Education 300 Technology Unit Summary

Unit Identifiers
First and Last Name: Brooke Cieslewski
Subject Area: Social Studies/English

Grade Level: 3

School District: Cieslewski County

School Name: Brooke Elementary

Unit Title: Christmas Around the World

Unit Summary

Approximate Time Needed: Two Weeks

The unit Christmas Around the World includes lessons and activities to help students understand
different cultural celebrations.

Unit Foundation
State Standards
Day 1 SS.3.C.3
investigate significant cultural contributions of various groups creating our
multicultural society.
Day 2 SS.3.C.5
examine how rights and responsibilities of citizens are reflected in patriotic
symbols, songs and holidays of the United States
Day 3 SS.3.G.2
distinguish between a continent, country, state and capital.
ELA.3.R.C3.2 compare and contrast the themes
Day 4 ELA.3.R.C2. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a literary text,
distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Day 5 ELA.3.R.C4.2by the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science and technical texts
ELA.3.W.C9.2 write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
clearly

introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to
aiding comprehension.

develop the topic with facts, definitions and details.

use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another and, more, but) to connect ideas within
categories of information.

provide a concluding statement or section.

National Standards
Day 1 NSS-C.K-4.4 OTHER NATIONS AND WORLD AFFAIRS
What is the Relationship of the United States to Other Nations and to World Affairs?
Day 2 NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS
Day 3 NSS-G.K-12.4 HUMAN SYSTEMS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring
explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Day 4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from
nonliteral language.
Day 5 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9

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Compare and contrast the themes,

Technology Standards
Day 1 Nets.S.1 Communication and collaboration Students will use digital media to communicate and
work collaboratively
Nets.S.5 Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology
Day 2 Nets.S.3 Students will apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
Day 3 Nets.s.2 Students will apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas
Day 4 Nets.S.1 Communication and collaboration Students will use digital media to communicate and
work collaboratively
Day 5 Net.S.6 Students will demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and
operations

Student Learning Outcomes Unit overall

Students will describe their holiday traditions. Students will research about other countries traditions.
Students will become familiar with different types of technology.

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Day 1 The students will compare holiday traditions.
Day 2 The students will recognize that all cultures have traditions, but the tradition may be different.
Day 3 The students will consider what it would be like to other holidays/traditions.
Day 4 The students will explore the traditions from different culture.
Day 5 The students will learn about other countries through their classmates.

Curriculum-Framing Questions
Unit Question

How do traditions and cultures influence how we interact with each other?

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Essential/Lesson
Questions

Day 1: What traditions do Germany and the United States have in

common?
Day 2 How is Christmas in Australia, Mexico, and Germany different
than Christmas in the United States?
Day 3 What are the other countries traditions?
Day 4 What makes these traditions countries unique?
Day 5 What did we learn about other countries traditions?

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Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline

Diagnostic/ Before the lesson

Day 1

Webquest

Formative/ During the lesson

Video Chat

Summ
lesson
Email

Day 2

PBS Video/Visme

App Review

Venn D

Day 3

Wordle

Blubbr

Powerp

Day 4

Discussion

Christmas Card

Facebo

Day 5

Rubric Check

Presentation Review

Present

Assessment Summary

The students will be completing various activities throughout the unit that they will be asses
be graded on completion and correctness of their work. The students will give a final present
unit. The students will receive a multiple rubrics at the beginning of the unit so they understa

Technology Use

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Technology
WebQuest
Video chat
Email
Translation Site
Microsoft
Google Docs

Use/relation to student learning in your unit

The students will be introduced to this unit with a
WebQuest about Christmas in Germany. The
students are paired with another classroom in
Germany. The students will prepare a list of
questions they have for the other students in
Germany. The students will share their questions
with the teacher on Google Docs., One the teacher
approves, they will email their questions to their
pen pal. The students will translate the questions
they receive and will answer them on a video chat
with their pen pal.

Lesson
2

PBS Video
Visme
Venn Diagram
App review

The students will then watch a video on either

Germany, China, Mexico, or Australia. They will take
notes on the video during Visme. They will
complete a worksheet answering questions such as,
Does the place of your choosing celebrate
Christmas? and What are the holiday phrases?
The students will use an informational holiday app
about their country, which has been downloaded to
their ipad. They will complete a review of the app
and rate it. Then list the pros and cons of the app.
They will create a bubblr about the countrys
holiday.

Lesson
3

Blubbr
Google Sheets
Wordle
Download an app
Powerpoint
Hyperlink

Students will create a list of their countrys

Christmas phrases and words on google sheets.
After they create their list, they will create a wordle.
The student will then create an online Venn
Diagram between United States traditions and their
chosen countries traditions. The Student will then
create a powerpoint on their chosen country from
lesson two and this lesson. They will include
hyperlinks to their blubbr, wordle, venn diagram,
and visme notes. They will share with the teacher

Lesson
1

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Lesson
4

Lesson
5

Technology
Facebook
Online Chrismas Card
Printer
Ipad
Google

Smart board

on google docs.
Use/relation to student learning in your unit
The student will be put into small groups and given a
country. Then the students will create a private
family Facebook page. The students will also be
using the PowerPoints the other students have made
on that country. They will take picture of their group
and upload it. They will create posts that are about
their countrys holidays. The post will talk about their
family traditions, this includes routines, traditional
recipes, clothing, and any other interesting facts.
Each student will have to create a post. They will add
other groups as friends on Facebook. Each group will
create individual online holiday card and post it the
groups wall. They will also print out their holiday
card. The students can use Microsoft or google to
create their holiday card.
Students will present their Facebook page on the
Smartboard. They must be able to connect the Ipad to
the Smartboard.

Technology use summary (This is where you address you use in the unit as a whole
remember your 4Cs)

The students are researching other countrys holiday traditions. The students will be
critically thinking during the WebQuest and the e-mail exchange with the students from
Germany. They will be creative and collaborative when creating their Facebook page and
when they create a Christmas card. The student will be in control of their learning during
this stage. The students must use good communication skills during their Facebook
presentation to the class. The students will be engaged in hands on learning during this
lesson and it will be student directed.

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Unit Details
Instructional Procedures
Day 1 The webquest will introduce Germany to the students.
Day 2 The students will watch an introduction video on another country
Day 3 The students will continue work from the previous day but begin by creating a wordle.
Day 4 The students will collaborate and discuss the creating of their Facebook page.
Day 5 The students will present.
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Students will receive detailed rubrics for their activities. The teacher will also provide hard copies and
printout of the activities. The teacher will reduce the amount of work, as needed. The teacher will
provide additional support for students who need accommodations.

Materials and Resources Required For Lesson

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
3D Printer

Flash Drive

VCR

Camera

iPad

Video Camera

Computer(s)

Printer

Digital Camera

Projection System

Video
Conferencing Equip.

DVD Player
Internet Connection

White board

Scanner

Other

Television

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Blubbr

Google Sheets

Versal

Database/Spreadsheet

Google Slides

Visme

Desktop Publishing

Image Processing

E-mail

Internet Web Browser

Web Page
Development

Google Chrome

Multimedia

Google Docs

Social Media

Word Processing
Other

Printed Materials

Supplies

Ipads, smart boards, printer

Internet
Resources

Google

Other
Resources

Worksheets, Christmas Cards