Web 2.

0 Tools for Communication and Collaboration

Lesson Idea Name: Padlet Weather Activity

Grade Level/Content Area: First Grade / Weather
Content Standard Addressed:
S1E1.a Represent data in tables and/or graphs to identify and describe different types of
weather and the characteristics of each type.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed: Use the What would you like students to know and be
link to guide you to suggested student standards able to do by the end of this lesson:
which come from the ISTE Student Standards
Website Students can define weather.
Students can identify the different types of
Knowledge Constructor - 1.3.c Students curate weather.
information from digital resources using a variety of Students can describe different types of weather.
tools and methods to create a collection of artifacts
that demonstrate meaningful connections or
conclusions.

What is the student learning goal(s) for this lesson idea?

I can define weather.
I can identify the different types of weather.
I can describe different types of weather.

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering X Understanding X Applying X Analyzing Evaluating Creating

How do you plan to implement this lesson and integrate the technology? Check all that apply:

X Teacher-led: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by the
teacher's direction and expectations. Learning activities are assigned to the
student and mostly practice based.

☐ Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic
of learning and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. The
teacher facilitates the learning as the students direct their own learning processes.

☐ Problem-based (Real world problems) and/or Publishable: Students are solving problems
and completing projects to demonstrate their learning. Additionally, the projects can be shared
outside of the classroom. (Note: 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.)

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Lesson idea implementation:

Students will complete the Padlet accessible to them on their computer. The teacher get the
students started on each section of the Padlet with a set time limit for completion and will assist the
students as needed and as questions arise, but this is mainly a student-driven lesson. Students will
be asked questions throughout the Padlet that keep them engaged with their classmates and will
watch videos that are for their specific age to keep them engaged. The Padlet begins by asking
students what they know about the weather before watching any video, so this allows the teacher to
see how much students know at the beginning of the lesson. The students must predict the forecast
for the following day so that incorporates real-life skills they use every day to do things such as get
dressed in the morning. At the end of the Padlet, there is a Quizizz that students must get a 100 on
to complete the assignment.
Managing student learning:
The students will be guided by the teacher on each section of Padlet with a time frame of 5 or 10
minutes per section depending on which section they are on. The students will not have too much
time to converse with classmates in between sections but must work if they wish to finish the
assignment in the time given, which is the only time given. In between the sections, the teacher will
read off examples and good answers seen on the Padlet that has now been added to.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): The students will be engaged in the activity through hand on
experience with Padlet on their computers and will represent their ideas freely on Padlet so they can
express their own ideas about weather.
Reflective Practice: I love the idea of this lesson because it is teacher guided by section and broken
down in a way that students can complete the “I Can” statements by the end. The students get to
have fun while completing the lesson and learn something new through engagement with their
peers.

Frazier, 2021