Basic Productivity Presentation Tool

Lesson Idea

Lesson Idea Name: Who is Martin Luther King?

Grade Level/Content Area: 2nd Grade
Content Standard Addressed: SS2H1 Describe the lives and contributions of historical
figures in Georgia history.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:  What would you like students to know and
1.6.a. Students choose the appropriate platforms be able to do by the end of this lesson:
and tools for meeting the desired objectives of By the end of the lesson I would like for my
their creation or communication students to show the lives of popular historic
figures and why they were important in
society.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

The goal is for students to know the importance of these people and why we learn about
them.
Selected Basic Productivity Tool: Sway
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):

☐ Remembering ☐ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ 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.

☐ 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, I will ask students who is an important figure in their lives and why.
They will tell me, and I will introduce Martin Luther King and why he was important.
 Basic Productivity Presentation Tool
Lesson Idea

After that I will show the students my Sway that I made on Martin Luther King. After
showing my sway students will use the same tool to talk about another historical
figure. Students will choose from a list of historical figures such as James Oglethorpe,
Sequoyah, Jackie Robinson, Juliette Gordon Low, or Jimmy Carter. They will then begin
research on the person they picked and make a sway using the information they
found. After that students will present the person the chose to the class.
Managing the technology/engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that
gets students actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts? How will you manage the
classroom behaviors on the technology:
This activity is so students can know more about our history. This also a good way for
students to collaborate with people who also have the same person as them. It’s also a fun
way for them to tell a story using different feature on the Sway application. If students are
not comfortable with sharing in front of the class, they can also make a video where they
speak in it. If they make a video, they can play it for the class without having to stand at the
board and presenting.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

This activity uses the principles of representation and engagement. They are required to
understand what they have found and apply it in a fun way. They must analyze different facts
and chose one that is most important to know. With sway they can express what was
interesting to them in a way that is not boring.
Reflecting on enhanced learning:
I think students will be excited to share what information they found on their person with
their peers. It will also be fun to look at the different presentation’s students decide to create
according to the person who made it. It will be interesting to see what students come up
with.