Title: Cultural Awareness 
Targeted grade level: 9 
Subject area: Social Studies - World Geography - Culture 
Core curriculum standard(s)/indicators(s) addressed in the lesson: WG Strand 3 Culture 
ISTE standard(s)/indicator(s) for students addressed in the lesson: 
Empowered Learning:
1cStudents use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways. 
What you as the teacher need to prepare in advance of the lesson (worksheets, examples, etc.): 
Rise presentation, worksheet for exploring presentation tools and selecting a country. 
A list of materials you'll need for the lesson:
Computers, paper, pencils 
An outline of your lesson including:
Students will learn the fundamentals of culture through an online course that incorporates video, imagery, and interaction. The students will go through the course on their own, the we will discuss culture in forum, the next class time students will fill out their selection for culture and tool then research, next development, reviews, edits, presentations, and assessments. 
Main points/sequence of instruction (feel free to use a model of instruction!):
How you'll manage transitions into and out of tech use - list these in the outline as they happen: Students will have synchronous computer time. We will begin each class with face to face instruction and discussion, and end then end the class in working time. 
Your backup plan in case tech fails (e.g., Wifi is down) - describe this in the lesson as it would become relevant:
Online courses provide for the flexibility of being taken at anytime or location. As well, a back up in PPT could be made available.
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