Grade 1 Communication and Collaboration: Communicating with Technology (In Development)

Grade 1: Creative Communicator/Global Collaborator

Lesson: Communicating with Technology

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

Why do we communicate?
How can technology enhance our ability to communicate?

Outcomes

Share curriculum-related (grade or content level specific) concepts with their classmates, families, and others using developmentally appropriate online curriculum-based resources (e.g., online songs, stories, artifacts, and information about their lives, communities, and cultures.)

Vocabulary

reasons for Communication
technology tools for communication

Teacher Considerations

Prior to teaching this seed, the teacher may want to teach the outcomes from the Sharing My Digital Media Lesson.
Prior to teaching this seed, the teacher may want to teach the outcomes from lesson seed - Online Communication and My Online Community located in Canvas (Instructional Technology Teacher Curriculum>Grade 1>Digital Citizen).
Prior to teaching this lesson review the rules for correct netiquette. “Net Smart Kids Bad Netiquette Stinks Links to an external site.” has excellent resources on this topic. Common Sense Media Links to an external site. has an article for parents regarding teaching Netiquette, 7 Rules to Teach Kids Online Etiquette Links to an external site. and a Show Respect Online Links to an external site..
If using the 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

View and discuss the video about language and communication from the resource table.

Seed 2

Discuss with students why humans communicate. Now identify different reasons people communicate, such as to make plans, to learn new information, to express wants and needs, to help someone, to share your feelings, etc... Compare and contrast reasons for using different technology tools for communication.

Seed 3

This is an opportunity to make a connection to the first quarter science topic animal communication. Students learn that animal communication allows for survival of offspring. Students also learn reasons animals communicate, such as to alert others of danger, to get food, etc...

Seed 4

Discuss how people can work together on a project and not be in the same room. Use a globe or Google Earth to show two or more locations that are far apart. Ask students to name a company that they think would be found all over the world. Possible answers - Apple, McDonalds, Disney. Ask students how these people could work together. Possible answers - talk on the phone, send email, FaceTime, Skype. Explain that there are collaborative tools that people can use to work together when they are not in the same room. In order to help students understand this concept, give students names of countries or states. Have the students pretend that they are there and that they are sitting at a computer in that place. Use Google Earth or a globe to assist students in understanding “their location”. Some students may have an easier time understanding this concept if they are sitting outside the actual classroom.

Students using the stationary lab will not be able to do this. Have the students in their “locations” access a student safe chatting space, such as “Weebly Education Sites Links to an external site.” blog, a teacher created Google Document, and/or “Kid Blog Links to an external site.” or Canvas discussion. Have the students communicate.

Lesson Seeds: Multiple Means of Representation

Seed 1

Communities Around the World - Language Links to an external site. (Start at 2:56 - Stop 3:53) 57 seconds

Assessment and Closure Seeds: Multiple Means of Action and Expression

Seed 1

Identify 3 forms of digital communication. Use an application with a sticker library, such as Kidspiration or Pixie, or give students images of applications used for communication, such as FaceTime or Skype and have students show technology tools that can be used to communicate. Some students may need a premade template with images to select from or delete to demonstrate understanding of the concept.

Seed 2

Another option would be clicking and dragging images of communication tools.

Additional Activities and Resources

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