Multimedia Audio & Video

Lesson Idea

Lesson Idea Name: Book Review Podcast

Grade Level/Content Area: 4th Grade Social Studies
Content Standard Addressed: ELAGSE3RI1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed:  What would you like students to know and
Creative Communicator - Element 1.6c be able to do by the end of this lesson:
Students communicate complex ideas clearly
and effectively by creating or using a variety Students will be able to discuss and answer
of digital objects such as visualizations, questions pertaining to the key ideas of a
models or simulations. text.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

Students will be able to discuss and elaborate on main ideas from a story.

Selected Basic Productivity Tool: Spotify for Podcasters

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

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):

X Remembering X Understanding X Applying X Analyzing X 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.

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:

 Multimedia Audio & Video
Lesson Idea

Students will be given a selection of books to read and analyze, and be given Spotify for
Podcasters to create their own podcast discussing the text and its main ideas in however
format they wish.

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:

“Ask 3, Then Me” will be implemented with questions students might have, so they ask
their peers first, allowing me to be more proactive with teaching, as well as harboring
communication skills between students.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

This lesson supports two parts of UDL. It supports engagement by giving students creative
control and freedom to complete the podcast how they wish, and supports action and
expression by the software used having multiple ways for students to format and design their
podcast how they see fit, with different background music and transitions.

Reflecting on enhanced learning:

By giving creative freedom and free expression to students to talk about the main ideas of the
book in a casual, but comprehensive way, this encourages students to think deeper about the
text, and practice recall and prediction strategies. I believe this will be fun for students, as
they will be encouraged to share their podcasts with their friends and peers, opening
discussion further about the books.