Content Area Standard(s): SSKH2 The student will identify important

American symbols and explain their meaning.

ISTE Standard(s): 2. Communication and collaboration
3. Research and information fluency
4. Critical thinking, problem solving,
and decision making
6. Technology operations and concepts
Digital Information Fluency Principle(s): 1. Locating information efficiently: what
information am I looking for--where will I find
the information--how will I get there?
Principle(s) of Inquiry-Based Learning: Authenticity
Appropriate Use of Technology
Student Success
Deep Understanding
Assessment
Focus Question (authentic, engaging, guiding) or If you had a pen pal that lived in Africa who
Problem: wanted to know about America, what
American symbols would you tell her about
to help her understand your country?
Activity: The student will navigate to the Symbaloo
Kinder American Symbols Webmix to view
and choose resources to create a
presentation on. The student will then
navigate to VoiceThread to contribute to the
class-created presentation. The student will
create an informational slide on the
American symbol that they chose. The slide
will include a picture of the American symbol
selected, an explanation of the meaning of
the symbol, and any other important
information about the symbol that the
student wants to include. VoiceThread allows
the use of pictures, photos, audio messages,
or text messages to present with. It also
allows students to interact with students
from other schools by way of audio and/or
messaging comments.
Activity Extension: The student may also work on the
assignment at home with his/her parents
using the web 2.0 tools provided.
Curated Resource Set: The provided curated Symbaloo set: Kinder
American Symbols Webmix
Assessment ( teacher, self, peer): After the deadline, the students will present
their slides on the Promethean Activ Board.
The teacher will assess each student based
on combination rubric scores from the
teacher rubric, student-self-assessment
rubric, and the peer-assessment rubric.