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Illustrated Example for Social S

Illustrated Example for Social Studies

Grade 4 Social Studies: Voicethread activity

 

Background

Voice thread is a web 2.0 application which allows you to upload a photo or a set of photos and use them to tell a story.   For this set of curriculum outcomes the teacher could upload a set of historical photos.  Students would use the photos to make meaning of historical information.  After you have created your voice thread students will log in to the URL and make comments about each of the photos.

 

 

 

Student Task

Students will log in to Voicethread.com and complete the designated activity.

 

Scoring Guide

 

4

 

-Student accesses voicethread link.

 

-Student uses hardware properly to record voice.

 

 

 

3

-Student thoughtfully comments on every question in the guide.

 

-Student requires assistance to access Voicethread link.

-Student requires assistance to record voice.

-Students comments on all questions but comments are not smooth or well thought out. 

 

 

 

 

2

-Student requires a great deal of assistance to access the Voicethread link.

 

-Student requires a great deal of assistance to record voice.

-Student comments of some of the question but not all.

 

1

 

-Student is unable to access Voicethread.

 

-Student is unable to record voice.

-Student comments are not thoughtful.

Related Tech Outcomes

C.1 - Students will access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies.

Specific Outcomes

2.1

 access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URLs)

 

C.3 - Students will critically assess information accessed through the use of a variety of technologies.

Specific Outcomes

2.1

 identify and distinguish points of view expressed in electronic sources on a particular topic

Related Curricular Outcomes

4.S.2 develop skills of historical thinking:

·          Use photographs and interviews to make meaning of historical information.

·          Use historical and community resources to understand and organize the sequence of local historical events.

·          Explain the historical context of key events of a given time period.

 

 

 

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