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Lesson Idea

Lesson Idea Name: Making a Nonfiction Digital Book

Grade Level/Content Area: 4th/ ELA
Content Standard Addressed: ELAGSE4W2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a
topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed: What would you like students to know and
Creative Communicator - Elements: 1.6.a be able to do by the end of this lesson:
Students choose the appropriate platforms and I would like the students to know how to use
tools for meeting the desired objectives of digital resources to write about/summarize
their creation or communication. informational texts and present them clearly.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

The learning goal for this lesson is that students will understand how to write about a topic
clearly and in a way that is easy to follow. Students will know how to use Microsoft
PowerPoint to present this information as a digital book.

Selected Basic Productivity Tool: Microsoft O365 PowerPoint

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

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s): (Which level(s) will this lesson meet using this technology
tool?)

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

How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that apply. (Sometimes only one option will
apply.)

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

☐ 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.

☐ 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:

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For my activity, students will be tasked to do some research on the creation of their favorite toy and
then that information in a digital storybook. I will start the lesson by reading the learning goals and
explaining what steps we are going to take to reach those goals. Then, I will introduce students to our
activity by sharing the book that I made on the board and listening to the story together. Next, I will
introduce the class to the tool I used to make this book, Microsoft PowerPoint. I will show them the
basic features that I used to make my book (How to add pages and transitions, insert images, etc.) and
then put the students into pairs. To start, I will have students decide on a topic and begin researching
it (I will provide them with prompts like Who invented your toy? When? Why? What was the
effect/impact?). Once they have finished their research, they will take some time to plan their book
by drawing a storyboard. I will be walking around to observe each group's progress and give verbal
feedback. Students will be able to start on their digital book once I have checked their storyboard and
made sure that the outline for their book is clear. Students will use Microsoft 365 PowerPoint to
create their books. Students will work together on one device and will switch roles so that both
students can get familiar with the software. If any students complete their book, then we will close
the lesson by having them present their story to the class.

Managing the technology/engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that
gets students actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts? How will you manage the
classroom behaviors on the technology:
For this activity, I think it would be best for students to co-use the technology and get familiar with
Microsoft PowerPoint together. I think this would also be a good chance for them to learn from each
other and collaborate as well. Students will be able to accomplish their learning goal while
storyboarding, gathering information about their topic, and then putting it all together in their book.
They will have to ensure that the information in their book is clear and concise. For time limits, I
would break up each part into sections so that they aren’t using technology the entire time. Students
will take about 10 minutes to gather information and then work on their storyboard on sheets of
paper. Then, students will begin working on their digital book for about 15 minutes and then take a
break. During this break, I will go around to check the students’ progress and make sure that they
have been staying on task (which I can observe by comparing their storyboard to the work done in
PowerPoint).

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

I believe my activity supports multiple means of engagement because students can choose
who they want their book about and what it looks like. This activity gives students a chance
to research a topic that they are genuinely interested in learning more about and something
that is very meaningful to them. They have full creative freedom and can use the tools in
PowerPoint to customize their book by adding images, changing the theme, etc. Students are
also interacting and collaborating with each other when using the technology which also
supports multiple means of engagement.
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Reflecting on enhanced learning:

I believe that my activity supports student learning in several different ways. By having the
students work in pairs, they learn how to effectively communicate and learn from each other.
Even though this assignment mainly involves technology, they also get a chance to
storyboard and plan out their ideas on paper which can help them visualize their book and
get feedback before starting. This activity is also more engaging for students because while
they are achieving their ELA learning goal and researching a topic, they are also connecting
that skill to a topic that is meaningful and interesting to them. I look forward to implementing
the part when students begin to make their book using PowerPoint. I think it would be
interesting to see what topics they chose, how they organize the information in their book
and see the final product they come up with. I always enjoyed activities that gave us a chance
to be more creative, and I think many students would also enjoy that opportunity.