Basic Productivity Presentation Tool

Lesson Idea

Lesson Idea Name: Digital Story Writing

Grade Level/Content Area: 3rd Grade Writing
Content Standard Addressed: ELAGSE3W3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed: What would you like students to know and
Creative Communicator- 1.6a Students be able to do by the end of this lesson:
choose the appropriate platforms and tools I would like for my students to be able to
for meeting the desired objectives of their write a narrative story that they can share
creation of communication. with others. This story should incorporate
descriptive details and be told in an accurate
order.
What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?
Students will create their own narrative and share it with others by utilize a Basic Productivity
Presentation Tool.
Selected Instructional Software Tool: PowerPoint
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):

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

How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that apply.

☐ Teacher-directed: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by the
teacher's direction and expectations.

x Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic for
presentation and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. Products of
learning will be uniquely designed. Teacher simply facilitates the learning in a lesson like this.

x Project-based and/or Publishable: Students are completing projects to demonstrate their learning
and the projects can be shared outside of the classroom. This objective could be reached by
displaying the project on the school’s morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom
blog, presenting it to another class, or publishing it via an outside source.

Lesson idea implementation:

My students will be writing their own story and presenting it to others using PowerPoint. This
lesson will be introduced through the viewing of my own electronic book that I made. I will
share my book with my students and explain to them that their goal for this lesson is to make
their own. Students will be required to write their own stories about anything that they want.
They can write about real events that happened or make something up. Students will then
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draw pictures to go along with their story. They will then insert their writing and pictures into
PowerPoint. They will then record themselves reading their story. Students will be able to
utilize the technology through school computers that I will reserve for this lesson. As the
teacher, I will monitor the class as they work on their books and address any
miscommunications or questions. The lesson will be concluded by students sharing their
stories with their classmates. Students will receive feedback from their classmates as they
share their stories with each other.
Managing engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that gets students
actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts?
At the beginning of this lesson students will be expected to work independently while they
are working to get their writing for their story done. Then when they begin to create their
story on PowerPoint, there will be specific time allocated for co-engagement for the
students. They will be working together to create their digital story on PowerPoint. They will
be encouraged to bounce ideas off each other and learn from one another. As the teacher, I
will continue to point them in the right direction and remind them of their learning goal for
this lesson. As students finish their stories they will have the opportunity to extend their
learning by viewing other classmates digital story creations.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL):
The Basic Productivity Presentation Tool, PowerPoint, that I chose to incorporate into this
lesson supports and enhances the learning experience for all my students through the Action
and Expression principle of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This activity supports Action
and Expression because students have the ability to choose to write their stories about
anything. This provides students infinite options to choose from. PowerPoint also provides
many supports so that all students can create, learn, and share their work. Some supports
that PowerPoint includes would be text to speech, speech to text, or closed captions, even in
other languages. This enhances the learning experience for all students in the classroom by
making it engaging and accessible.
Reflecting on enhanced learning:
I believe that the activity that I created for this lesson will impact my students learning
tremendously. This is because this activity has encouraged students to be creative and own
their learning. I look forward to implementing the PowerPoint to my students’ stories so that
they can watch their stories come to life!