Lesson Plan – Grade 4 

	“Big Idea” this lesson plan supports: safety researches a bird of choice on the internet and uses this information on the pic collage app on their iPads.
Title Lesson Plan Component		Bird Collages Students will display the research the have obtained on the bird of their choice using the pic collage app on their iPads.
GSE’s/GLE’s/ Frameworks/Common Core/NETS- Standards		ISTE  6.Technology operations and concepts (a) Understand and use technology systems. Common Core: Rl.4.7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g. in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explains how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which in appears.
Objective(s)		·      Students will choose a bird of choice to research ·      Students will need to identify the following details about their birds; habitat, diet, predators, one fact they find interesting about their bird ·      In a previous lesson students will use the internet to find and save images of their 4 details of their birds to their iPads ·      Students will take the pictures they have already previously saved and using the pic collage app on their iPads will create a collage displaying these details
Materials		·      1 iPads for each student ·       Pic collage app on the iPad ·       Smart Board
Anticipatory Set		Students will have already been researching their bird of choice and should have the needed information already obtained and their pictures saved to their iPads. In front of the class the teacher will display the pic collage app and show her sample of a pic collage with her/his bird of choice using their iPad and the smart board. Explain every student will be able to make their own pic collage using the research they have already obtained from their bird of choice.
Procedures		1.     Students together with the teacher will look at their iPads and locate the pic collage app 2.     The teacher will display using an iPad and smart board how to choose a collage and insert their pictures as well as go through the bottom options; home, text, effect, text, stick, and share 3.     Students will then choose the collage of their choice that allows them to include all 4 details required during their research 4.     Students will insert their pictures as well as adding what they feel will enhance their collage such as text, frames etc. 5.     Students will then save their collage to their iPad as well as email to the teacher’s Gmail account
Closure		Students will present their collages to the class.
Assessment		·      Throughout the work time the teacher will be walking throughout the class observing students work ·      Assessments will also be done as students orally present their collages to the class
Modifications/ Accommodations		·      All work time will be done as a group activity so students can talk with each other to receive help suggestions or use others work for samples of how collages should be ·      Teachers and other staff in the classroom will be walking around available to assist students in any way they need ·      If students can be pushed further they can research and save other interesting images to be added to their collages.

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Requirements	All requirements are met and exceeded.	All requirements are met.	One requirement was not completely met.	More than one requirement was not completely met.
Content	Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.	Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.	Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.	Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.
Attractiveness	Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.	Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.	Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.	Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.
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.