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Lesson Idea Name: Living v. Non-living
Grade Level/Content Area: Kindergarten/ Science
Content Standard Addressed: SKL1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms
(alive and not alive) and non-living objects are grouped.

ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:  What would you like students to know and be
1.2 Digital Citizen able to do by the end of this lesson: By the end
Students recognize the rights, responsibilities of the lesson I want students to be able to
and opportunities of living, learning and working recognize whether or not something is living or
in an interconnected digital world, and they act non-living.
and model in ways that are safe, legal and
ethical.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea? The student learning goal for this lesson is
that students will be able to tell if something is living or non-living by information given.

Selected Instructional Software Tool: Anchor

Description of Software: Anchor is the easiest way to make a podcast, brought to you by Spotify.
Now you can create your podcast, host it online, distribute it to your favorite listening platforms,
grow your audience, and monetize your episode all from your phone or tablet, for free.

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

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s): (Which level(s) will this lesson meet using this technology tool?)
Please put an X in the box or next to the level(s). Do not highlight or bold the response.

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☒ Applying ☒ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

How do you plan to implement this lesson and integrate the technology? Check all that apply:
(Sometimes only one option will apply. Please do not highlight your response, put an X in the box
or an X without the box)

☒ Teacher-led: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by the
teacher's direction and expectations. Learning activities are assigned to the student and mostly
practice based.

☐ Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic of
learning and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. The teacher facilitates
the learning as the students direct their own learning processes.

☐ Problem-based and/or Publishable: Students are solving problems and completing projects to
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demonstrate their learning. Additionally, the projects can be shared outside of the classroom.
(Note: 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: I will use the podcast as an introduction to the new topic. Then have
the students discuss what they remember about the podcast and ask if they already know
somethings about the topic. We will then discuss the topic in more detail. Next, I will put the
students into groups and give them either a living organism or a non-living object to make a podcast
about. Then we will listen to the podcast and students will give feedback to their peers. We will
conclude the lesson by reviewing what makes a living organism living and not non-living, and then
what makes a non-living object non-living and not living.

Managing student learning: To manage the students learning they will work in groups and have a time
limit to get their podcast complete. Each student will be given a different role in order to complete the
podcast within the time limit. My assistant and I will go around and assist the groups.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Reflection: The UDL principle I will focus on for this lesson is
Multiple Means of Engagement. I feel this principle is represented because the students are working
in groups to make their podcast.

Reflection: I feel this activity will impact student learning by allowing students to work together and
agree on what should be said in the podcast. I look forward to implanting the making of the podcast
because each group will take a different approach to how they make the podcast.

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