Katriel Berbert EDEL 2200

Students could create a newsletter about the Declaration of Independence from the point of view of an English colonist. They could highlight the events leading up to the U.S. declaring independence, have a section comparing the pros and cons for declaring independence from Loyalist and Patriot perspectives, and a section going over what the Declaration of Independence entailed as if they were explaining it to someone who had never heard of it before. I would have this project be a group project because it is a lot of information to cover. Social Studies Standard 2 Objective 1 Students could use a newsletter as a prewriting exercise for writing an informative/explanatory text. After picking their topic, they could make sections for defining, developing, and detailing their topic and for organizing quotations, other information, and examples to support their topic. Because informative writing is often found in newspapers, I think making a small gazette would be an appropriate way

In 5th grade language arts, students are expected to do a lot of literary analysis. I could have them make an animation as an alternative to writing a book report and show me through that animation that they identified the literary elements of the book they read. While I do understand that there can be benefit from having the students just write book reports, I'd rather for them to be able to exercise some additional creativity and make it fun for themselves and their classmates. In 5th grade social studies, Standard 2 is about understanding chronology and key events that led to the United States governing itself. I could have the students make an animation highlighting the key events to show how they fit together. Making a short video about it would probably be more memorable than just writing down the dates on a piece of paper. I could make an animation on my class website when the students are preparing for end of the year tests that highlights some of the key ideas that th

In fourth grade, Standard 2 Objective 1a for social studies is to c hart the routes that diverse cultural groups took from their places of origin to Utah, using maps and other resources. G Suite provides us with the ability to create a custom map. As a class, we could start by locating the places of origin of our classmates and plotting those on a class map. I could then have the students research for themselves or share some research with my class showing the data about current immigration statistics and have my students use the map to demonstrate that. The My Map tool also allows you to embed pictures so my students could create infographics showing information about the different cultures in Utah and the people and traditions they bring. I could turn this into a group project and the students could work together from different computers on the same map because there is the option to share an editable file with other users. In fifth grade, Standard 1 for health  is about improvi

Infographics are a visual representation of data. According to our professor, we are all visual learners. This means that visual representations are easier to understand and absorb compared to a giant wall of text. If students can make infographics out of the information they are studying, it will require them to hunt for those most important pieces and arrange them in a clear way which will make it easier for them to remember and give them a reference they can quickly look at to refresh them if they forget. Elementary students could use infographics in math when learning about percentages. For example, they could update gather data about the different colors of shoes worn by the people in our class and then organize that data in a pie chart. They could also create infographics in language arts. For example, they could make a mind map to organize information in a book they wrote to help them prepare for a book report. Younger students could use infographics when talking about health

Digital literacy is ones proficiency in using technological devices as well as the Internet and social media. Students should be able to use tools like iPads, chrome books, and computers to create and learn through different apps as well as the Internet. Students should learn to think critically about things they read on the Internet and know which sources will be better or worse when they are trying to research or learn. Students should know what to do if they come across content such as pop-ups or pictures that are disturbing such as pornography or violence. Students should also learn Internet safety and ethics so they can use resources appropriately. It is important for us to use technology in education because we live in a digital world so teaching students how to appropriately and effectively use technology will prepare them to interact appropriately and effectively with the world around them. My biggest concern with technology is I personally haven't really been able to af