By Michael Zwicker

Provide students with the ability to comprehend the living conditions in America during the times of the Civil War

Establish a comparison between the Union and Confederate States

Understand the duties of both the men and women during the time of war

Provide a comprehension of the result of the Civil War and how it changed the culture of America

Students will work individually researching websites on the Civil War that have been selected for them

Students will use MindMeister to record their gatherings

Students will work together to interpret the information found in order to create an appropriate PowerPoint presentation

Students will use Jing to record their presentations

Students will be asked to recover prior knowledge on what they have learned in the classroom on the Civil War

Students will watch a Brainpop educational video on the Civil War

Students will use CPS Controllers in order to take a quiz on what the video covered

Students will start exploring the websites in which they will get their information from

Each student group will be provided MindMeister accounts that was previously created for them

Students will use the computer lab in order to complete research on the websites provided

Students will work individually to add important Civil War details to their mind map

With 10 minutes left in class, the groups will come together to talk about their mind maps

Students will receive a tutorial on the functions of PowerPoint

Students will learn the appropriate methods of adding animation and fonts

Students will experiment with PowerPoint setting up their initial presentation

Students will be introduced to Jing and presented a tutorial already created

Students will complete their PowerPoint slides covering all of the topics asked of them on the rubric

Students will create a Jing project by demonstrating their PowerPoint and adding voice

Presentations will be presented when all the groups are finished

MindMeister Microsoft PowerPoint Jing Smart Board Headsets Brainpop CPS Controllers

A rubric will be presented to the students covering all of the lesson objectives

Students scores will be recorded with the CPS controllers

Students are assigned higher level questions that must be covered in the group’s PowerPoint

Checklist will be completed by the teacher in order to assure that students are all on task

Social Studies• Elementary

Standard 1 3 – Understand the major social, political, and

cultural developments in world history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups

4 – Explain the significance of a historical event Understand the importance of changing and

competing interpretations of historical events

I – Basic Operations and Concepts• A. Students have a sound understanding of the nature

and operation of technology systems• B. Students are proficient in the use of technology

II – Social, Ethical, and Human Issues• B. Students practice responsible use of technology

systems, information, and software

III – Technology Productivity Tools• A. Students use technology tools to enhance learning,

increase productivity, and promote creativity• B. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in

constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

IV – Technology Communication Tools• A. Students use telecommunications to

collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences

V – Technology Research Tools• A. Students use technology to locate, evaluate,

and collect information from a variety of sources• C. Students evaluate and select new information

resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks

Smart Board CPS controllers Computers MindMeister Jing Headsets Research Websites

• Bascom Lesson

Create accounts for each student group for MindMeister and Jing

Test each student computers to make sure all programs are updated

Form the Bascom Lesson page which contains all of the Research websites

Create a Jing tutorial

Prepare a tutorial on how to work with PowerPoint

Determine groups

Generate the CPS quiz

Develop the rubric

Day 1• 5 min – Prior knowledge Recovery• 10 min – Brainpop Video• 15 min – CPS controller Quiz• 10 min – Research on Bascom website

Day 2• 30 min – Individual Research Time• 10 min – Group time with MindMeister

Day 3• 15 min– Tutorial on how to create a

PowerPoint• 5 min – Introduce how to add animation• 15 min – Students experiment with

PowerPoint• 5 min – Jing Tutorial

Day 4• 10 min – Students will complete their

PowerPoint• 20 min – Students will create their Jing

project• 10 min – Time left will be to present end

results

Bloom’s Taxonomy• Comprehension

Identify the different positions that the Confederate and Union states took on issues such as: slavery, voting, etc.

• Application Create a PowerPoint demonstrating the two sides

issues in dealing with the war

• Knowledge Relate the lives of people during the Civil War to the

people of today

Bloom’s Taxonomy• Analysis

Create a comparison between the Union and Confederate states including details such as: location, nicknames, etc.

• Synthesis Collect information from the websites provided to

develop a well organized PowerPoint

• Evaluation Evaluate the reasons of the war and determine if it was

possible to eliminate bloodshed between the two sides

This Lesson allows for students of all learning abilities to participate

Students will be working in groups for support

Students of all learning styles will be covered by the teacher and tasks that will be done on the computer

CATEGORY Exemplary 4 Accomplished 3

Developing 2 Beginning 1

Group Work Students worked exceptionally well together based on the teacher checklist

Students adequately worked well together based on the teacher checklist

Students somewhat worked well together based on the teacher checklist

Students did not work well together based on the teacher checklist

Sources PowerPoint contains at least 10 facts from the websites

PowerPoint contains 7-9 facts from the websites

PowerPoint contains 5-6 facts from the websites

PowerPoint contains less than 5 facts from the websites

Oral Presentation

Interesting, well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention.

Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience attention most of the time.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost.

Individual Progress – CPS Controllers

Student scored 9-10 on remote quiz

Student scored 7-8 on remote quiz

Student scored 5-6 on remote quiz

Student scored below a 5 on the quiz

MindMeister Map

Students displayed 15-20 ideas or facts

Students displayed 10-14 ideas or facts

Students displayed 7-9 ideas or facts

Students displayed less than 7 ideas or facts