ICT Digital Tool Integration into
Lesson Learning
Answer Garden Students use Answer
https://answergarden.ch Garden to create a
brainstorm about their
current knowledge and
understanding of the
Manhattan Project and
the use of Atomic
Weapons in WWII.
Padlet Padlet is used as a place
https://padlet.com/ for students to upload
their research questions
for the web quest, as
well as hosting clear
written instructions and
resource lists for many
of the activities in the
web quest.
Piktochart In the first lesson of this
https://piktochart.com unit, the students will be
using Piktochart to
create a poster
documenting the
locations of the atomic
bombings in Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, Japan.
Google Earth In Lesson 1 students use
www.google.com/earth/ Google Earth to find the
locations of the
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
bomb sites in Japan.
They screen shot these
images to include in
both their Piktochart and
Benefits to Student
1. Opportunity for
students to work
collaboratively.
2. Students can build on
each others ideas
allowing for enhanced
creativity.
3. Gives a visual
representation of current
understanding and gaps
in knowledge.
1. Opportunity for
students to work
collaboratively.
2. Creating their
research questions as a
group contributes to the
development of strong
research skills which is
important in History
3. Enables students to
practice autonomy and
independence by
making them
responsible for using the
Padlet to find
instructions as a first
step rather than asking
a Teacher
1. Gives students an
opportunity to build on
multiple historical skills
as they research, select
information and
represent the
information in a new
way.
2. Allows students to
build on higher order
thinking skills Creating
is at the top of the
Blooms Taxonomy
Pyramid.
1. Students can make
connections between a
historical event and real
world locations to gain
further contextual
understanding.
2. Using Google Earth is
building research skills
 their timeline.
Kahoot Kahoot is used as a
https://www.getkahoot.c plenary activity in
om/ Lesson 2 to check for
student learning and
ensure the lesson
objectives for that class
were well met.
Sutori The main aspect of this
https://www.sutori.com/ unit of work is the
timeline that students
are making to document
the creation and use of
atomic weapons during
World War Two.
Bubbl.us In Lesson 4 students use
https://bubbl.us Bubbl.us to create a
Mind Map of their ideas
on the justification of the
use of Atomic Weapons
in WWII. They
brainstorm together as a
whole class before
moving on to create
their own written
conclusions to include in
their timeline.
Britannica Online In Lesson 2 students use
http://school.eb.com.au. the Student Edition of
ipacez.nd.edu.au/levels/ Britannica to begin their
high research according to
the focus questions
developed in Lesson
One. Students can use
text and pictures from
Britannica to add to their
Sutori timelines.
with a practical
application for students
every day lives
1. The students can
compete against each
other, earning points for
speed and correct
answers which makes
revising a fun activity
that engages and
motivates the class.
2. The repetition will
help to move the new
information from
students working
memories into their
long-term memories.
1. Using Sutori, the
students can create their
own multimodal text
using words, pictures,
videos, audio recordings
and even their own quiz
questions.
2. Creating their own
timeline helps to
develop higher order
thinking skills such as
investigating, valuing
and judging.
1. Opportunity for
students to work
collaboratively.
2. Students can build on
each others ideas
allowing for enhanced
creativity.
3. Prompts students to
use critical and creative
thinking to take a
position on a contentious
issue and justify their
reasoning.
1. Researching using
Britannica helps
students to develop
skills in evaluating and
analysing as well as
translating information
from one form to
another.
2. Working as a group to
research requires the
use of cooperation and
 collaboration skills from
the group and will
improve their
communication and
interpersonal skills.
ABC Splash Video In Lesson 3 the students 1. Analysing this video
http://splash.abc.net.au/ watch the video Building as a class before moving
home#!/media/1662040 the Atomic Bomb, and on to analyse their own
/ analyse it as a whole sources in small groups
class as an example of a follows the gradual
propaganda film. The release model,
video is linked to the scaffolding students and
Australian Curriculum supporting them in their
content descriptor that task.
this unit of work focuses 2. The video also
on, making it an includes a transcript and
appropriate choice. closed captions to assist
students with hearing
impairments or other
learning difficulties who
may learn better with
written information.