Instructional Software Lesson Plan
English/Language Arts Grade 6

Sample Google Drawing

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Introduction to Overcoming Adversity Unit

GOALS for this lesson:
Build Background Knowledge of students on how it feels like to be an outsider in a culture, preparing to read the book, Esperanza Rising, by exploring this idea visually.

Content Objectives:
Students will be able to build an understanding of the central idea or theme of a work (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2)

Language Objectives:
By creating a drawing in Google Drawing demonstrating what it means to be an outsider, and posting the drawing to Padlet, and discussing and comparing perspectives. Students are organized into groups to create Screencasts using Screencastify to explain their interpretation of what it means to be an outsider

Materials:

 Classroom Requirements: 

• Classroom set of Chromebooks (or other devices with Google access)
• Students have Google Accounts and the Google Apps for Education (GAFE)
• Wireless access for all computers

Technological Tools 

Google Drawings: Students access Google Drive to create a drawing using this tool, share it as View only, then link it to a post on Padlet. Google Drawings are used in this instance as a Problem Solving tool, allowing students to create a digital representation of being an outsider.

Padlet: The teacher creates a Padlet account (which is easy to sign in to using your Google account). Then, using the gear on the right bottom side of the page, customizes the page to meet the needs of the assignment. In the case of this assignment, the title Outsiders and instructions were added. Padlet is used as a Problem Solving tool for this example

Screencastify: Student groups will be formed based on their Padlet posts. They will put the Google Drawings in a shared Google Doc or Slides, then jointly record a screencast using the Chrome Extension, Screencastify. Screencastify is used as a Tutorial tool, as students are teaching other about the topic of isolation and being an outsider.

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Learning Activities
Google Drawings

Steps to Create and Share a Google Drawing:

• Open Google Drive
• Click on the New Button, then More
• Click on Google Drawing
• Name the Google Drawing with your first name last name and Outsider
• Play with the drawing until you are happy with what you have created to show visually what it is like to be an outsider
• Click Share (Blue button on top right)
• Select View only (arrow next to edit on right of the box)
• Select Get Sharable Link (arrow to green circle
• Select Copy Link
• Post link in Padlet post described below - after you have selected the camera inside the post

Padlet

Open Link to Padlet shared by the Teacher 

• The teacher can copy the web address of the Padlet to share it. This link can be embedded in an Assignment or shared with students

Students Activities:

• Click on link and enter the Padlet that the teacher created for them (Sample)
• Double-click on the Padlet board to start an individual posting
• Post first name, last name on the top part of the post so that the teacher knows you have posted
• Ciick on the camera at the bottom of the posting
• Paste the link to your Google Drawing in the link box
• Save the Padlet
• Click on the Pencil to edit
• Explain how the Google Drawing you created represents being an outsider.
• Read other students's posts on the Padlet wall
• Create a group of three students and prepare to create a screencast

Screencastify

Students Create a Group/Make A Google Slides Presentation

• One person is the "A" person, who creates a Google Slides
• The Google Slides is shared with the other team members, with edit privileges
  
• Students each insert their Google Drawing onto a slide and add comments about what it is like to be an outsider

Students start Screencasting using Screencastify

• Students develop a script and practice their presentation, proceeding through the Google Slides presentation
• Students record the presentation, clicking through the slides and sharing in discussion
• Students save the completed screencast with all their last names in the title and outsiders
• Students submit a link to the screencast for class viewing and grading to the teacher.
• The class celebrates with a screening of all the student created screencasts, instructing on what it means to be an outcast.