“Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols”

For further information contact… Sharon Lynn Francis Snively Elementary 1004 Snively Ave. Winter Haven, FL 33880 Route B 863-291-5325 [email protected]

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence n PROGRAM OVERVIEW saying the Pledge of Allegiance and n OVERALL VALUE listen to their own recording. They My goal everyday as a teacher is for The overall value of this program is to will then time themselves using a my students to want to come to school teach students to have an understanding stopwatch and record their progress and learn. It is not only my job, but my and appreciation for the country that on a log. The purpose of this activity responsibility to teach every one of my we live in. When you use creative and is to practice reading fluency. Power students and address every challenge, innovative ways to teach students about Point presentations will be created in whether it is an academic challenge or a particular subject they enjoy it more! If collaborative groups using the Hidden behavior challenge. I love turning things students are engaged and are interested Picture template and Talking Books in my classroom into a fun project or in what they are doing it assists them in addressing the American Flag, Bald game. I cannot expect my students to retaining the material in a more effective Eagle, the Statue of Liberty and the have fun or enjoy a subject or topic if I way. Liberty Bell. Using a rubric the students am not enjoying it myself. will be assessed on a final Talking Books We are moving more and more to My program not only teaches Power Point presentation. a world that uses technology in every students about different symbols of our aspect of our lives. “Going Tech “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. country, but also how to use technology Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” gets Symbols” was designed for students in an innovative and creative way to children familiar with various aspects of in grades K – 2 but can be adapted for make school projects more appealing technology and how to use it effectively any grade level. Most of the student and interesting. and efficiently. Many of my students population at my school consists have difficulty in reading and have “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. of ESOL students and/or students language barriers. Symbols” was designed for my students that come from a low socioeconomic in first grade but can easily be adapted background. I have eighteen students I have found that through the use to fit any grade level. Students will in my classroom. Five are reading at of technology my students are very learn about U.S. Symbols through or above grade level. Twelve are below receptive to exploring, learning and Discovery Education videos, Power grade level and one is still trying to retaining new ideas. Point presentations using Hidden Picture master her letters and sounds due to template, Talking Books using Power language (ESOL). Nine of my students Point, and the use of MP3 players. are ESOL and one is ESE. The assessment procedures include By utilizing technology in the class- a pre-test and post-test matching the U.S. room all students can learn! No matter symbols to the proper word and multiple what obstacles a student may have using choice questions. They will also learn technology makes learning just a little about the Pledge of Allegiance and be more easy and a lot more fun! assessed on the proper etiquette when reciting it. Through the use of the MP3 players students will record themselves “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” n LESSON PLAN TITLES n MATERIALS n ABOUT THE DEVELOPER • Lesson 1 – Week 1 Materials for each lesson are listed Sharon Lynn Francis earned her Symbol? What’s a Symbol? with each lesson plan. Overall materials B.A. in Criminology from the University budget including pricing and vendors of South Florida in 2001. She worked • Lesson 2 – Week 2 follows the lesson plans. as a Juvenile Probation Officer for three Can You Hear Me MP3? years before making a career change to • Lesson 3 – Week 3 the field of education. U.S. Symbols and Hidden Picture Sharon has been a first grade • Lesson 4 – Week 4 & 5 teacher at Snively Elementary School Talking Books and Our U.S. of Choice for five years. She is a Florida Symbols Digital Educator and enjoys being a technology coach at her school. She is • Future Idea for a Follow-Up Activity/ currently working on her Masters degree Lesson in Curriculum and Instruction and will Web Cam Book Buddies graduate in March 2010.

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Students Working on Hidden Picture

