Phase: | Before/Engage, During/Explore/Explain, After/Explain/Elaborate |
Activity: | The student(s) will engage in a Google Expedition tour focusing on the historic march from Selma to Montgomery. Student(s) will learn about the peaceful protest strategies used by the marchers. The student(s) will view the tour guided by their teacher. Strategic questions will be asked as prompted within the tour. Student(s) will engage in discourse about the following points of interest on the tour: Lowndes Interpretive Center; Marion, AL; MLK Street (previously Sylvan Street); Dallas County Courthouse; Edmund Pettus Bridge; City of Saint Jude; Alabama State Capitol building. Google Expedition Kit: Each student will need a device and a viewer. The teacher will use the teacher tablet. On each student device, click open the Google Expeditions App, rotate the device and place it in the viewer. Once all devices are connected the teacher can launch the expedition from the teacher tablet. Students will be able to view the same scene as the teacher. The teacher will take students through each scene in the expedition. As the teacher navigates through the scenes, he/she will prompt students with questions about the place they are visiting. All questions are contained within the tour. Once the tour is complete, the students or teacher will remove student devices from the viewers. Each device should be shut down properly and placed in the storage container. |
Assessment Strategies: | Students will submit a FlipGrid response after viewing the expedition. A recorded response allows for students to feel less inhibited when speaking on the sensitive subject matter. Prompts for discussion: 1.) Provide a description of the impact the Civil Rights Movement had on race relations in Alabama. 2.) How did the march from Selma to Montgomery impact citizen of Alabama? Assessments should be formative and allow for additional instruction when appropriate.
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Advanced Preparation: | Preparation for a Google Expedition requires device charging, download of intended expedition, and possession necessary equipment for displaying the expedition during the whole group on a single tablet if needed. The teacher will also need to review Google Expedition content for specific expedition in order to be familiar with background information and points of interest within the expedition.
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Variation Tips (optional): | No Google Expedition Kit alternatives: Solution for classrooms without VR headsets is to download Google Expedition on iOS or Android tablet and project for the entire class. Additionally, locations can be found on Google Earth but will not contain historical references to the Civil Rights Movement. This alternative should be considered last. |
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