Tech Plan

For my Technology Plan I am choosing to focus on later Elementary classes, such as fourth grade. The subject I have chose is Social Studies with an historical perspective, using different technologies such as using the internet to research different events and people that are important in American History. During this learning process I would like the students to have an understanding of time, such as decades in terms of time spans. I would also like the students have the understanding of Michigan’s History and know the chronologic order. Then finally have the students be able to know historical events in the United States chronologically.
The Standards for Social Studies, historical perspective in the later elementary are a little more difficult from earlier grades. The first content standard consists of all students being able to sequence chronologically America’s historical eras and key events. Students will also need to examine relationships and explain the cause and effect of the event. The second content standards explain that all students will understand narratives about major eras in America and world history by describing the setting, identifying individuals, and being able to sequence the event. The third content standard explains that all students will reconstruct the past by comparing interpretations written by different people and their understanding of history. Students should then be able to create a narrative from evidence. The last content standard says all students will asses key decisions made at critical turning points in life’s history by evaluating their implications and long-term consequences, otherwise known as judging and making decisions from the past.
The specific unit plan I wanted to cover is having students evaluating key decisions made during critical turning points in life’s history. During this unit of learning history students will be able to learn about and explore our history. During this unit students will be able to pick one important person in our history that made a different and research and learn about their own person. There should be only a couple students studying each decade. At the end of this unit each student will share their important person to the class.
Requirements: Students will use technology in many different ways, student will also need to type a two page paper. Students will also need to make a video thread for their presentations. If the student is not able to fill the requirements of their presentation, there will be another option.
History Unit Plan:
1st Week-
• Students first will choose their historical person.
• The students will be able to visit the library for educational books on their specific person.
• Computers in terms of internet will be used for the base of the project for students to find research and information. I suggest that students use educational websites, and blogs. Students should NOT use wikipedia.

2nd Week-
• Students should start writing their two page paper required for their important person.
• Students should start working on their video threads for their presentations. Video threads are a nice easy idea for students to use technology. Video threads are also really fun for students to use and make.
• By the end of the week the students should be done typing their research papers and finished making their video threads.
• Presentations due on the last day.
**If student is not able to make video thread, students have the option of making a PowerPoint or dressing up as a character of their person and introducing who they are and why they are important to our history.

I hope the students will have a fun time and take what they have learned about history and apply it to their assignment. Students will have the opportunity to use new technology and learn about new people.