2. Our school has recently gone to a 1-to-1 Ipad Initiative. While it is great to
have the Ipad technology available for our students, it does them no good
unless we as teachers are using that technology in the classroom. Last year, I
was put in charge of developing a new Global Studies class curriculum.
Currently, the curriculum is a little weak and one of my goals for the
upcoming school year is to add more rigor to the class, which I hope to
achieve, in part, through integrating more technology.
RATIONALE/BACKGROUND
4. CE 1.3.1 Compose written, spoken, and/or multimedia compositions in a
range of genres (e.g., ... summary,... research report, or work-related text):
pieces that serve a variety of purposes (e.g., expressive, informative, creative,
and persuasive) and that use a variety of organizational patterns (e.g., ...
Comparison/contrast, definition, or cause and effect)
P3.1 Clearly state an issue as a question of public policy, trace the origins of an issue, analyze
various perspectives, and generate and evaluate possible alternative
CE 1.5.1 Use writing, speaking, and visual expression to develop
powerful, creative and critical messages.
CE 1.5.4 Use technology tools… to produce polished written and
multimedia work (e.g., literary and expository works, proposals, business
presentations, advertisements)
CE 1.4.2 Develop a system for gathering, organizing, paraphrasing, and
summarizing information; select, evaluate, synthesize, and use multiple primary
and secondary (print and electronic) resources.
STANDARDS MET
5. 1. Students will log onto Infuselearning.com
to answer a couple questions. The question
students will answer on the Infuse
Learning page is “what is your definition
of a dictator?”
2. As students answer this question, their
answers will appear on the projector. As a
class, we will then come up with a good
definition of a dictator.
3. I will then ask the class if it is possible to
be a “good dictator” and ask them to
discuss their answers with the class.
DICTATORS LESSON PLAN-
OPENING
6. After the class discussion, students will take notes using the Notepad App or
Pages Apps on their Ipad as I go through a Dictators PowerPoint Presentation
on the overhead projector. This PPT will give classic definitions of a
dictator, examples of some famous dictators, and lead into a class discussion
the possibilities of a “benevolent” dictator.
DICTATORS LESSON PLAN-
INSTRUCTION
7. 1. After we have finished the PPT presentation, students will each be assigned a
different dictator from the past or present. Students will be instructed
to, using their Ipads, research online for information about their dictator.
They will be looking for as much biographical information as they can find.
2. After gathering research about their respective dictator, students will be
instructed to log my Classroom Moodle Page and locate the Dictator
Facebook Template Word document. Students will use the template to input
the information they gathered create a Facebook page (Work Document) for
their assigned dictator.
3. When students have completed their Facebook Page, they will upload it to a
forum on my classroom Moodle Page so that their fellow classmates and I
can view it.
4. Students will then comment on at least four of their classmates’ project.
DICTATORS LESSON PLAN-
ACTIVITY
10. FACEBOOK PROJECT RUBRIC
General Information
• Name of Dictator- /1
• “Facebook” Logo- /1
• Picture of Dictator /1
• Date of Birth- /1
• Hometown- /1
• Relationship Status- /1
• Network- /1
• Gender (Country he/she leads)- /1
• Political Views /2
• Total- ________ / 10
Personal Information
• Activities/Interests /5
To receive full points, you must list
at least three activities/interest that
your Dictator would take part in.
Be Creative!
• Favorites /5
To receive full points, you must list
at least one for each of the categories.
Be Creative!
• Quote- /5
To receive the full amount of points, you
must have 3 quotes said by or about your
Dictator or their work-don’t forget to
use quotation marks.
• About Me- /5
To receive the full amount of points, you
must write three complete sentences
describing yourself as if you are that
person.
• Total- ________ / 20
Miscellaneous
• Status - /4
BE CREATIVE!
• 6 friends - /6
To receive full points, you must have the
names and pictures of 6 of the other 12 Dictators (Must be relevant -They will also be the
friends that comment on your wall)
• Wall - /15
Using the 6 Dictators in your “friends” list, have each of these people comment on your
wall with a creative comment that is related to topics about your character. (Talk to your
fellow classmates for help with this part!)
• Pictures /5
In the “Pictures of me” area, please include at least 6 small pictures that your Dictator
may have been tagged in as well as a picture of the country ruled by your Dictator.
• Total- ________ / 30
Total Points- _______/60
11. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE
PRESENTATION!
Thank you for viewing.
