UnderstandingbyDesignTechnologyTemplate

Authoritarian States
Mr. John Lancett

Content

Technology

Stage1

DesiredResults

Standard(s)(Content):
(Allstandardscomefromthe
IBOHistoryGuide)
Communication is the exchange
or transfer of signals, facts, ideas
and symbols. It requires a sender,
a message and an intended
receiver. Communication involves
the activity of conveying
information or meaning. Effective
communication requires a
common 'language' (which may
be written, spoken or non-verbal).

ISTE Technology
Student Standard(s):
4. Critical thinking, problem
solving, and decision-making.

Students use critical thinking skills

to plan and conduct research,
manage projects, solve problems,
and make informed decisions
using appropriate digital tools and
resources
a. Identify and define authentic
problems and significant questions
for investigation
b. Plan and manage activities to
Culture encompasses a range of
develop a solution or complete a
learned and shared beliefs, values, project
interests, attitudes, products,
c. Collect and analyze data to
ways of knowing and patterns of
identify solutions and/or make
behavior created by human
informed decisions
communities. The concept of
d. Use multiple processes and
culture is dynamic and organic.
diverse perspectives to explore
alternative solutions
Perspective is the position from
which we observe situations,
NETS Technology Teacher
objects, facts, ideas and opinions.
Standard(s):
Perspective may be associated
with individuals, groups, cultures
1. Facilitate and Inspire
or disciplines. Different
Student Learning and
perspectives often lead to multiple
Creativity --Teachers use
representations and

interpretations.

their knowledge of subject

matter, teaching and
learning, and technology to
facilitate experiences that
advance student learning,
creativity, and innovation in
both face-to-face and virtual
environments.

Communities are groups that

exist in proximity defined by
space, time or relationship.
Communities include, for example,
groups of people sharing
particular characteristics, beliefs
or values as well as groups of
interdependent organisms living
a. Promote, support, and model
together in a specific habitat.
creative and innovative thinking
and inventiveness
Relationships are the
connections and associations
between properties, objects,
people and ideas including the
human community's connections
with the world in which we live.
Any change in relationship brings
consequences-some of which may
occur on a small scale, while
others may be far reaching,
affecting large networks and
systems like human societies and
the planetary ecosystem.

Understanding(s)(Content):
Studentswillunderstand...
Whatwillunderstandwhatthe
commonalitiesarebetweenmost
authoritarianstatesriseandmaintenanceof
power

Understanding(s)
(Technology):

Studentswillunderstand...
That technology and
communication are vital to
documenting and understanding
the link between the linear events
Therelationshipbetweentheoppressedand of history and the philosophical
theoppressors
foundations
Studentswillknow...
Whattheprocessisbehindtheideological
formationofAuthoritarianideals,how
thoseidealsturnintoplatformsandhow
thoseplatformscreatesinglepartystates
andrulers

Studentswillknow...
How to construct a historical
argument and running record
through weblogs and the use of
embedded media

Studentswillbeableto...

Studentswillbeableto...

Identifywhattypessinglepartystateshave
existedinthepastthroughthestudyof
NAZIGermanyandFascistItaly
And
ExplainhowtheprocessofAuthoritarian
risetopowerisstillpresentintheworld
today.

How to construct a historical

weblog with embedded links, and
a running record of the events
through the linking of a third party
site tikitoki.com

EssentialQuestion(s)
(Content):

EssentialQuestion(s)
(Technology):

OverarchingQ:HowdoAuthoritarian
statesrisetopowerandwhatarethesteps
theytaketomaintainthatpower.

How does access to

communication impact the
documentation of history?

Whatmakesapersonanextreme
nationalist?

How does access to various

communication platforms impact
the level understanding that can
be achieved in the study of
historical concepts?

Howdogroupsofpeoplechangethe
societybytheiractions?

Does technology make the

learning of history more effective?

WhatarethestagesofAuthoritarianRise?

Stage2

AssessmentEvidence

PerformanceTask(s
(Content):

PerformanceTask(s)
(Technology):

Students will document the rise to

power of Mussolini and Hitler
through the use of a Weblog and
linear timeline creator.

Students will utilize social media

to create a Weblog and Interactive
Timeline that will document the
rise to power of an Authoritarian
State.

OtherEvidence(Content):

OtherEvidence(Technology):

Students will link their learning in

the final of their post on their
weblogs to document connections
to present day.

Students will create a series of

weblog posts and integrate digital
tools such as JPEG, GIF and or
video links.

Stage3
Learning Activities (Content):
Through the study of secondary
and primary sources the students
will be compiling research about
the Authoritarian government
movements that took place in the
early 20th century. They will
identify the commonalities
between the rise and rule of two
Authoritarian states (NAZI
Germany and Fascist Italy). The
goal of the content discovery
phase is to better understand the
tools, ideologies and tactics that
Authoritarian parties/rulers user to
gain control and to keep control
through both domestic and foreign
policy decisions. Students will
then translate the information
they use into a series of written
and digital weblog posts that show
the steps through a generic
fashion.

LearningPlan
Learning Activities (Technology):
In order to integrate technology
into this lesson there will be
several activities where students
learn about the proper way to
create quality weblogs. This will
include not only Digital design
principles but also writing prose
and web design ideas.
They will also learn to use the
skills of digital embedding and
digital storytelling concepts.
This project hits many of
Gardeners multiple intelligences
because it requires students to be
organized (visual), Creative
(Weblogs), logical (ensuring
research is accurate), it does not
take musical creation into account
but does allow students to use
music on their social media pages
to get their message across. It
also lends it self nicely to Dales
Cone of experience because it can
take the student through almost
all of the steps from abstract to
concrete at some stage.