KevinDeissler SocialMediaintheClassroom Introduction: Thislessonwillconnectstudentsfromtwodifferentclassesacrossthedistrictwhoarelearningaboutthe CivilWar.Ateacherwillteamupwithanotherteacheranddeterminewhoseclasswillrepresentthe northandwhoseclasswillrepresentthesouth.Atthebeginningofthelesson,studentsfromboth classeswillparticipateinsharingtheirpriorknowledgeabouttheirrespectivesides.Teacherswill scheduleaSkypesessionfortheirstudentswiththeVirginiaHistoricalSociety.Uponlearningabout lifeasaCivilWarsoldier,bothclasseswilluseTwittertodiscusslifeasasoldierintheNorthandthe Southasiftheywerecommentingonthewar.

ContentArea: SocialStudies/5thGrade Objectives: Studentswillbeabletousesocialmediatoolstoexpressdetailedthoughtsastheyrelatetoa periodintime Studentswillbeabletousesocialmediatoolstoconnectandcollaboratewithoutside resources Studentswillbeabletousesocialmediatoolstoconnectwithotherpeers Studentswillbeabletoproperlyconductthemselvesinasocialonlinesetting StandardsAddressed: ISTE 1. CreativityandinnovationStudentsdemonstratecreativethinking,constructknowledge,anddevelop innovativeproductsandprocessesusingtechnology. a. Applyexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,products,orprocesses b. Createoriginalworksasameansofpersonalorgroupexpression. 2. CommunicationandcollaborationStudentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentstocommunicateand workcollaboratively,includingatadistance,tosupportindividuallearningandcontributetothe learningofothers. a. Interact,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,experts,orothersemployingavarietyofdigital environmentsandmedia b. Communicateinformationandideaseffectivelytomultipleaudiencesusingavarietyofmedia andformats c. Developculturalunderstandingandglobalawarenessbyengagingwithlearnersofother cultures d. Contributetoprojectteamstoproduceoriginalworksorsolveproblems 3. ResearchandinformationfluencyStudentsapplydigitaltoolstogather,evaluate,anduseinformation. a. Locate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,andethicallyuseinformationfromavarietyof sourcesandmedia b. Evaluateandselectinformationsourcesanddigitaltoolsbasedontheappropriatenessto

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specifictasks Criticalthinking,problemsolving,anddecisionmakingStudentsusecriticalthinkingskillstoplanand conductresearch,manageprojects,solveproblems,andmakeinformeddecisionsusingappropriate digitaltoolsandresources. a. Planandmanageactivitiestodevelopasolutionorcompleteaproject b. Collectandanalyzedatatoidentifysolutionsand/ormakeinformeddecisions

PACommonCore 7.1BasicGeographicLiteracy 7.1.U.AUsegeographictoolstoanalyzeinformationabouttheinteractionbetweenpeople, places,andtheenvironment 8.1HistoricalAnalysisandSkillsDevelopment 8.1.U.AEvaluatepattersofcontinuityandchangeovertime,applyingcontextofevents 8.1.U.BEvaluatetheinterpretationofhistoricaleventsandsources,consideringtheuseof factversusopinion,multipleperspectives,andcauseandeffectrelationships 8.1.U.CAnalyze,synthesize,andintegratehistoricaldata,creatingaproductthatsupportsand appropriatelyillustratesinferencesandconclusionsdrawnfromresearch 8.3UnitedStatesHistory 8.3.U.AComparetherolegroupsandindividualsplayedinthesocial,political,cultural,and economicdevelopmentoftheU.S. 8.3.U.BComparetheimpactofhistoricaldocuments,artifacts,andplaceswhicharecritical totheU.S. RelativeAdvantage: Studentswillunderstandpropernetiquetteasitappliestoutilizingsocialmedia.Byconnectingtooutside resourcesandcollaborators,studentswillfurtherbeabletoexplorelifeoutsideoftheirown classroom. Timeline: SurroundedbyfurtherCivilWarinstruction,thesethreeactivitiescouldtakeuptoaweekormoreto develop. Materials: PredeterminedSkypeDatewiththeVirginiaHistoricalSociety www.padlet.com www.twitter.com

GroupingStrategies: Studentsmaybegroupedinpartnerstoallowforthepossibilityofcollaborationbetweenstrongerand weakerstudents.

LearningActivities: 1. StudentswillhaveaccesstoknowledgeaboutthecausesoftheCivilWarfrompreviousactivities. 2. UsethePadletwalltoassesswhatstudentsknowaboutwhatlifewaslikeforsoldierswhowerefrom eithertheNorthortheSouth.Specificdirectionsonthewallwilldirectstudentsonhowtorespond. 3. TheteacherwillsetupaSkypelessonwiththeVirginiaHistoricalSocietytolearnaboutlifeasaCivil Warsoldier.

4. EachclasshasbeengivenasideoftheCivilWar,eithertheNorthortheSouth.Usingwhattheyve learnedaboutlifeintheNorthandSouth,eachclasswilltweetmessagesfromtheirclassTwitter accountasiftheywereasoldiertweetingduringtheCivilWar.Eachtweetshouldreflectwhatthe studentslearnedviathepreviouslessonsandwhatthefightingenvironmentwaslikeonbothsidesof thewar,andeverystudentmustcomeupwithatweet.Thechallengeisconveyingthefeelingsand actionsinto140characters.Asasidebarlesson,theteacherwillexplainhowhashtagsallowfor otherstofollowtheconversation.Otherteachersinthedistrictcouldgetinonthisaswellanditcould expandintoahugemockCivilWar.

Assessment: Studentswillbeassessedbasedonhowtheycanconveythethoughtsfeelingsofasoldierthroughsocial media.Theironlinebehaviorwillalsoreflectintheirfinalgrade,asthislessonalsostrivestoteachthe properuseandresponsibilitiesofsocialmedia. AdaptationsforLearnerswithSpecialNeeds: Thisprojectcouldbeadaptedbyhavingstudentswithspecialneedsworkcollaborativelywithstronger students.Theymightalsoonlyneedtofindoneortwointerestingfacts. References: https://education.skype.com/projects/5031virginiahistoricalsocietythecivilwarsoldier,Retrievedon 3/19/14 https://education.skype.com/projects/5031thecivilwarsoldier,Retrievedon3/19/14 http://padlet.com/wall/gi8se9ylc5,Createdon3/19/14