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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE PBL Instructional Unit: Planets & Stars Daily Lesson GAME Plan: Lesson C  ** Attributes of Stars ** || ** of the Solar System ** || ** S4E1b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the night sky. **
 * Lesson Title: ** Why don’t the Planets and Stars Collide in Space? ** |||| Relate Lessons: ** Attributes of Planets **
 * Grade Level: ** 4th Grade ** |||| Unit: ** Planets & Stars **
 * GOALS ||
 * Content Standards

Technology Standards ** ELA4W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The ****student ** ** a. Acknowledges information from sources. ** ** b. Locates information in reference texts by using organizational features (i.e., prefaces, appendices, indices, glossaries, and tables of contents). ** ** c. Uses various reference materials (i.e., dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers, and key words). ** ** d. Demonstrates basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer terminology (e.g., software, memory, disk drive, hard drive). ** ||  þ Creativity and innovation þ Critical thinking, problem solving, & decision making  þ Communication and collaboration þ Digital citizenship  þ Research and information fluency þ Technology operations and concepts Instructional Objective(s): ** Students will work in groups of 2 or 3 to evaluate the information gathered about the planets and stars that they posted on Kidblog. Students will create a powerpoint with the information gathered, including pictures and videos. The concluding slide of the powerpoint will be the group’s analysis of why planets and stars don’t collide using the facts that they have gathered. Students will then be able to choose to use the powerpoint to create an online book in UDL Bookbuilder, Calameo, or a YouTube video using AuthorStream, SlideShare, or other Web 2.0 tool. This is a summative activity that will take a 3 or 4 days to complete. ** || ** •Create a powerpoint template for the final project which will include a conclusion slide and a resources slide. ** ** •Create step-by-step directions to create a book on UDL Bookbuilder. (Calameo is blocked on student computers so explain that teacher will have to upload their powerpoints which will automatically be generated into an online book.) ** ** •Create step-by-step directions to upload powerpoint to slide sharing site then to YouTube. If time of unit allows, create step-by-step directions to add text to video. ** || 5-8 minutes  |||| •Review GPS (Georgia Performance Standards) in technology and in science || •Use teacher-made solar system powerpoint or lesson plans for GPS review ||
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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">During Class ||
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 * Notes:
 * 5-8 minutes |||| •Discuss and review directions of assignment and rubric || •Use lesson plan and rubric ||
 * 5-8 minutes |||| •Review powerpoint template and how to upload to YouTube || •Use teacher-made powerpoint template ||
 * 5-8 minutes |||| •Review UDL Bookbuilder and review bookmaking process || •Use [] ||
 * 20-30 minutes |||| •Students will work in groups of 2 or 3 to create powerpoint or book using notes, pictures, and videos posted in Kidblog || •Use powerpoint, Kidblog, and UDL Bookbuilder ||
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Ongoing Assessment(s): Teacher observation and assistance as students create powerpoints or work on UDL Bookbuilder using notes, pictures, and videos posted on Kidblog

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Accommodations and Extensions: Those students needing assistance with reading notes and or sentences typed in powerpoint and UDL Bookbuilder may use []. Students with an IEP, ESOL students, and those students with diagnosed/undiagnosed ADD(HD) will have a partner that is able to help them to be successful.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Back-up Plan: Students may make a flap book or pop-up book using construction paper, markers, pencils, crayons, and glue. ||
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson Reflections and Notes: Students will be evaluated through teacher observation daily. Completed projects will be assessed using a rubric and/or a checklist. Students will present book to the class. ||