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"Be the Best you can Be" 1st - 3rd Grades
Julie Wagner & Mary Horn, Higley Unified School District

Essential Question - How do I live by the Six Pillars?
 **Technology Standards 1T-F3**. Use developmentally appropriate technology resources to access information and communicate electronically PO 1. Operate keyboard and other common input and output devices (including adaptive devices for special needs when necessary) a) Use device in response to software (e.g., point and click, arrow and enter/return keys) b) Use keyboard effectively (e.g., knows locations and function of keys, begins touch-typing strategies by grade three) PO 2. Retrieve and save information (e.g., text documents, digital photos, music, video) PO 3. Print documents, text or image

**21st Century Skills** • Accountability and Adaptability—Exercising personal responsibility and flexibility in personal, workplace, and community contexts; setting and meeting high standards and goals for one's self and others; tolerating ambiguity • Communication Skills—Understanding, managing, and creating effective oral, written, and multimedia communication in a variety of forms and contexts • Problem Identification, Formulation, and Solution—Ability to frame, analyze, and solve problems • Social Responsibility—Acting responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind; demonstrating ethical behavior in personal, workplace, and community context.

**Student Directions:** Watch the video "Good Vibrations". In your groups, discuss what you think is the best thing to do. Complete a photostory or **powerpoint presentation** to explain what you have learned. (Note that teachers have included videos and text material to support several lessons that occur over a period of one month. This is one sample of the materials students access to complete the activity).