1. The document describes a lesson plan that uses Google Apps and other technologies to teach geography and social studies concepts. 2. Students will use Wordle to generate word clouds from keywords about sustainable tourism, and use Google Apps to write responses to case studies on whether tourism is a blessing or curse. 3. The lesson aims to develop students' skills in areas like creativity, communication, research, critical thinking and digital citizenship through interactive online activities instead of traditional classroom work.

1. XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010
SUBJECT AREA: GEOGRAPHY & SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE LEVEL: SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS
Name of Teacher: TIAN SWEE GEOK
LESSON TITLE: see below TIME ALLOTTED: 2 PERIODS FOR GEOGRAPHY, 4 PERIODS
Hand in Hand: FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
LESSON DESCRIPTION: (Write a concise description of what occurs in this lesson.)
Answers Come Alive through TinyUrl in Google Apps
As students like using ICT in learning, Google Apps is used as a tutorial tool to help students doing Social Studies and
Geography.
Google Apps provides students with a dynamic alternative to express meaningful answers through ICT. Compared to
the conventional classroom setting, it was great giving students a break to type their answers instead of writing their
answers. Students remained more alert and zealous in such a setting. This was particularly so for students attending
structured remedial classes.
CLASSROOM LAYOUT AND GROUPING OF STUDENTS:
(Where will the learning take place? How will the room be organized with the computers? How will the students be
grouped (class group, individuals, pairs, small groups, etc…)
COMPUTER LABS
Individual responses
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
(Identification of the specific learning outcomes expected to happen based on Competency Standards.)
a b c D
Creativity & Innovation X □ □ □ □
Communication &
Collaboration □ □ X □ □
Research and Fluency
□ □ □ X □
Critical Thinking,
Problem Solving and
Decision Making
□ □ □ X □
Digital Citizenship
X □ □ □ □
Technology Operations
and Concepts □ □ □ X □

2. XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010
MATERIALS, RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY:
1. Materials and Resources for this Lesson (special devices)
Technology Components for this Lesson
2. Web Site for this Lesson
3. Computer Software for this Lesson
WORDLE, GOOGLE APPS, TINYURL
STUDENT’S PRESENT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AND KNOWLEDGE:
( Do the students have the adequate knowledge to complete the lesson successfully? What pre-requisite skills must
the students have to complete the lesson content? Include technology skills.)
Ability to access Google Apps

3. XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
1. Motivation:
Explain the importance of the lesson to motivate the student. Relate lesson to previous lesson or real-life
situation.
Able to apply prior knowledge to new situations
Thinking about thinking
2. Activities: (The sequential activities to happen in this lesson. It describes the teaching method to employ in
learning the lesson.)
ICT: 2 periods, Computer Lab 4
1. T and S log in
2. T captures screen only after all students have logged in:
On desktop, click Junglebyte.
To capture screen: “Edit”, “Select All” and click white screen icon
To release screen, click red button on desk top
Click Refresh everytime the speed slows down
Part One
WORDLE
1. S type in address: http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE
2. T types question: What is sustainable tourism? and asks to each students to write 3
single word adjectives that come to their mind on reading the question.
3. After 5 min, T captures screen via Junglebyte
4. T COPY all words on screen and then EDIT (must be single word adjectives)
5. T goes to: http://www.wordle.net/
6. On WORDLE, T click “CREATE”, perform EDIT and then PASTE and then click
“GO” on WORDLE
7. Words appear on screen. T does a overview of the definition by clicking “COLOUR”
and “LAYOUT” on the top bar for variation
8. T COPY adjectives and paste on MICROSOFT WORD and pass over to Mr Wong
after the lesson for printing.
Part Two (used also for Social Studies Structured Remedial)
GOOGLE APPS
1. T clears adjectives on screen and then releases blank screen
2. T types in question: Tourism: blessing or curse?
3. T instructs S: T distributes WS to students
S will be assigned either the positive impact or negative impact:
http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GEbless (get students to amend address on their worksheet)
http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GEImpact
S will be given 15 min to read and draft a response in
MICROSOFT WORD
S will write their name at the top of their response
S will COPY and PASTE response into GOOGLE APPs
4. T will COPY and PASTE both responses and SAVE SCREEN on http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE
5. S will read the responses
6. T concludes the session by reminding students to take note of the URL

4. XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010
7. To remove permission to EDIT, T signs in GOOGLE APPS again under Xinmin web.
8. T chooses “All items”, tick selected file “Geography 401”, “Share”, “Get Link to Share”, “Get a link for anyone”,
untick box – Also allow them to edit, “SAVE & CLOSE”
AN ICT LESSON ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
GEOGRAPHY
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
PART ONE: WORDLE
What is sustainable tourism?
http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE
TYPE three adjectives that come to your mind on “What is sustainable tourism?”
PART TWO: GOOGLE APPs
Tourism: Blessing or Curse?
8 of you will evaluate tourism as a blessing: http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GEBless
8 of you will evaluate tourism as a curse: http://tinyurl.com/xmss401Impact
STUDY the article in the worksheet carefully.
TYPE your answer in MICROSOFT WORD.
COPY your answer and PASTE into your respective GOOGLE APPs site.
3. Closure:
Summary of the lesson and future lesson.
Useful to introduce concepts, definitions, check for understanding of concepts via key words, “O” level style
question format
SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES:
1. Additional activities to expand the lesson
2. Remediation activities for the student needing more instruction and practices
3. Assignments

5. XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:
How will you measure the student’s success? Formally or informally? Formal evaluation of student work requires that
a grade is taken while informal might be monitoring of work, or class discussion. This section should contain a
description of the assessment process, the criteria for achievement, and performance levels. The criteria should
directly align to objectives and instruction. Describe your plan for providing feedback to your students.
1. A print out based on WORDLE – given to 401 to paste it on the classroom wall as a reminder of the definition of
Sustainable Tourism
2. TinyURL site capturing students’ responses to the case study of the Greek Island of Amorgos
Tourism – Blessing or Curse?
A case study of the Greek island of Amorgos
http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE
3. Revision of two Social Studies skills, namely inference and comparison via Google Apps.
Case study of the 2008 Tibetan unrest
Inference Skill
http://tinyurl.com/xmss4054071a
Comparison Skill
http://tinyurl.com/Tibet-Compare
IT resources used included TinyUrl and Google Apps. It allowed students not only to write a time-based answer but
also to view each other answers online. Students also got to view how their answers were marked and graded online.
For the teachers, the answers could be further used as online teaching resources to help students learn from their
strength and mistakes.

6. XMSS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE: Using ICT in Teaching and Learning 2010
STUDENT PRODUCTS:
What artifact(s) or products will result from the lesson? (such as a report, newsletter, diagram, slideshow, drawing,
etc.)
1. Lesson on Sustainable Tourism via Google Apps.
401, 2 periods
Tourism – Blessing or Curse?
A case study of the Greek island of Amorgos
http://tinyurl.com/xmss401GE
2. Revision of two Social Studies skills, namely inference and comparison via Google Apps.
405 & 407, 4 periods
Case study of the 2008 Tibetan unrest
Inference Skill
http://tinyurl.com/xmss4054071a
Comparison Skill
http://tinyurl.com/Tibet-Compare