Stephanie Cutler Digital Literacy Lesson-Animals Science Unit connection

Created June 21, 2017

Standards KTS
6.1 Uses appropriate technology to design and plan instruction that supports and extends
learning of all students.
6.2 Designs and implements research-based, technology-infused instructional strategies to
support learning of all students.
6.3 Provides varied and authentic opportunities for all students to use appropriate technology
to further their learning.
6.5 Provides and maintains a safe, secure, and equitable classroom environment that
consistently promotes discerning and ethical use of technology.
ISTE
3a Plan strategies to guide inquiry
3b Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a
variety of sources and media
5a Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
5b Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning,
and productivity
6a Understand and use technology systems
IRA
1.2 Candidates understand the historically shared knowledge of the profession and changes
over time in the perceptions of reading and writing development, processes, and components.
2.2 Candidates use appropriate and varied instructional approaches, including those that
develop word recognition, language comprehension, strategic knowledge, and readingwriting
connections.
2.3 Candidates use a wide range of texts (e.g., narrative, expository, and poetry) from
traditional print, digital, and online resources
4,2 Candidates use a literacy curriculum and engage in instructional practices that positively
impact students knowledge, beliefs, and engagement with the features of diversity.
5.1Candidates design the physical environment to optimize students use of traditional print,
digital, and online resources in reading and writing instruction.
CCSS
W.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose
informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply
some information about the topic.
W.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a
favorite author and express opinions about them).
W.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
SL.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns
speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something
that is not understood.
SL.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional
detail.
SL.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
L.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
Stephanie Cutler Digital Literacy Lesson-Animals Science Unit connection
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Grade Level K

Context This is the first technology lesson the students will receive. This
lesson enhances a Science unit about Animals. Students have
learned about animal needs, habitats, and observed live
animals. They are now researching additional animals of their
choice. The next technology infused lessons will focus on
narrowing a search with a specific question.
Time Needed 1 hour

Materials Crayons
Pencils
One copy of My Favorite Place Student Handout per student
(add question, How successful was your search? With faces to
self-assess) *Common Sense Media
14 Ipads
Weebly with Assignment details, video My Online
Neighborhood (common sense media), and link to Kid Rex
Make weebly page with assignment the home page
Anchor Chart to compile safety rules
Sentence strip to write vocabulary words (internet, online,
website)

Learning Targets I can discover that the internet can be used to visit far-away
places and learn new things
I can use the internet to learn more about an animal of my
choice
I can compare how staying safe online is like staying safe in the
real world
I can explain rules for traveling safely on the internet
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Procedure of Introduction (5 min)

1. Invite student to share and discuss places they have
Lesson (adapted from common been.
sense media unit 1 lesson plan)
2. Agree on a place to take an imaginary field trip. Have
students imagine, visualize, and pantomime the field trip
as you narrate going to the place. Then have students
help describe what they might see and do once there.
3. Ask, What do you need to do to stay safe when you visit
a new place? Guide students to acknowledge the
following safety rules:
-always go places with an adult
-dont wonder off on your own
-talk only with people you know
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Teaching Digital Literacy 1 Skill-Safety on the Internet (10 min)

1. Define the Key vocabulary terms internet and online. Write

words on sentence strips, sounding words out while writing.
like a giant library filled with all kinds of digital tools
(books, articles, maps, videos, games etc.) that computers
can access connecting your computer to the internet-
cost money, everyone doesnt have access
2. Explain that another way to visit interesting places all over
the world is by going on the internet. Ask, What kinds of
places might you visit online?
3. Make partners and pass out Ipads, show how to open
safari app on Ipad and review I can as a class, instruct
students to press go button and then voice thread.
4. Students will watch video independently and discuss
findings with their partner. Circulate to provide support
and to give prompts as needed. After all students have
finished the video and discussed an idea with their partner
invite them back to the carpet to share.
5. Encourage each group share out findings. Make an
anchor chart with students during this time. (1. Always ask
your parent or teacher first. 2. Only talk to people you
know. 3. Stick to places that are just right for you.)
6. Point out to students that just as they know and follow
safety rules for travel in the real world, when they go online
they should also know and follow safety rules.

Internet Field Trip/Teaching Digital Literacy Skill 2-Locating (15-30

min)

1. Tell the students that the Ipad makes it possible for them to
visit distant places without ever leaving the classroom.
2. Explain to students that they will be visiting websites that
belong to real places like zoos or wildlife refuges. These
places may be distant from them, but they can still visit
them.
3. Define website. Write word on sentence strip and add to
vocabulary bank. (a location in the internet that has
several pages of information)
4. I DO Show how to advance weebly page and listen to
directions. Model looking through list and using post it to
write down animal. Think aloud as you explore.
5. WE DO Decide on an animal to explore together.
Students should partner and sit with Ipads on the carpet.
Practice typing in animal name into search bar and
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choosing a website, looking for zoo or wildlife as a clue to a
real place.
6. YOU DO After students are successful looking with the class
they should be allowed to move to a just right spot to
explore an animal of their choice. Prompt students to ask,
May I visit a website about__________? Allowing students
to choose websites and pages that are most interesting to
them. Encourage partners to share typing and navigating
roles.
7. Point out as you are monitoring that students are following
the other two safety rules for going online: only talking to
people you know and stick to places that are just right for
you.
8. Encourage students to discuss what they saw and what
they learned on their internet field trip. Ask, What things
did you see on the website that youve never seen
before? and How was your online field trip different from
an in-person field trip? How was it similar?
9. Log off Ipads and put away. Students should return to
carpet.

Assessment (10 min)

1. Show My Favorite Place student handout. Model how to fill

out sentence starters and add a picture. (Choose an
animal other student did not pick!)
2. Students complete assessment

Closing (5 min)
Address the following questions: What can the internet be used
for? (to visit faraway places) What rules do we have for visiting
online places? (reference anchor chart) and How are these
rules similar to staying safe in real life?

Assessment My Favorite Place student handout

Accommodations Weebly with links embedded need more

help button during search document with
and modifications animal names and pictures
Audio directions
Anchor chart with rules
Small group/ one on one modeling for still struggling students
Teacher support as needed during we do
BA push in
Reflective Notes
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