1. SUBSTITUTION 6th Grade Unit 2
Geographical Concepts and First Civilizations
Formative Performance Task 1
SUBSTITUTION
Topic Question: How did geography impact the way early civilizations developed?
Description of Formative Performance Task: You will use Quizlet to practice key terms.
Steps:
1. You will go to the Quizlet website at:
2. You will then click on flash cards or matching to review key terms previously taught and related to First Civilizations.
3. Be prepared to participate in a whole class review of important terms related to First Civilizations.
Featured Source:
Geography and River Civilizations Terms Task
Featured Tech Tools:
Quizlet.com
iPads and/or Laptop or Desktop computers with Internet access
Teacher Name: Annette S. Bertrand School: Maplewood Middle Address: Special Considerations: You do not need to have a Quizlet account to use this though you may want to set up an account to create your own Quizlets to share with your students; The link is Assessment: Formative assessment during class discussion

2. AUGMENTATION 6th Grade Unit 2
Geographical Concepts and First Civilizations
Formative Performance Task 2
AUGMENTATION
Topic: How did geography impact the way early civilizations developed?
Description of Formative Performance Task: You will use Quizizz to view maps and pictures to answer questions about Ancient Civilizations while receiving immediate feedback.
Steps:
1. Open join.quizizz.com and enter the code provided by the teacher.
2. Begin by analyzing the pictures for each of the 3 questions.
3. Answer the questions using your device.
4. You will be given immediate feedback on your replies to the questions.
5. Be prepared to share your answers in a whole group discussion.
Questions/answers about geography of First Civilizations
Featured Tech Tools:
Quizizz
iPads and/or Laptop or Desktop computers with Internet access
Featured Source:
Teacher Name: Annette S. Bertrand School: Maplewood Middle Address: Special Considerations: teacher must have a Quizizz account; Locate the quiz at
Assessment: Formative Assessment from Quizizz results.

3. MODIFICATION 6th Grade Unit 2
Geographical Concepts and First Civilizations
Summative Performance Task 3
MODIFICATION
Topic: How did geography impact the way early civilizations developed?
Description of Summative Performance Task: You will use Padlet to answer 3 questions about the geography of Ancient Civilizations. You will then complete the Task by answering an extended response question utilizing the Content Rubric.
Steps:
1. Go to
2. Read each of the 3 questions that will lead them to answer the Task Question.
3. Use the picture below each question to answer the question. Remember the 3 questions will help guide you in answering the Task Question. You will click on the + sign below each picture to write your answer. Please put at least 3 facts for each question. Don’t forget your nickname.
4. Then take your information from the 3 questions to help construct an extended response to the Task Question.
5. Use the Content Rubric in the 5th column as a guide when you are constructing your response.
Featured Source:
Extended Response task about the geography of First Civilizations
Featured Tech Tools:
Padlet
iPads and/or Laptop or Desktop computers with Internet access
Teacher Name: Annette S. Bertrand School: Maplewood Middle Address: Special Considerations: Teachers will need a Padlet account and then remake this Padlet using the link: Assessment: Summative assessment. The teacher will grade Task Question using the Content Rubric.

4. REDEFINITION 6th Grade Unit 2
Geographical Concepts and First Civilizations
Summative Performance Task 4
REDEFINITION
Topic: How did geography impact the way early civilizations developed?
Description of Summative Performance Task: You will use Clips to create a short video that will answer the Topic question: How did geography impact the way early civilizations developed?
Steps:
1. You will collaborate with your group as assigned.
2. Once you are ready to create, open the Clips app and tap the down arrow button at the top left of the screen. Select New Video.
3. For the first slide, select the T icon at the top left, and create a title that includes the Topic question.
4. Now, use your voice to record your Topic question.
5. To insert a photo, select photo and take a picture of the item that you want to insert or upload from the IPAD’s camera.
6. To insert a video, select video and record yourself or have a partner record you while you are speaking.
7. When complete, select the Share icon at the bottom right and select Save Video.
8. Go to cpsb.org and log in to Blackboard.
9. Under your courses, click on Bertrand.
10. Click on Discussion Board
11. Click on First Civilization Task 4
12. Click on “Create Thread”
13. In the subject box, put the title of your video.
14. Click on the “attach file” icon.
15. Browse to find your video in the camera roll of the iPad, and submit.
16. Now each of you will need to click on the other videos and watch them. Use the Content Rubric to review the videos. Provide feedback of at least two sentences about the content of the video.
Featured Source:
Geography and First Civilizations Task
Featured Tech Tools:
Clips App
Blackboard
iPads and/or Laptop or Desktop computers with Internet access
Teacher Name: Annette S. Bertrand School: Maplewood Middle Address: Special Considerations: Having already examined the sources and completed the previous tasks, each person in the group should have a completed written response to the Topic Question. Teacher must have completed BB201 and enrolled students; an alternate way for collaboration would be to have students save their work to the h drive. Assessment: Summative assessment using the Content Rubric

5. IMPACT SAMR Cover Sheet
Teacher: Annette S. Bertrand
Louisiana Social Studies Standards: Explain the connection between physical geography and its influence on the development of civilization
1st Civilizations: Geographical Concepts and First Civilizations: How did geography impact the way early civilizations developed? :
Task Description
Featured Source
Suggested Technology
You will use Clips to create a short video that will answer the Topic question: How did geography impact the way early civilizations developed?
Geography and First Civilizations Task
Clips App
Blackboard
iPads and/or Laptop or Desktop computers with Internet access
You will use Padlet to answer 3 questions about the geography of Ancient Civilizations. You will then complete the Task by answering an extended response question utilizing the Content Rubric.
Extended Response task about
the geography of First Civilizations
Padlet
You will use Quizizz to view maps and pictures to answer questions about Ancient Civilizations while receiving immediate feedback.
Questions/answers about
geography of First Civilizations
Quizizz
iPads and/or Laptop or Desktop
computers with Internet access
You will use Quizlet to practice key terms.
Geography and River Civilizations Terms Task
Quizlet.com
REDEFINITION
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable.
transformation
MODIFICATION
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks that were previously not conceivable.
AUGMENTATION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with some functional improvement.
enhancement
SUBSTITUTION
Technology acts as a direct tool for substitution with no real change.