A3 Learning Activity

 

Create a web page with a sample learning activity demonstrating the integration of a technology resource or resources, including an explanation of how technology can be integrated into each of the following:


Grade Level: 4th Grade

Lesson: States and Capitals Practice


Standards:

MLS Social Studies Standards Grades K-5 | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (mo.gov)


This link brings you to Missouri's educational standards. If you scroll to page eleven, you will find the following 4th grade standard: 

"Name and locate specific regions, states, capitals, river systems, and mountain ranges in the United States based on historical or current topics." 


Assessment:


A formative assessment strategy that requires technology could be to give students a blank map of the United States. They would then be asked to edit the photo in a way that shows they know the location and names of the states. This leaves the assessment more open because it allows students to be creative in their approach. They could label the states by numbers and then type a list, or they could write or type in state names directly into the outline of the state provided. They have access to the internet and a list of states and capitals to help them while they learn. This would also include a self-assessing portion where students would be asked to mark which ones they needed to look up and which ones they already knew. This could be done in list form or color coded using the program. The technology required for this would be individual computers, tablets, or laptops with access to the internet and a paint program available. 


A summative assessment strategy would be to have students individually use an interactive website to assess their ability to identify states and capitals. This website could be used because it gives you the percentage correct, as well as the time it took to complete. A link to the interactive quiz game is provided below. Students would be asked to take the quiz, screen shot the results, and either print or email the 


The U.S.: State Capitals - Map Quiz Game (seterra.com)



Student data would be tracked twice during the lesson. The students would take the interactive quiz game at the beginning of the unit. This would be considered a pre-test and allow them to get an understanding of what they needed to practice. Students could then track their progress throughout the unit using an excel sheet. The final test at the end could also be documented in their sheet. 

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