Grade 1 Communication and Collaboration: Using Technology to Learn About Culture (In Development)

Grade 1 Creative Communicator/Global Collaborator

Lesson: Using Technology to Learn About Culture

A lesson seed collection is a menu of ideas that can be used to build a lesson. To build a lesson, select a Motivator Seed, a Lesson Seed, and a Assessment & Closure Seed. Use the Additional Activities and Resources for additional ideas, and remember to cue videos prior to instruction in order to avoid advertisements.

HCPSS Content Standards

Reading

SL1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
SL5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
SL6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.
L1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Writing

W6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
W7 Participate in shared research and writing projects.
Math Standards

Math

MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MP3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MP6 Attend to precision.

Essential Questions

How can working with and talking to different cultures help us learn?

Outcomes:

Use technology tools to exchange- classroom to classroom- stories, artifacts, and information about their lives, communities, and cultures (varying levels of complexity).

Vocabulary

culture
exchange
artifact

Teacher Considerations

“ePals Global Community Links to an external site.” is the leading provider of safe collaborative technology for schools to connect and learn in a protected, project-based learning network. With classrooms in 200 countries and territories, ePals makes it easy to connect learners locally, nationally or internationally.
If using GAfE Links to an external site., consider teacher and student knowledge and prior use of GAfE. For more support, visit HCPSS GAfE Support site. Links to an external site.

Motivator Seeds: Multiple Means of Engagement

Seed 1

Use FaceTime with a parent or staff member who has lived in or visited another continent. Have students ask questions about the culture of that location. Ask students why this technology tool was good or what did not work when using this technology tool.

Seed 2

Use a global communication website, such as “ePals Global Community Links to an external site.”, “Skype in the Classroom Links to an external site.”, that allows students to safely talk to students in another part of the world.

Seed 3

Have students use a teacher created presentation in Google Slides to share a family tradition. Students could have a slide where they could add images and/or text describing a family tradition. Students would then view their classmates’ slides and add comments, such as “My family does this too.” or “That sounds like fun!” Students often associate traditions with holiday celebrations; please keep in consideration the time of year and holidays being celebrated. All families have traditions related to eating certain foods or going certain places which students could share.

Lesson Seeds: Multiple Means of Representation

Seed 1

Seed 2

Assessment and Closure Seeds: Multiple Means of Action and Expression

Seed 1

Interact with others in their building on projects with teacher facilitation.

Seed 2

Complete a slide in a class Google Presentation and comment on a student’s slide from another class.

Additional Activities and Resources

Modifications

Extensions

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