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Lesson Plan No 1: Week 1 - Symbol? What’s a Symbol? n SUBJECTS COVERED n MATERIALS 2. After the pre-test discuss that a symbol is anything that stands for Social Studies and Technology • Computer or Laptop something else. • Interactive White Board 3. Preview – Read the books “Our n GRADES • Projector Flag” by Joanne Randolph and “The Statue of Liberty” by Elena Martin Kindergarten - Two • Internet • Dry erase markers 4. Show the video “U.S. Symbols” and “Uncle Sam” from Discovery • Dry erase boards n OBJECTIVES Education • Pencils Students will… 5. Divide students into teams of four. • develop an understanding of what • Sentence strips 6. Give each group a white board, a symbol is and how they are used • Copy of the Uncle Sam Hat marker and eraser. all around us. • Glue 7. As collaborative groups the students • understand that a symbol is anything need to write down True or False to • Stapler that stands for something else and questions regarding the American that they can represent things that • Discovery Education videos “U.S. Flag, Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle, are too large to carry around, like a Symbols” and “Uncle Sam” Liberty Bell and Uncle Sam relating highway, or a symbol can represent • Book – Our Flag Time Readers for to the videos. things that are abstract. Kids (Harcourt) 8. Provide students with a copy of the • develop an understanding about booklet Symbols of Our Country symbols that represent the United • Book – The Statue of Liberty Time (www.edhelper.com) States of America. Readers for Kids (Harcourt) • Symbols of Our Country booklet 9. Provide students with a copy of the n SUNSHINE STATE (www.edhelper.com) Uncle Sam print out and allow them to color it and cut it out STANDARDS • Teacher created word wall cards SS.1.A.2.1 Understand history tells the using Microsoft Word and images 10. Give each student a sentence strip story of people and events of other from www.yahoo.com and allow them to glue their hat to times and places. the strip. SS.1.A.2.4 Identify people from the 11. Staple each hat and allow the past who have shown character n VOCABULARY students to wear them while working on their projects. ideals and principles including Bald Eagle, strength, freedom, American honesty, courage, and responsibility. Flag, colonies, state, Liberty Bell, Examples are Presidents, war Pennsylvania, England, Declaration veterans, community members, and of Independence, Statue of Liberty, n EVALUATION/ leaders. friendship, France, New York, immigrants, ASSESSMENT SS.1.C.1.2 Give examples of people who Francis Scott Key, Star Spangled Banner, The pre-test will be graded. After have the power and authority to make Francis Bellamy, Pledge of Allegiance, watching the video “U.S. Symbols” and and enforce rules and laws in the George Washington, president, White “Uncle Sam” from Discovery Education school and community. Examples House, Benjamin Franklin, Uncle Sam, the students will be asked a series are principals, teachers, parents, United States of statements. The students will be government leaders, and police assessed informally on cooperation, SS.1.C.3.2 Recognize symbols and knowledge of the symbols and which individuals that represent American n DIRECTIONS ones represent the United States using the white boards. constitutional democracy. Examples 1. Hand out a pre-test assessing the are United States flag, Pledge of students on what symbols of the Allegiance, National Anthem, Statue United States they recognize and of Liberty, bald eagle, George which ones they do not. H H H Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and the current President.

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Lesson Plan No 2: Week 2 - Can You Hear Me MP3? n SUBJECTS COVERED n SUNSHINE STATE n DIRECTIONS Social Studies, Reading and STANDARDS 1. Complete a KWL chart with the class Technology SS.1.A.2.1 Understand history tells the of what they know and what they story of people and events of other want to know about the America times and places. Flag. n GRADES SS.1.A.2.4 Identify people from the 2. Read the book Pledge of Allegiance Kindergarten - Two past who have shown character by: Bill Martin Jr. and Michael ideals and principles including Sampson honesty, courage, and responsibility. 3. Discuss what each part of the n OBJECTIVES Examples are Presidents, war Pledge means using the book as a Students will… veterans, community members, and guide and the proper etiquette when • record themselves saying the leaders. addressing the flag. Pledge of Allegiance using the MP3 SS.1.C.1.2 Give examples of people 4. Provide each student with a copy Players. who have the power and authority of the Pledge of Allegiance and a • develop an understanding that the to make and enforce rules and reading fluency log. Pledge of Allegiance is a promise laws in the school and community. 5. Allow each student to record of loyalty to the United States. Examples are principals, teachers, themselves saying the Pledge of • learn that Francis Bellamy wrote the parents, government leaders, and Allegiance onto an MP3 Player. Pledge of Allegiance. police 6. The students will then be able to • learn the proper etiquette of how to SS.1.C.3.2 Recognize symbols and listen to themselves reciting the deliver the Pledge. individuals that represent American pledge, follow along with their own • show an improvement with reading constitutional democracy. Examples copy and use a stop watch to record fluency by timing themselves and are United States flag, Pledge of their time. logging their progress. Allegiance, National Anthem, Statue of Liberty, bald eagle, George 7. As a class students will indicate Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and on the KWL chart what they have the current President. learned. n MATERIALS LA.1.1.4.8 The student will use self- • Computer or Laptop correction when subsequent reading • Interactive White Board indicates an earlier misreading. • Projector LA.1.1.7.9 The student will self monitor n EVALUATION/ comprehension and reread when • Internet ASSESSMENT necessary. Students will be assessed on using • MP3 Players the MP3 Player, their ability to recite • Microphone the Pledge of Allegiance as well as • Headphones n VOCABULARY their progress on their reading fluency log. They will be assessed on their • Stopwatches American Flag, United States, Pledge knowledge that when delivering the of Allegiance, Francis Bellamy freedom, • Copy of the Pledge Pledge of Allegiance, all must be United States • Copy of a log to record their standing at attention, facing the flag with progress their right hand over their heart. • Book - I Pledge of Allegiance by: Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson H H H

