watched the videos of
the eBooks, then they will leave comments on their peer's post. These comments will be positive and should
highlight what they liked about their peers eBook.
Reflective Practice:
This activity will help students learn how to use a basic productivity tool. This tool will be beneficial to them
throughout the rest of their education career. I have already added an extension into the lesson, SeeSaw,
which I thought would be beneficial in sharing ideas with their peers and parents/guardians.

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