Lesson Title: If technology were available during the

Civil War.
Teacher: Mrs. Schroeder

Subject: 5th grade

Grade Level:
Time Required: Last two weeks of unit.
Project will be discussed and students
will be given two weeks to complete
assignment.

2. Topic: Civil War

Essential Question: How would technology have effected

the Civil War era, if it had been
available?

3. Prerequisites (Prior knowledge) Familiarity with the Civil War

Familiarity with technology
Computer access

4. Stage 1 – Desired Results

Content Area Standard(s) (include New York State Learning Standards for
complete standard, not just standard #) Social Studies
Standard 1: History of the United
States and New York State.
Standard 2: World History

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 5. Intended Learning Outcome Students will use what they have
(Should define what students will know learned about the Civil War and apply it
and be able to do and at what level of
towards a project that explains how
mastery they should be able to do it.)
technology would have effected the Civil
War era.
Students will use creativity to
demonstrate their ideas.
Students will explain in detail the
outcomes of the technology they chose to
discuss.
Students will explain how the
technology would have effected the
Civil War era. If they are discussing a
person, how would the technology have
effected the life of that person or made
it different.

6. Students will know… Student will be able to…

The events of the Civil War era. Choose an event or person during the
People and places in the United Civil War era and create a project to show
States during the Civil War. how technology would have effected that
How to use the computer. person or the event.
Different types of technology that Use technology to create a project.
have been previously discussed and Access our class wiki.
used in class or computer lab. Use our class wiki to present their
How to access our class wiki which is project as well as present the project to the
located at the following address class.
https://show-what-you- Students will be able to edit and make
know.wikispaces.com/ changes to the class wiki.
Students will know how to edit and Students will review and respond to a
make changes to our class wiki. classmates project on our wiki site.
Students will review and
constructively respond to a classmates
project on our wiki.

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 Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Students will demonstrate their learning/understanding in the following way(s):
Teacher-Created Assessments
Pre-test:
Students will have already been tested throughout the unit by formal and informal
assessments.

Post-test:

(Performance Assessments: )
Students will be assessed and graded by using a rubric for this end of unit project.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=df5wr3t7_1fwmp56d3

(Other Assessments: Peer, Self)

Students will use our class wiki to post their projects.

Students will be required to review and constructively respond to a classmates
project on the wiki site.

(Assessment Adaptations)

This project is designed to be a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) because it is

designed for students with various learning styles. Students are asked to show their
knowledge and what they have learned by using any means of presentation.
Students are asked to use any form of technology to demonstrate their knowledge of
the Civil War.
Students can use music, video or writing to “show-what-you-know.”
Students learn and demonstrate their knowledge in different ways. It is important for
students to be able to show me what they have learned in their own way.

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 Stage 3 – Learning Plan

Learning Activities Teacher will have one class period to

discuss important topics during the Civil
War. Topics that have already been
covered.
Teacher and students will discuss
different forms of technology (web 2.0),
how they are used.
Teacher and students will brainstorm
ideas for project. Ideas of what students
can do for their project. Ex: video, pod-
cast, song, poem, play, cell phone, blog,
etc.
All projects must include some form of
technology.

2. Instructional Strategies/Learning Teacher will have a class

Activities: demonstration on how to use different
e.g., demonstration, discussion, small groups, forms of web 2.0 technology.
role play, etc.
Discussion on how to make project
accessible to all students with all learning
styles.
Ex: Create a poem and use audacity to
record and upload to the class wiki.

3. Introducing the lesson: Students will be shown a student work

(capturing students’ attention, activating students’ sample to get them excited about creating
prior knowledge). this project.
Work sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0rWILbFwOKE

