Grade 4 Communication and Collaboration: Communicating Globally (In Development)
Grade 4 Communication and Collaboration
Lesson: Communicating Globally
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
RI7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
RI9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
SL1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
SL5 Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
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.
L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Writing
W6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
W7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
W8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
W9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Math
MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MP3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MP5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
MP6 Attend to precision.
STEM Standards
2. Integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Content.
4. Engage in Inquiry.
5. Engage in Logical Reasoning.
6. Collaborate as a STEM Team.
7. Apply Technology Strategically.
Essential Questions
- How can technology enhance our ability to communicate globally?
Outcomes
- Use technology communications tools (e.g., online forums, blogs, email, text messaging, chat, voice over IP (VoIP), video conferencing) to interact with students or experts from other cultures, communities, or countries on a collaborative, content-specific activity or project.
Vocabulary
- enhance
Teacher Considerations
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Consider teaching the following Digital Citizenship Seeds prior to this lesson: Who are you Online? Links to an external site., Technology Choices - Netiquette Links to an external site., and Digital Citizen Leadership - Cyberbullying Links to an external site.
(Canvas Link: Links to an external site.Instructional Technology Teacher Curriculum Links to an external site.>Grade 4>Digital Citizenship Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.
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Consider establishing “Canvas Links to an external site.” as an online learning community for your technology classes at this grade level allowing students to practice responsible digital citizenship behaviors in their own classroom prior to engaging in a global collaboration project.
Motivator Seeds: Multiple Means of Engagement
Seed 1
- Use an online map, such as “Google Maps Links to an external site.” or “Yahoo Maps Links to an external site.”, or a traditional map. Encourage students to share with small groups different places they have visited in the world. Compare and contrast those different places. Seek out any students who have gone to school in other states/countries to share with the whole group how their community and/or their school may have been the same and different to schools in Howard County.
Seed 2
- Ask students if they have ever communicated with someone that lived in another state/country (i.e., pen pal). Lead the students toward discussing different ways that you can communicate using technology with others who aren’t available face to face. Consider creating a class list of online tools for communication and collaboration.
Seed 3
- Share with class a global communication project that you will be participating in. (Consider selecting one that will happen over the length of a quarter or a semester so that students can see the long term value of communicating and collaborating globally) Ask students to brainstorm collaborative tools that can be used to meet the needs of the project and which tool may work best.
Lesson Seeds: Multiple Means of Representation
Seed 1
Participate in an online collaborative project
- “Video Conferencing Links to an external site.Tools Links to an external site.” Links to an external site.
- “Skype in the Classroom Links to an external site.”
- “Skype Other Classrooms Links to an external site.” - Edublogger Article
- “ePals Global Community Links to an external site.”
- “Global SchoolNet.org Links to an external site.”
- “iEARN-USA” Links to an external site.
Seed 2
Seed 3
“Webonauts Internet Academy Links to an external site.”
Seed 4
“AT&T Safety Land Links to an external site.”
Seed 5
“Common Sense Media” Lesson - Digital Citizenship Pledge
Links to an external site.
Assessment and Closure Seeds: Multiple Means of Action and Expression
Seed 1
Interact with users around the world to collaborate on projects with facilitation.
Seed 2
Create a rubric to assess students’ demonstration of digital citizenship behaviors during a collaborative project with others outside of our community.
Seed 3
Develop criteria to assess quality telecommunication tools.
Seed 4
Review elements of appropriate Netiquette. Review elements of responsible digital citizenship. Consider charting or posting in classroom.
Additional Activities and Resources
Student Facing Modules
- Global Collaboration Overview (Preview Module | Import from Commons)
Modifications
Extensions
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