Technology Infused lesson plan presentation using the ASSURE model

1. Ms. Brown
with information retrieved from
Microsoft in Education website

3. In this lesson

The Learner will
Study the history of the Olympic Games,
Research one summer or winter Olympic
Games hosted by a specific city,
Create a brochure in Microsoft Office
2007 to present their findings and,
Present your final project to your class.

4. Integrated Language Arts
&Geography lesson

 This Microsoft in This lesson will cover
Education lesson has
at least 4 to 5
been made appropriate
45 minute class periods.
for 8th grade middle
school students.

5. Software and materials
needed

 Microsoft Bing or other  How to create a theme-
online encyclopedia related brochure in Microsoft
Office Word 2007
 http://www.bing.com/maps
(instructions and video)
 Olympic Games student
 www.olympic.org
handout
 encyclopedia.com

6. Objectives

The Learner will research the history of the
Olympic Games and the various cities and
countries that have hosted them.
The Learner will discover some of the sports
featured in the Olympics.

7. Learning outcomes

The Learner will create a six-panel brochure
that showcases the culture and history of a
specific host city for the Olympic Games.

8. Lesson Introduction

The Olympic Games

9. The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an
international sporting event
held every four years (a
period of time known as an
Olympiad). The first
modern, international
Olympic Games were held in
Athens, Greece, in 1859.

10. The Olympic Games

 What comes to your mind when you think about the
Olympic Games?
 How many countries can you name that have hosted the
Olympic Games?
 How many sports can you name that are part of the
games?
 Can you think of any significant world events related to
the Olympic Games?
 What well-known athletes come to mind?

11. The Olympic Games

Even though the four-
Let’s list our
year Olympiad period
coincided with these thoughts on the
years, no games were overhead projector.
held in the years 1916, The actual reasons were
1940, or 1944. because of
World War I
Why not?
And World War II

13. The Olympic Games

Since 1896, there The 2008 Summer
have been 29 Olympics were held in
summer games and Beijing, China.
20 winter games. The 2010 Winter
As of 2010, the Olympics were held in
Olympic Games Vancouver, British
have been hosted Columbia, Canada, and the
by 41 cities in 22 2012 Summer Olympics
countries. will be held in
London, England.

14. Student Activity

In this activity, you will work in
groups, or pairs, to create a brochure about
the games in Vancouver or those of a
previous Olympiad.
You will choose, or be assigned, either the
summer or winter games for this
project, and then research the sporting
events and the host city for those games.

15. Student Activity

You will receive two handouts:
Step 1: "Research the Olympic Games and
one set of games in one host city"
Step 2: "Create a brochure for your Olympic
Games host city"

16. How Will You Be
Assessed

 Was all the necessary  Were all of the areas covered
information included? in sufficient detail?
 Were there spelling or  Was the information
grammatical errors? interesting to read?
 Were the pictures and
 Were proper capitalization
graphics appropriate to the
and punctuation used?
information?
 Was accurate information  Was the overall design of the
presented? words and pictures attractive?

17. Conclusion
Your classmates will browse
 When you have finished your 
brochures, we will present through all of the brochures and
your them individually to the then vote for the city they
class, grouping them by would most like to visit or for
geographical region. the specific games they would
 After all presentations have most like to attend.
been presented, we will host a  Then, you will assess your
travel seminar where all groups own and your classmates'
or pairs will display their brochures according to the
brochures around the classroom. assessment checklist you have
received.

18. Lesson Two

An Olympic Investigation

20. Objectives

The Learner will investigate the
connection between sports and
politics related to the Olympic
Games

21. Learning outcomes

The Learner will create an avatar reporter report how
the Olympic Games serve as a symbol of international
cooperation, what makes them vulnerable to groups
wishing to make political statements to the world, and
what they believe such acts do or don't accomplish.

22. An Olympic Investigation

You will investigate the connection of
sports and politics by researching
important political events that have
canceled, disrupted, marred, or
otherwise marked the Olympic Games
(World War I, World War II, the 1936
Berlin games, or the 1972 Munich
games, for example).

23. An Olympic Investigation

You Will Write A Five Paragraph Essay About How…
1. the Olympic Games serve as a symbol of
international cooperation
2. what makes them vulnerable to groups
wishing to make political statements to the
world, and
3. what they believe such acts do or don't
accomplish.

25. Lesson Three

A Marathon In Sandals

27. Objectives

Collaborate with other students
and compare the differences
between ancient, modern, and
current day Olympic Games.

28. Learning outcomes

The learners will create a
Commercial presentation
using Windows Live Movie
Maker.

29. A Marathon in Sandals

 Think about the differences between the ancient
Olympic Games, the early modern games, and the
current-day version. If the I Olympiad had
commercials, what would they be about?
 Working in groups of 4-5 students, make a list
of what this commercial will include.

30. A Marathon in Sandals

 Watch the link to Tell a audio found and saved
story with Windows through Microsoft Office
Live Movie Maker tools or
 Create a brief Yahoo, Google, or Bing
presentation using Image Searches.
Windows Live Movie  Cite your pictures using
Maker showing how the APA style formatting.
first Olympic game Have one teammate type
commercials would and save this
appear. information using
Microsoft Office Word.
 Include pictures and

31. A Marathon in Sandals

Now, watch the link to
Tell a story with Windows Live Movie
Maker
Although this video discusses how to make a
movie about your day, you will use this
program to create your group commercial.

32. If you finish before your
classmates

 Find one activity that sparks your interests.
 Be sure to research the information using the same
websites used in the primary lesson.
 When you complete each assignment, turn-in your
assignment in the Extension mailbox.
See the Extension Folder for the following assignments

33. If you finish before your
classmates
  Use Bing maps to pinpoint all of the
 Create a Microsoft Office PowerPoint
2007 presentation to convince the cities that have hosted the Olympic
International Olympic Committee to Games since the inception of the
modern Olympics and then analyze
consider their town or city as the next the visual data. What trends do they
Olympic Games venue. observe? What reasons are there for
 Study the Winter Olympics in these trends? What recommendations
Vancouver, with special attention to the would they make for future Olympic
Games’ locations? Students can also
geography of the Pacific Northwest; read the Olympic Committee's
Canadian history, culture, and process for choosing host cities.
government; and First Nations People in  Research the role of physical
British Columbia and the role of education in ancient Greek culture
aboriginal peoples in the games. and the history of physical education
 Research the history of women's in North America, and then write an
essay linking or comparing the two.
participation in the games. Write a five Type your essay using Microsoft
paragraph essay on the information you Office Word 2007.
discover. Type your essay using
Microsoft Office Word 2007.
See the Extension Folder for the following assignments

34. References

 Microsoft in Education
http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-
us/teachers/plans/Pages/index.aspx?q=Critical%20Thin
king&t=Critical%20Thinking
 Microsoft in Education
http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-
us/teachers/how-to/Pages/tell-story.aspx
 Pictures via Yahoo Image Search
http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-
us/teachers/how-to/Pages/theme-related-brochure.aspx
 Voki Voki.com