Instructional Software

Lesson Idea Name: Memorizing Asian Religion Geography

Content Area: Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 7

Content Standard Addressed: SS7G12 Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in
Southern and Eastern Asia.
Technology Standard Addressed: Empowered Learner 1.1a: Students articulate and set personal learning
goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to
improve learning outcomes.

Selected Technology Tool: PBS Learning Media: World Religions Interactive Map

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://gpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sj14-soc-

religmap/world-religions-map/

Type of Instructional Software:

☒ Drill and Practice ☐ Tutorial ☒ Simulation ☐ Instructional Game ☐ e-books/e-references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

☐ Assessment Monitoring/Reporting
☐ Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
☐ Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class
☐ Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class
☒ Accessible to students beyond the school day
☒ Accessible via mobile devices
☒ Multiple languages
☐ Safety, security and/or privacy features

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☒ Level 2: Exploration ☐ Level 3: Infusion ☐ Level 4: Integration
☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

The interactive map activity supports learning by offering a visual representation of data to aid visual learners
while being interactive so as to engage students.
Lesson idea implementation:
As an introduction to the unit that contains this lesson, I will spend classes teach the students about each of
the prominent religions and philosophies of Asia. After students have a grasp on these ideas, I will implement
this lesson. The first thing I will do is tell students everything they will be doing for the lesson. The lesson will
begin with students being partnered into groups of 2. Then, I will pass out a map containing every labeled
country in Asia to each student. Each student will then be given a laptop and will open the interactive religion
map URL listed above.

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Students will then have 30 minutes to work with their partner until both of their maps have the most
prominent religion written in each Asian country. When time is up, I will take their papers. Then I will call
students up one by one for each Asian country, and each will have to correctly write what the most
prominent religion is (on the Promethean Board at the front of class). If someone gets one wrong, I ask
students who know the answer to raise their hand so they can steer the student at the front in the right
direction. Students will use this knowledge to apply their knowledge of Asian religions to its following today.
Reflective Practice:
I feel the lesson activities I put together will positively impact student learning as the students are challenged
to understand the prominence of religions in Asia. After the lesson, the next part of the unit would have each
student write their name by a country (one student per country) to choose it to do a small research paper on.
Then, students will each type a one-page paper on their laptops, along with references, on the history of the
most prominent religion in their selected country.

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