Tech Tool Lesson Example

The lesson I chose to use for my technology integration is in my family unit in German 1. The objective of the lesson is to teach family vocabulary, have students describe their family members using third person narration and to compare German and American families. The culmination of the lesson includes a project using Adobe Spark Video, where students orally describe their eight family members using five sentences each, creating a video that includes pictures of their family members and their own voice recording.

The inner circle of the TPACK model is present in this lesson, as it combines sound content knowledge with the art of teaching and technological knowledge. The technology used in this lesson is not used just for the sake of using the technology, but rather enhances the lesson. The TPACK model emphasizes that technology is just a part of great teaching, it is not the focus.

This lesson incorporates four of the five ACTFL standards: communication, cultures, connections and comparisons. Students have the opportunity to practice all three forms of communication: interpersonal, interpretive and presentational. Culture is examined when we discuss the differences between German and American families using the charts, and through the same activity, students are able to make connections and comparisons.

Here is an example of the Adobe Spark Video that I made for students to use as a guide, along with the project description.

This lesson will be taught in the third or fourth week of level one German instruction. The lesson will occur near the end of the unit, as it pulls together the content they have been working on for the whole unit. Additionally, this will serve as the unit assessment, in addition to a vocabulary quiz.