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Lesson Plan No 3: Week 3 - U. S. Symbols and Hidden Picture n SUBJECTS COVERED SS.1.C.1.2 Give examples of people Duplicate Slide who have the power and authority 1. Duplicate the Slide that is covered Social Studies and Technology to make and enforce rules and with all the squares by clicking on n laws in the school and community. the small slide on the left hand side GRADES Examples are principals, teachers, and pressing the Control Key + D. Kindergarten - Two parents, government leaders, and 2. Delete one of the covered squares to police reveal a piece of the background. n OBJECTIVES SS.1.C.3.2 Recognize symbols and 3. Next duplicate the slide with the missing piece and delete another Students will… individuals that represent American square. Now you will have a slide • use what they have learned about constitutional democracy. Examples with two pieces revealed. the Flag, Liberty Bell, Statue of are United States flag, Pledge of 4. Continue this process of duplicating Liberty and the Bald Eagle to create Allegiance, National Anthem, Statue the slide and deleting a colored a power point presentation using a of Liberty, bald eagle, George square until all 15 squares have hidden picture template. Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and been deleted and the complete • be able to explain what each one the current President. background is revealed. symbolizes, why they are important n VOCABULARY 5. Save the game to a flash drive. and the history of how they became In order for the student to reveal symbols of the United States. Symbol, freedom, liberty, American a piece of the background have them flag, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, Bald answer a question. In step four you can n MATERIALS Eagle Bald Eagle, strength, freedom, delete more than one square at a time American Flag, colonies, state, Liberty if you want less than fifteen questions. • Computer or Laptop Bell, Pennsylvania, England, Declaration Explain that the point of hidden picture • Interactive White Board of Independence, Statue of Liberty, is to ask a series of questions and take • Projector friendship, France, New York, immigrants colored blocks away to begin revealing • Internet Francis Scott Key, Star Spangled the answer. Divide the students into four groups. Each group will be assigned a • Flash drives Banner, Francis Bellamy, Pledge of Allegiance, United States symbol of the United States. The Flag, • Power Point Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty and the • Hidden Picture template (please n DIRECTIONS Bald Eagle. Give each group a flash e-mail me for the template) drive. Any work will be saved on the flash • Clip art (Microsoft Word) and Insert clip art as a Background drive which will be numbered 1 – 4. The images for www.yahoo.com 1. On the interactive white board groups may work on their projects first thing in the morning, during center time, • Discovery Education video “U.S. show the students how to use the hidden picture template (e-mail me during Social Studies and at the end of Symbols” the day. Students may refer back to the at [email protected] for • Notebooks Discovery Education video for reference the template). • Pencils (which is loaded on each computer in the 2. Click on the View Tab. room), books that have been introduced n SUNSHINE STATE 3. Choose Slide Master. as well as their booklet Symbols of Our STANDARDS 4. Be sure the blank slide is selected Country from www.edhelper.com. on the left task pane. SS.1.A.2.1 Understand history tells the 5. Click on the Insert Tab. n EVALUATION/ story of people and events of other 6. Choose either a picture or clip art ASSESSMENT times and places. icon and insert it into the slide. The students will be assessed SS.1.A.2.4 Identify people from the 7. Resize the picture to fit the entire on their Hidden Picture Power Point past who have shown character slide behind the boxes. presentations and how they collaborate ideals and principles including 8. Click on the View Tab and choose in their groups. They will present their presentations to the class. honesty, courage, and responsibility. the Normal icon. Examples are Presidents, war 9. Once you see the picture on slide Note: For the completed Hidden veterans, community members, and number 1 (the one without the color Picture Power Point presentations leaders. and template please e-mail me and behind the blocks) delete it so when I will be more than happy to forward you start the activity the students do them to you. not see the hidden picture. H H H 2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Lesson Plan No 4: Weeks 4 & 5 - Talking Books & Our U.S. Symbols n SUBJECTS COVERED SS.1.C.1.2 Give examples of people 6. Give each group a flash drive. All who have the power and authority work will be saved on the flash drives Social Studies and Technology to make and enforce rules and which will be numbered 1 – 4. laws in the school and community. 7. The groups may work on their Examples are principals, teachers, n GRADES projects first thing in the morning, parents, government leaders, and during center time, during Social Kindergarten - Two police Studies and at the end of the day. SS.1.C.3.2 Recognize symbols and 8. Students may refer back to the individuals that represent American n OBJECTIVES Discovery Education video for constitutional democracy. Examples reference (which is loaded on Students will… are United States flag, Pledge of each computer in the room), books • prepare a Talking Book through Allegiance, National Anthem, Statue that have been introduced as well Power Point using all the information of Liberty, bald eagle, George as their booklet Symbols of Our they have learned during this unit to Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Country from www.edhelper.com. show mastery of the material. the current President. 9. Allow up to two weeks to complete. n MATERIALS n VOCABULARY Note: For the completed Talking Books • Computer or Laptop Symbol, freedom, liberty, American Power Point presentations and please e-mail me and I will be more • Interactive White Board flag, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle Bald Eagle, strength, freedom, than happy to forward them to you. • Projector American Flag, colonies, state, Liberty • Internet Bell, Pennsylvania, England, Declaration of Independence, Statue of Liberty, n • Flash drives EVALUATION/ friendship, France, New York, immigrants ASSESSMENT • Power Point Francis Scott Key, Star Spangled Using the rubric that is attached the Banner, Francis Bellamy, Pledge of • Hidden Picture template (please students will be assessed on their Power Allegiance, United States e-mail me for the template) Point presentation. The students will • Clip art (Microsoft Word) and also be given the post-test. images for www.yahoo.com Note: For the completed Talking Books • Discovery Education video “U.S. n DIRECTIONS Power Point presentations please Symbols” e-mail me and I will be more than 1. On the interactive white board happy to forward them to you. • Notebooks review with the students how to use • Pencils Power Point. 2. Review how to insert a piece of clip art or image, how to add text, how n SUNSHINE STATE to record and insert the audio, how STANDARDS to change the color of the slides and H H H how to duplicate a slide. SS.1.A.2.1 Understand history tells the story of people and events of other 3. Explain that this Power Point times and places. Presentation will be a group effort and will show what they have SS.1.A.2.4 Identify people from the mastered. past who have shown character ideals and principles including 4. Divide the students into groups of honesty, courage, and responsibility. four. Examples are Presidents, war 5. Each group will be assigned a veterans, community members, and symbol of the United States. The leaders. Flag, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty and the Bald Eagle.

