Online Projects, Collaboration Sites, and Publishing Opportunities

Lesson Idea Template

Name: Greece
Grade Level: Third
Content Area: Social Studies
Standards Addressed:
SS3H1 The student will explain the political roots of our modern democracy in the United States
of America.
a. Identify the influence of Greek architecture (columns on the Parthenon, U. S. Supreme Court
building), law, and the Olympic Games on the present.
b. Explain the ancient Athenians idea that a community should choose its own leaders.
c. Compare and contrast Athens as a direct democracy with the United States as a representative
democracy.
Title of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity:
Ancient Athens A Virtual Field Trip
URL of Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity:
http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/angelarutschke/502/virtualtour/virtualstart.html
Describe how you would Online Project/Collaboration Site/Publishing Opportunity in your
classroom:
I would begin by reading a story about a greek myth and asking the students questions about the
different characters and the lesson learned from it. Then I would show the class some artwork
and pictures of the architecture and discussing the similarities between what is in Greece and
what we have in the United States. At this point I would introduce the virtual field trip.
What technologies would be required to implement this proposed learning activity in a
classroom?
Computers, internet access, and tablets
Describe how the following features are addressed in this learning experience (note: all of them
may not be addressed in the project, but most should be if you are reaching a high LoTi Level.):
a. Collaboration with peers, near-peers, mentors outside their classroom and often
beyond their school: The students will be working with collaborative groups with
peers.
b. Student-centered learning and knowledge creation (collecting original data and or
producing original products as a result of engaging in the project): As part of the
project the students will create a travel brochure for Greece.
c. Higher-order thinking: The students will be comparing the information they collect
from the field trip to the systems we have in the United States.
d. Students publishing their original work to others who will use/care about their
product: The students will publish their travel brochures on the classroom blog for
parents and peers to see.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking Required (check all that apply):
See http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
What Level of Technology Implementation best describes this learning activity and Why? LoTi
level of 5 because they are creating something.
1

How could you implement this proposed learning experience and still comply with your districts
Internet Safety and Student Privacy policies? They will not be contacting anyone and will be
limited to the website for the field trip and the groups will be monitored while working on the
project.