Mobile Device Learning

Plan

Kimberly M. Hoskins

Chinese Culture

Social Studies

4th grade

Lesson Time line- 5/45 minute class

periods.

Standards:

Subject Area - 1: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

Standard Area - 1.2: Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Text

Grade Level - 1.2.4: GRADE 4

R4.B.3.3.1: Identify, explain, and/or interpret text organization, including

sequence, question/answer, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, or

problem/solution.

Materials & Resources Assessments

R4.B.3.3.2: Use headings to locate information in a passage, or identify

content that would best fit in a specific section of text.

Introduction:

In this lesson students will read/listen to an article regarding

Chinese Culture in a whole group setting.

www.buzzle.com/articles/chineese.traditions-and-

culutre.html

The students will then be placed in trio groups to work on

compiling information regarding the similarities and

differences of Chinese culture and their own. At the

completion of this lesson students will put together a Prezi

presentation that will be viewed on the Smart board by the

entire class.

Students will use either laptops or iPads to complete this

assignment.

Essential / Driving Questions:

What are some of the various traditions that are in celebrated or followed in

China?

What are some of the similarities and differences of your own culture and those

of China?

Prior knowledge:Teacher will lead a discussion with the whole group reviewing the

culture that they live in and the traditions that they have.

Present New Content:

The students will be asked to record in their journals any cultural traditions or

ideas that they believe exist in China. Teacher will also record the ideas and

suggestions on a file that will be saved on the smart board.

Teacher will present students with article to listen to as a whole group through

the internet and then will be supplied with the web address to then view the

article in their groups.

Independent Learning Experience: Activities

In groups, students will use the internet to investigate the Chinese culture.

Students will use web search engines.

Students will develop a virtual Venn diagram on www.readwritethink.com and

the students will then print them after developing.

Students will develop a Prezi presentation that will then be presented to the

whole group at the close of the assignment.

Students will record the websites they investigated and their findings in their

journals.

Feedback:

Teacher will circulate the classroom as students are working in

groups providing feedback.

Assessment:

The journal of the sites visited and information found will

be reviewed and scored using a short rubric.

The final presentation will be scored formally using a rubric

that will be distributed to the students prior to their work

beginning on the project.

Management of Technology:

• Students will return either iPads or PC’s to cart.

• Each mobile device will be placed in the correct slot with the number on the slot

correlating with the number on the device.

• The cart will then be closed and locked daily by the classroom teacher.

• The cart will be plugged in daily so that all devices may be fully charged for

their next session.