Content Area Standard(s):

SSKH2 The student will identify important

American symbols and explain their meaning.

ISTE Standard(s):

2. Communication and collaboration

3. Research and information fluency
4. Critical thinking, problem solving,
and decision making
6. Technology operations and
concepts
1. Locating information efficiently:
what information am I looking for-where will I find the information-how will I get there?
Authenticity
Appropriate Use of Technology
Student Success
Deep Understanding
Assessment
If you had a pen pal that lived in
Africa who wanted to know about
America, what American symbols
would you tell her about to help her
understand your country?
The student will navigate to the
Symbaloo Kinder American
Symbols Webmix to view and
choose resources to create a
presentation on. The student will
then navigate to VoiceThread to
contribute to the class-created
presentation. The student will create
an informational slide on the African
American that they chose. The slide
will include a picture of the
American symbol selected, an
explanation of the meaning of the
symbol, and any other important
information about the symbol that
the student wants to include.
VoiceThread allows the use of
pictures, photos, audio messages, or
text messages to present with. It
also allows students to interact with
students from other schools by way
of audio and/or messaging

Digital Information Fluency

Principle(s):
Principle(s) of Inquiry-Based
Learning:

Focus Question (authentic, engaging,

guiding) or Problem:

Activity:

Activity Extension:

Curated Resource Set:

Assessment

( teacher, self, peer):

comments.
The student may also work on the
assignment at home with his/her
parents using the web 2.0 tools
provided.
The provided curated Symbaloo set:
Kinder American Symbols Webmix
After the deadline, the students will
present their slides on the
Promethean Activ Board. The
teacher will assess each student
based on combination rubric scores
from the teacher rubric, studentself-assessment rubric, and the
peer-assessment rubric.