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Future Lesson Plan Idea: Follow-Up Activity - Web Cam Book Buddies n SUBJECTS COVERED n OBJECTIVES n MATERIALS Social Studies, Reading and Students in grade five will record • Computer or Laptop Technology themselves reading various books. • Web Cam They will also use a web cam to • Video Camcorder communicate with the first grade n GRADES students. • DVR CD to Record the Video Kindergarten - Five Fifth and first grade students will work collaboratively. H H H

Students using the Interactive White Board for their final Power Point Project

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Lesson Plans Materials Budget

Materials Budget Supplier Item Description Cost QuantitY total Cost

Walmart.com Flip Ultra F260 60-minute digital camcorder $109.00 1 $109.00 ______Walmart.com Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000 PC USB Webcam $22.32 2 $44.64 ______Walmart.com SanDisk 2 GB Flashdrive $9.00 4 $36.00 ______

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______Subtotal ______$189.64 Tax/Shipping ______$10.36

Teacher’s Name______Sharon Francis ______School:______Snively Elementary TOTAL BUDGET $200.00 AMOUNT

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Rubric

PowerPoint Appearance and Content: Talking Books and our U.S. Symbols

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Category 4 3 2 1 Score

Cooperation Group delegates Group delegates Group delegates Group often is tasks and shares tasks and shares tasks and shares not effective in responsibility responsibility responsibility delegating tasks effectively all of the effectively most of effectively some of and/or sharing time. the time. the time. responsibility.

Sequencing Information is Most information Some information There is no clear of Information organized in a is organized in a is logically plan for the clear, logical clear, logical way. sequenced. An organization of way. It is easy to One card or item occasional card or information. anticipate the type of information item of information of material that seems out of seems out of might be on the place. place. next card.

