Technology Integration Lesson Plan Template

Name: School: Date:

Nilyan Mora Ortiz Lake Orienta April 13, 2017
Faith Cella Elementary School
Sarsi Ramotar
Habacuc Exantus

Subject Areas Grade Level Lesson or Project Duration

Social Studies 1st 3 days
Technology Required
What software and hardware are needed for this lesson or project?

Students can use a laptop, ipad, or computers for research, and the teacher will use a
computer to present the lesson. Some softwares used for this lesson are, Youtube and the
prezi.

Technology Level
Teacher Student
Novice Novice*
Intermediate
Intermediate* Advanced

Advanced

Lesson or Project Topic

What is the topic? What is the title?

The title of our lesson is, Celebrations and National Holidays. The topic is, students are
identifying different celebrations and holidays around the world and how that connects
them to who they are as people and their cultures.

Critical Question Addressed

What specific question(s) will be answered?

What are the National Holidays we have covered and what are they honoring or
remembering?

Lesson or Project Goals and Objectives

What will students experience and be able to do as a result of this lesson or project?

Students will be able to identify 75% of the specific National Holidays we have went
over and explain their celebrations within them.

Curriculum Connections
What specific curriculum learning outcomes will be addressed in this lesson or project?(TAKS)

SS.1.A.2.3

Technology Connections
What technology skills and/or goals will be addressed in this lesson or project?

Students- 2b - Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using
technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

Teachers- 1b - Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic

problems using digital tools and resources

Lesson or Unit Starter

What will you do to introduce the lesson or project? Are the connections to the curriculum and technology
clear?

To start off the class, we will show a Youtube video having different children of different
cultures describe which holiday they celebrate and why. Next, we will ask the students,
Now whats your favorite holiday? Which holidays do you celebrate? Why? How does
that connect to your culture and who you are?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sjC13dFRS8

Student-focused Activities
What activities will your student do during this lesson or project?

1. First, the teacher will show the Youtube video link above.
2. After the video is finished, the teacher will ask the students, Now what is
your favorite holiday? Which Holiday do you celebrate? Why? How does that
connect to your culture and who you are?
3. Give about 5-10 minutes of discussion time.
4. Now you will show a prezi on all the national holidays
a. http://prezi.com/qocgeubkbwrk/?
utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
5. Now, the students will go grab the laptops.
6. Students will now use resource page to research about the holidays.
 a. Curriculum Resource Page
7. After students research we will have them get construction paper and
project items to create a book.
8. At this point you will explain to the kids what their project is:
a. the project will be a book on the national holidays that they
reviewed.
b. they will be able to add pictures/draw the celebrations of
the holidays and give an interpretation on them.
9. The students will finish this book in three days.
10. The book will be graded through a rubric
a. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?
screen=ShowRubric&module=Rubistar&rubric_id=2689584&

Resources
Hardware, Software, Web, CD ROM Other (Print, Human, etc)

Webpages (Youtube)- links to the holidays Construction papers

Printer Markers
Laptops
Curriculum Resource Page

Student Assessment
How will you assess the extent to which the students have achieved the goals and objectives?
We will asses the students by having them create a book on the national holidays.

New Year's Day - http://www.ducksters.com/holidays/new_years_day.php

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/martinlutherkingjr/
Presidents' Day -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4N1ucSwO68
Memorial Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGdg6cf2TpE
Independence Day- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRWDZ1w-Iqs \
Labor Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zAAgSRBmMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cta8r33Gss
Veterans' Day -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxVs4B9M

cpalms: SS.1.A.2.3