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Lesson Idea

Lesson Idea Name: Theodore Roosevelt

Grade Level/Content Area: 1st Grade / Social Studies
Content Standard Addressed: SSIHI Read about and describe the life Theodore Roosevelt in
American history.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:  What would you like students to know and
1.6 be able to do by the end of this lesson: I
Creative Communicator would like students to be able to describe the
life of Theodore Roosevelt using a Basic
Productivity Tool.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

Students will describe the life of Theodore Roosevelt through a BPT.
Selected Instructional Software Tool: PowerPoint
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): Digital story to introduce Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt.mp4 (dropbox.com)

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s): (Which level(s) will this lesson meet using this technology
tool?)

x Remembering x Understanding x Applying x Analyzing x Evaluating x Creating

How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that apply. (Sometimes only one option will
apply.)

☐ Teacher-directed: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by the
teacher's direction and expectations.

x Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic for
presentation and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. Products of
learning will be uniquely designed. Teacher simply facilitates the learning in a lesson like this.

x Project-based and/or Publishable: Students are completing projects to demonstrate their learning
and the projects can be shared outside of the classroom. This objective could be reached by
displaying the project on the school’s morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom
blog, presenting it to another class, or publishing it via an outside source.

Lesson idea implementation:

Students will work in groups of four. Based on the story presented students will pick two
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topics of Theodore Roosevelts life that they would like to research further. They can use
books (teacher will take pictures), draw pictures, or write down their research. Each group
will then (with teacher assistance) record their research to create another classroom digital
story book to be shared with another first grade class.

Managing engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that gets students
actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts?
This will be a two week project. We will spend 30 minutes three days a week collaborating
with our groups, and as a class. We will make sure no one covers the exact same topics. We
will work to present accurate information. Spend time at the library to do our research with
books and online. Learn about how to use text, audio, music, and color with a PowerPoint
software. Work toward our deadline to present to another first grade class.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Microsoft PowerPoint software has immersive reader,
captions with other languages, and text to speech, and speech to text allowing accessibility
for all students. This activity will engage students as they are creating their own research and
learning in depth about Theodore Roosevelt. Working in a collaborative environment will
allow all students to be heard and their opinions valued.

Reflecting on enhanced learning:

This lesson will encourage students to want to learn more about Theodore Roosevelt. They
get to choose a topic to explore as a group and share what they have learned in a creative
way.
I look forward to presenting the final product to another classroom so that they can see how
BPTs can be used to present data for hands on learning. I will also look forward to guiding
the students in building and using a tool that they will continue to use throughout their life.