Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tools (BBPT)

Lesson Idea Name: Jackie Robinson: A legend

Content Area/Grade Level(s): Social Studies/ 2nd Grade

Content Standard Addressed:
SS2H1 Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history.
c. Jackie Robinson (sportsmanship and civil rights)

Technology Standard Addressed:

6c: Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of
digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

Guiding Question(s):
Who was Jackie Robinson? What was his childhood like? How did he get into baseball? What impact
did he have on the future of baseball/ the world?

Selected Technology Tool: Bubbl.us

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

X Remembering X Understanding ☐ Applying X Analyzing X Evaluating X Creating

Levels of Technology Integration:

☐ Infusion Level: Students may work at a higher Bloom’s Level, but they do not have any “Voice or
Choice” during the activity and most of the decisions are made by the teacher.

X Integration Level: We would like to see ALL lessons/activities reach this level. The project is
student-driven and student-led. Students should have “Voice and Choice” in the activities,
selecting the topic of study and determining the technology tool to demonstrate mastery of the
standard. The teacher becomes more of a facilitator.

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 Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tools (BBPT)
☐ Expansion Level: The projects created are shared outside of the classroom, publishing student
work and promoting authorship. This could be reached by showcasing the project on the school’s
morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom blog, or publishing via an outside source.
Your student’s projects must be shared locally or globally to meet this level.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

By using a fun Bubbl.us, students have a new and fun way to take notes about their historical figure. This will
encourage the students to be engaged and focused. After going over the example with the class, students will
complete their own concept map similar to the one the teacher shared. For students who might learn best
from a different source, they will have the option to hand write theirs with colored pencils, markers, or
crayons to help keep the same feel but with a different platform.

Lesson idea implementation:

Teacher will show example of what the students are going to make. After the example is shown,
students will break off and begin researching Jackie Robinson. The things they need to have included
in their Bubbl.us organizer are his name, his early life, his career, and his contribution to the world.
Students will turn in their finished organizer to be graded. When giving feedback, the teacher will
hand each student a score card. Each card will have their grade and notes about their project. When
the time is up and all projects are turned in, the teacher will give a brief summary of what the
students learned during the lesson. There will be large group discussion time to discuss what the
students learned, and they will be invited to share their concept maps with the class if they would
like.

Reflective Practice:
I think this lesson will positively impact student learning. It includes a fun activity that allows
students to have creative control and take notes in a fun way. I designed this lesson as an
introduction to the Civil Rights unit. To further extend this lesson, teachers could have students
create concept maps for other figures who were important to this period of time.

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