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Voice Thread Lesson Title: Social Issues

Subject: Social Studies/Language Arts Grade: 7 Objective: After discussing social issues, students will select an issue, research, write and record their findings in Google Docs collaborating with a partner. A montage which they created will be uploaded on Voicethread.com where their work will be presented. Webb's DOK rating: 2, 3
 * PA State Standards: ||  ||
 * **Reading, Writing, Speaking and**
 * Listening** || Information, Communication and Technology Literacy || 1.9.8.A || Use media and technology resources for self-directed learning, support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum. ||
 * === National ISTE Standards: === ||  ||   ||
 * ** Communication and Collaboration ** |||||| Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. ||

Materials: Computers with Internet access

Lesson Steps:

>> media type="custom" key="11823478" >>> [|http://www.youtube.com/doc] >>> media type="custom" key="11823538" >> Assessment: Rubric for participation in VoiceThread activity >
 * 1) Introduce the idea of social issues
 * 2) Tell the students that the class will discuss social issues today and tell them that there a re some issues that you feel very strongly about
 * 3) For example, drunk driving
 * 4) As the students to spend 2 minutes talking to each other about issues that they feel are problems or concerns or things that others need to be aware of.
 * 5) Have the class make a list of social issues by volunteers writing the issue on the smart board
 * 6) Continue making the list until you have more than the number of students in the class
 * 7) Assign work
 * 8) Show the example of the voice thread for social issues found here [|example]
 * 1) Hand out permission slips
 * 2) Go over the three parts of their written report
 * 3) Topic or thesis sentence
 * 4) Statistical information or facts
 * 5) Ending --- make a request from the listeners to do or not do something
 * 6) Students create a Google docs account if you choose to work in groups
 * 7) Link to a video about Google Docs.
 * 1) Data gathering
 * 2) Search the Internet and save information in a folder
 * 3) Bookmark websites
 * 4) Save pictures
 * 5) Make a montage using Photoshop
 * 6) Write the report
 * 7) Record the podcast
 * 8) Teacher creates an account on Voicethread
 * 9) Upload student montages to the Voicethread account
 * 10) Students create an account on Voicethread
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