KevinDeissler WritinganeBookaboutaCivilWarbattle Introduction: Inaprevioussocialstudieslesson,thestudentsworkedtogethertoresearchandpresent informationonaCivilWarbattleusingThingLink.Weregoingtogoastepfurtherandinsteadof creatinganinteractiveresource,wearegoingtocreateaneBookinordertoallowfuture studentstogainanunderstandingofthebattlesoftheCivilWar. ContentArea: LanguageArts/5thGrade Objectives: Studentswillbeableto: Usepreviousknowledgetoconstructaninformationalonlinebookletdetailingevents,key players,andotherfactualinformationabouttheirCivilWarbattle. SearchforandsavetotheiriPadpicturesoftheirbattleandtheCivilWarwhilesaving thecitationlinkintotheirNotesappforlateruse.

e. Write,insert,andformattextandimagesintheBookCreatorappontheiPadtocreate astoryabouttheirbattle. PublishtheireBooktoiBooksforotherstoread. StandardsAddressed: ISTE 1. CreativityandinnovationStudentsdemonstratecreativethinking,constructknowledge, anddevelopinnovativeproductsandprocessesusingtechnology. a. Applyexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,products,orprocesses b. Createoriginalworksasameansofpersonalorgroupexpression. 2. CommunicationandcollaborationStudentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentsto communicateandworkcollaboratively,includingatadistance,tosupportindividual learningandcontributetothelearningofothers. a. Interact,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,experts,orothersemployinga varietyofdigitalenvironmentsandmedia b. Communicateinformationandideaseffectivelytomultipleaudiencesusinga varietyofmediaandformats c. Developculturalunderstandingandglobalawarenessbyengagingwithlearners ofothercultures d. Contributetoprojectteamstoproduceoriginalworksorsolveproblems 3. ResearchandinformationfluencyStudentsapplydigitaltoolstogather,evaluate,and useinformation. a. Locate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,andethicallyuseinformation fromavarietyofsourcesandmedia

b. Evaluateandselectinformationsourcesanddigitaltoolsbasedonthe appropriatenesstospecifictasks 4. Criticalthinking,problemsolving,anddecisionmakingStudentsusecriticalthinkingskills toplanandconductresearch,manageprojects,solveproblems,andmakeinformed decisionsusingappropriatedigitaltoolsandresources. a. Planandmanageactivitiestodevelopasolutionorcompleteaproject b. Collectandanalyzedatatoidentifysolutionsand/ormakeinformeddecisions PACommonCore 1.4TypesofWriting 1.4.5.BWritemultiparagraphinformationpieces 1.5QualityofWriting 1.5.5.AWritewithaclearfocus,identifyingtopic,task,andaudience 1.5.5.BDevelopcontentappropriateforthetopic 1.5.5.COrganizewritinginalogicalorder 7.1BasicGeographicLiteracy 7.1.U.AUsegeographictoolstoanalyzeinformationabouttheinteraction betweenpeople,places,andtheenvironment 8.1HistoricalAnalysisandSkillsDevelopment 8.1.U.AEvaluatepatternsofcontinuityandchangeovertime,applyingcontextof events 8.1.U.BEvaluatetheinterpretationofhistoricaleventsandsources,considering theuseoffactversusopinion,multipleperspectives,andcauseandeffect relationships 8.1.U.CAnalyze,synthesize,andintegratehistoricaldata,creatingaproductthat supportsandappropriatelyillustratesinferencesandconclusionsdrawnfrom research 8.3UnitedStatesHistory 8.3.U.AComparetherolegroupsandindividualsplayedinthesocial,political, cultural,andeconomicdevelopmentoftheU.S. 8.3.U.BComparetheimpactofhistoricaldocuments,artifacts,andplaceswhich arecriticaltotheU.S. RelativeAdvantage: StudentswillbeabletosuccessfullypublishaneBookthattheycouldsharewithfuture classmatesandpeersaboutasubjectthattheyhaveresearched.Studentswilllearnnew technologiesandwilltakemorecareintheirworksincetheirbookscouldbereadbyfuture classes. Timeline: Threetofourdays.Studentsshouldalreadyhaveresourcesfromapreviousproject,theymay justneedtofindandsavepicturestotheirlocaliPad.Oncetheyhavethem,theycanupload anddrawpicturesandinserttextinarelativelyquickamountoftime.

Materials: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bookcreatorforipad/id442378070?mt=8($4.99) GroupingStrategies: StudentswillbegroupedfromtheirpreviousThingLinkproject. LearningActivities: 1. TheteacherwillbeginbyshowingthestudentsasampleofwhattheireBookcouldlook likebyusingeitherapreviousversiononiBooksorbyanonlineversionthattheyve uploadedonthewebsiteFlipSnack. 2. TheteacherwilldemonstrateviaaniPadandAppleTVhowtosearchforandsave picturesastheyrelatetotheirCivilWarbattle.Theteacherwillalsoshowhowtocopy andpastetheweblinkcitation. 3. Theteacherwillthendemonstratehowtoinserttext,pictures,andevenusethevarious markerandfont,size,andcolortoolstoaddcreativitytotheirpages. 4. Studentswillusetheinformationthattheyvegatheredfromtheirpreviousprojectin socialstudiestowritetheireBook. 5. Whenfinished,studentswillsharetheireBooktoiBookstobepassedaroundand displayed. Assessment: FinaleBookproject 5 KeyPlayers 4 3 2 0 Nokeyplayers werementioned PointsPossible

Majorkeyplayers Majorkeyplayers Onepersonfrom Oneperson frombothsides frombothsides thebattlewas fromthe werementioned werementioned mentionedand battlewas anddescribed described mentioned Alllocationsand datesare mentionedand describedin detail Alllocationsand OnlylocationsOR Therewas datesare dateswere anattempt mentioned mentioned atalocation ordate

Locations& dates

Nolocationsor dateswere mentioned

Grammar

Allwords Allwords Punctuations Major capitalized, capitalized,some becomeanissue spelling spelledcorrectly, spellingmistakes andflowis mistakes andproper interrupted andmultiple punctuation punctuation mistakes

Noattentionwas paidtoproper punctuation

Publication

eBbook publishedto iBooksproperly

eBookfinishedbut notpublishedto iBooks

eBooknotfinished

AdaptationsforLearnerswithSpecialNeeds: Thisprojectcouldbeadaptedbyhavingstudentswithspecialneedsworkcollaborativelywith strongerstudents.Theymightalsoonlyneedtofindoneortwointerestingfacts.TheiPads alsoallowforsomeaccessibilityoptions,suchashavingtheiPadreadthingsoutloud,or zoomingintogetabetterideaastowhatstudentsarelookingat.DragonDictationcouldbe usedtohavestudentsspeaktheirwordswhileallowingtheiPadtorecognizewhattheywantto say. Extensions: Ifstudentshaveawebsiteorablog,theycanexporttheireBookasaPDFanduploaditto www.flipsnack.com.Fromthere,theycanembeditontotheirwebpageorblog. References: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bookcreatorforipad/id442378070?mt=8 www.flipsnack.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragondictation/id341446764?mt=8