Project includes Project is missing Project is lacking Effectiveness Project includes all material needed to most material more than two several key gain a comfortable needed to gain key elements. It elements and has understanding of a comfortable would make an inaccuracies that the topic. It is a understanding of incomplete study make it a poor highly effective the material but is guide. study guide. study guide. lacking one or two key elements. It is an adequate study guide. Originality Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation is a shows shows some shows an attempt rehash of other considerable originality and at originality and people’s ideas originality and inventiveness. The inventiveness on and/or graphics inventiveness. The content and ideas 1-2 cards. and shows very content and ideas are presented in little attempt at are presented an interesting way. original thought. in a unique and interesting way.

Content - All content Most of the content The content is Content is typically Accuracy throughout the is accurate but generally accurate, confusing or presentation is there is one piece but one piece contains more than accurate. There of information of information is one factual error. are no factual that might be clearly flawed or errors. inaccurate. inaccurate.

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2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Week 1: Symbol? What’s a Symbol? Word Wall Cards using Microsoft Word and images from www.yahoo.com

Bald Eagle American Flag

Liberty Bell Statue of Liberty

Francis Scott Key Francis Bellamy

George Washington Benjamin Franklin

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Week 1: Symbol? What’s a Symbol? (cont.)

White House United States

England France

Immigrants Pennsylvania

Declaration of Independence New York

Uncle Sam

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

Pre/Post-Test – Use in Lesson 1 & at end of Unit Match the U.S. symbol to the correct word.

Name Date

Bald Eagle

Statue of Liberty

United States Flag

Liberty Bell

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

Choose the correct answer to each question. 1. What country gave us the Statue of Liberty? 9. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? a.) Italy a.) George Washington b.) China b.) Francis Bellamy c.) France c.) Francis Scott Key

2. In what state is the Liberty Bell? 10. Who was the first president of the United States? a.) Pennsylvania a.) Benjamin Franklin b.) Alabama b.) George Washington c.) New York c.) Francis Scott Key

3. Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? 11. In what year did the Statue of Liberty arrive in the United a.) Benjamin Franklin States? b.) Francis Bellamy a.) 1885 c.) George Washington b.) 1995 c.) 1785 4. What does the Bald Eagle stand for? a.) fear 12. About how tall is the Statue of Liberty? b.) strength a.) 100 feet c.) sadness b.) 300 feet c.) 500 feet 5. Where was the Statue of Liberty put together? a.) France 13. What do the thirteen stripes represent on the flag? b.) New York a.) thirteen presidents c.) Pennsylvania b.) the thirteen original colonies c.) the thirteen biggest states 6. Who wanted the turkey to be our national bird? a.) Francis Bellamy 14. Who was Samuel Watson? b.) Abraham Lincoln a.) The man Uncle Sam is based on c.) Benjamin Franklin b.) George Washington’s uncle c.) The thirteenth president 7. What three colors are found in the American flag? a.) red, white, and blue 15. Why is the White House a symbol of America? b.) red, white, and green a.) it is a very big house c.) red, white, and yellow b.) it is where the president lives c.) it is very old 8. On July 8, 1776 the Liberty Bell was rang for the first time. What did people come to hear? a.) George Washington tell them a story b.) To hear the Declaration of Independence c.) To hear the Star Spangled Banner

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

The Symbols of Our Country

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

Pattern to Make Uncle Sam hats Pattern found at: http://www.leehansen.com/coloring/Costume/images/uncle-sam-hatclr.gif

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

Lesson 2 – Week 2: Can You Hear Me MP3?

Name Date

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information & Worksheets

Lesson 2 – Week 2

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Pledge of Allegiance Reading Fluency Log

Date Number of Words Read Time

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Going Tech Crazy for the U.S. Symbols” Sharon Francis Additional Information

Video U.S. Symbols http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm Uncle Sam – Video Clip from Celebrating America: Symbols and Ceremonies of the United States http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm

Booklet Symbols of Our Country www.edhelper.com

Books “Our Flag” Harcourt Time Readers For Kids written by Joanne Randolph “The Statue of Liberty” Harcourt Time Readers For Kids written by Elena Martin “I Pledge Allegiance” written by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson

Uncle Sam Hat Pattern http://www.leehansen.com/coloring/Costume/images/uncle-sam-hatclr.gif

2009 - 2010 Idea Catalog of Excellence