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Instructional Sequence: Student activity (The student is doing…)
(representing the content: teaching/learning
activities, connecting to students’ prior knowledge, Students will watch video of student
etc.) work sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Teacher activity (The teacher is doing….) v=0rWILbFwOKE
Student activity (The student is doing…) Students will help teacher brainstorm
topics that have been discussed
The teacher will introduce this throughout the Civil War unit. Ex: people,
lesson/project by showing the student battles, places.
work sample on you tube: Students will raise hands to give ideas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch? Students will raise hand to give ideas
v=0rWILbFwOKE on web 2.0 technology that they are
Teacher will reflect on what the familiar with.
students have been learning throughout Students will raise hand to tell teacher
this unit on the Civil War. if they are not sure how to use a specific
Teacher will have students brainstorm technology.
important people, battles, places, topics, Students will help brainstorm ideas on
etc. how technology would have effected these
Teacher will write these ideas on the topics.
board. Students will help brainstorm project
Teacher will have students brainstorm ideas.
different forms of technology and web 2.0 Students will break into small groups to
technology. begin their own brainstorming ideas for
Teacher will write these forms of project.
technology on the board. Students will have small group
Teacher and students will brainstorm instruction with teacher to learn how to use
project ideas such as video, pod casting, specific web 2.0 technology.
poems, songs, rap songs, plays, etc.
Teacher will explain that students will
chose a person/place/topic during the Civil
War and create a project to show how the
Civil War would have been different had
technology been available at that time.
Teacher will answer questions and
have small group instruction for
students who need to learn how to use
specific technology.

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Adaptations to the Instructional Sequence to UDL: Universal Design for Learning:
Differentiate: Instructional sequence will not need to
be adapted.
The project is designed to meet the
needs of all learners in the class by
allowing students to work with a
technology and topic that suits them
and their learning style. Ex: Students
who are not good writers can create a
project that uses video to explain how
the Civil War would have been different
had technology been available.

4. Discussion and Assessment of Learning: Teacher will provide students with a

(Pointing out to students how what they are rubric so students know what is expected
learning is related to the driving question; of them for this project.
assessing students’ learning as a result of the
Teacher will discuss with class that
lesson)
technology was not available during the
Civil War.
Teacher will discuss with students how
technology would have effected the Civil
War.
Students will respond to class
discussion.
Teacher will be able to informally
assess students by their participation in
discussion.
Technology is very important to us
today as a society. This project is related
to the driving question by asking students
to think about how advanced our society
with technology.
How could our technology today have
effected the Civil War, the people and
the events.
5. Closure: Students will upload their projects to
our class wiki.
Students will respond to a classmates
project by making a constructive response
to the class wiki.
Students will present their project to the
class by using the smart board and the
class wiki.

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 6. Extensions for early finishers: Early finishers can go to any Civil War
website and research topics.
Early finishers can practice using web
2.0 technology on the computers in the
classroom.

7. Alternate strategies for struggling Students who are struggling will be

students or those who learn paired with a classmate to do peer tutoring
differently: using web 2.0 technology.
Students who are struggling will work
on their project with a classmate who
has finished.
8. Procedures: Students will be able to use computer
(already established procedures to be used lab time to work on project.
and procedures to be taught for this lesson) Students will be given time during each
block to work on project.
Teacher will be available during class
time to help students develop project.
Teacher will be available to help
students become members of our class
wiki.
Teacher will help students upload their
projects to the class wiki and make
sure all links (where needed) work
properly.

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Lesson Development Resources

Computer accessibility
Access on class wiki for students https://show-what-you-know.wikispaces.com/
Brainstorming ideas for project will be kept on bulletin board for students to review.
List of Civil War Website will be posted on wiki for students to review.
Web 2.0 brainstorming ideas will be kept on bulletin board for students to review.
Student work sample is on wiki for students review.
2. Technology Tools and Materials:
(classroom set-up, preparations, resources, etc.)

Students will have access during class time to the computer lab and computers in my
classroom.
During computer lab time, students will be able to work on project.
Audacity will be available on all computers along with head-sets.
Video cameras will be available throughout the day for students access.
Video cameras will be available for students to check out and take home.
Mp3 players will be available during the day and to check out and take home when needed.
The class wiki will be available for students to access at school or at home.

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(Parent/Community Resources)

Teacher will send home a note to parents in daily planners. This letter will be to let
students know what the project will entail. A copy of the rubric
http://docs.google.com/View?id=df5wr3t7_1fwmp56d3 will also be sent for home
parents to review.
Parents are encouraged to help students where needed with the project.

3.

(Contact Information)

Mrs. Schroeder can be reached at school. She can also be contacted by using the
class wiki.

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