Basic Productivity Presentation Tool

Lesson Idea

Lesson Idea Name: The Seven Continents

Grade Level/Content Area: First Grade
Content Standard Addressed: SS1G3 Locate major topographical features of the earth’s
surface. a. Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Antarctica, and Australia
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:  What would you like students to know and
1.6 Creative Communicator Students be able to do by the end of this lesson: I
communicate clearly and express want students to know how to create an e-
themselves creatively for a variety of book using PowerPoint or Microsoft Sway.
purposes using the platforms, tools,
styles, formats and digital media
appropriate to their goals.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

Students will learn to use different basic productivity tools to complete assignments.

Selected Instructional Software Tool: Microsoft PowerPoint

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

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):

☐ Remembering X Understanding X Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating X Creating

How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that 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.

☐ 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: To start the lesson we will discuss the seven continents.
 Basic Productivity Presentation Tool
Lesson Idea

We will discuss how to know which continent is which based on location and by some
of their landmarks. I will then show them the e-book I created. After, I show my e-
book I will put students in seven groups and let each group pick a continent. Students
will then work with their group to create an e-book about their continent.

Managing engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that gets students
actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts? To manage engagement, I will have
students write out what them plan to put on each slide by using a storyboard. I will also give
the groups about 15-20 minutes to come up with their storyboard. After they create a
storyboard they will use that information to make their e-book on Microsoft PowerPoint.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

 To make sure all learners are engaged we will discuss some things about each
continent. I will create a list on the board as the students give information about a
continent.
 This lesson includes engagement because it is hands on and creating something of
their own. They can express themselves personal by picking their own continent as
well as the pictures they will insert. The book example is presented in two ways. The
book will be shown on screen and recording will be playing, I will also print book out
and leave out for an example.

Reflecting on enhanced learning:

I feel this activity will impact student learning by allowing students to work in groups and to
be creativity when making their own e-book on one of the seven continents. I look forward to
implementing showing the students how to create and e-book using PowerPoint. I look
forward to this because I think it’s amazing how you can use PowerPoint for so many things
to help students learn.