Allison Flaa

Matrix on Fair Use and Storybird

Technology Integration Matrix

Colorado
Academic
Standards

NETS
T

NETS S

Blooms
Taxonomy

Constructi
vism

Student
Use

Direct
Instructio
n

Flipped
Classroo
m

Mathematics
1. Number
Sense,
Properties,
and
Operations

2. Patterns,
Functions,
and
Algebraic
Structures

Teacher
finds a great
website to
help her
students
learn more
about what
numbers
mean and
what they
represent. In
her
presentation
and short
lesson to the
class, she
effectively
cites and
gives credit
to the
creators of
this site
before
letting her
students
loose on
exploring
the cite and
learning
more on
their own.
# 1, 4, 5

Students will
use laptops,
computers,
iPads,
whatever the
school has
accessible to
create a
Storybird that
illustrates
their
knowledge of
addition,
subtraction,
multiplication
and division.

Students take
samples of the
generic shapes
(circle. square,
rectangle, etc.)
and take
pictures of
things that have
these shapes
around their
classroom and
playground. The

Teachers will
tape a lecture
about
different
types of
patterns that
can be found
in math. The
students will
watch the
lecture at
home and

Instructio
nism

Behavior
ism

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teacher will then
connect these
pictures to fair
use, explaining
how they are
protected under
copyright and
give a mini
lesson on fair
use and
copyright.
Students look
at a real-world
statistic
example to
make sure the
researchers
completed the
statistics
correctly.
Afterwards, the
students check
the
researchers
citations to
make sure
credit was
given where
credit was due
in regards to
copyright and
fair use
information.
Evaluate

3. Analysis,
Statistics,
and
Probability

4. Shape,
Dimension,
and
Geometric
Relationship
s

come to
school ready
to create a
story on
Storybird
which
explains
these
different
patterns in a
creative way.

Students will
present in
small groups
about
different
types of
shapes to the
rest of the
class. They
will use
technology to
do research
and to
present their
information in
a creative
way,
Storybird is

The teacher will

lecture on the
different types
of statistics and
when each type
is used in
mathematical
situations. At
the end of the
presentation,
the students will
be required to
create a
Storybird that
captures their
favorite type of
statistics in a
creative way.

The teacher
will create a
Storybird
discussing the
differences and
similarities
between
different
quadrilaterals.
The teacher
will use the
story as her
teaching aid as
she presents
the information
to the class,
and then invite
the students to

The class will

be split up
into groups of
students.
Each group
will present
on a different
type of
polygon. The
teacher will
give stickers
to the groups
who correctly
and properly
cite their
sources.

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an option.
They must
properly cite
their sources
to receive full
credit.
# 1, 2, 5

create their
own Storybirds.

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

Students will
use
computers of
some form to
create a
presentation
giving the
basic
information
on fair use
and copyright
and will
present it in
front of the
class orally.

1. Oral
Expression
and
Listening

2. Reading
for All
Purposes

The teacher
will have a
place in her
classroom
where there
is a wide
selection of
books
students can
check out
regarding a
wide range
of topics
and genres.
Before
students can

After students
have learned
about a certain
type of writing
style, they will
go out and find
books which
exemplify this
style of writing.
Each student
will give a
presentation on
their selection of
pieces, making
sure to have a
proper works

The teacher
will provide
instructions on
how best to
give an
informative
speech.
Students will
then be given
the chance to
write an
informative
speech of their
own and
practice it on a
peer, using the
guidelines
given by their
teacher. The
topic of the
speech must
be on fair use
and copyright,
which was the
topic they just
covered and
needed to
review.

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check out a
book, they
have to
properly
write down
the authors
name, the
publisher,
and the year
the book
was
published to
practice
correctly
citing
materials.
#4

3. Writing
and
Composition

4. Research
and
Reasoning

cited page to
make sure they
are within the
bounds of fair
use and
copyright.

Students will
each create a
story on
Storybird,
using the
pictures to
guide their
story line.
After
completing
this process,
they will
reflect on it
and discuss in
small groups
and then as a
whole if they
liked or
disliked this
style of
writing a
story more or
less than
simply
starting from
nothing and
writing.
# 1, 6

The teacher will

lecture about
the properties of
informative
writing. The
students will
then apply what
they have
learned by
writing about
the key aspects
to copyright and
fair use in a
short
informative
piece.

Students will
create a
multigenre
research
project on the
topic of their
choice and will

The teacher
will post a
lecture
regarding fair
use and copy
right to the
class website.

If students
have been
paying
attention
throughout
other parts of
class, the
teacher will
reward them
with time in
writing class
to compose
their own
stories in
Storybird
about any
topic they
choose.

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employ both
Storybird and
correct ways to
cite and use
borrowed
information in
their final
projects.
Application

The students
will watch it
the night
before class.
In class, the
students will
have more
time to
research fair
use and
copyright in
more depth.
Then, they
will be placed
in small
groups and
will create a
short video
that explains
the
importance of
fair use and
copyright
rules.

Social Studies
1. History

The teacher
will give a
lesson on
how India
got their
independen
ce and will
show a clip
from the
movie
Gandhi.
After the clip
is shown,
the teacher
will verbally
give credit
to the
producers of
the movie
and will also
write the
information
on the board
for any
student who
is
interested.

The teacher will

lecture about
George
Washington and
his importance
to the United
States of
America. The
students will
then do more
research on him
and write a
paper
explaining why
they believe
George
Washington was
important to the
United States of
America. They
will have a
properly
formatted works
cited page to
make sure they
are following
fair use rules

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# 1, 2, 4

2.
Geography

3.
Economics

correctly.
Students will
research a
country in the
region of
South
America.
They will use
the internet
to find
various
information
about this
place. They
will also be
able to
connect with
students from
this country
via email and
ask them
questions
about the
country those
students live
in. At the end
of their
research, the
students will
present to the
class in some
creative way.
Students will
need to
properly cite
all of their
sources,
including
their new
friends from
overseas!
# 1,2, 3, 5

Students will
take what they
have learned
about a
different region
of the world,
and introduce
a new concept
through writing
a short story
using
Storybird.
Synthesis

Teacher will
post a lecture
about the
country of
France.
Students will
watch this
lecture and
take notes
the night
before class.
The teacher
will provide a
works cited
page to give
credit where
it is due and
to follow fair
use and
copyright
rules.

Students will
apply their
knowledge of
economics in
the hands on
way of creating
a story through
Storybird about
a certain type of
economics they

The teacher
will model for
students a
research
project on
supply and
demand. The
teacher will
properly cite all
sources used

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see as important
to society.

and explain
about fair use
and copyright.
Students will
learn about
different
copyright
laws in
common
terms and
ways they
can make
sure they are
following the
rules.
Following the
lesson, the
students will
each create a
short story on
Storybird that
reflects their
knowledge of
this topic
much like
what we did
in class!

4. Civics

Since
following fair
use and
copyright
laws are part
of being a
good and
upstanding
citizen, the
teacher will
verbally
recognize and
appraise
students who
remember to
always
properly cite
outside
resources and
thoughts they
use in every
assignment.

Science
1. Physical
Science

Students
watch a Bill
Nye video
about atoms,
and check the
information
they learned
against facts
they find
online
afterwards.
Teachers can
use this
example as a
way to show
students how
some sources
are more
credible than
others and
how you
should always
see where
your

Students learn
about chemical
reactions in
class and then
create a story
with Storybird
connecting
chemical
reactions to a
different
aspect of life.
Application

The teacher will

give a lecture
on the concept
of forces in
physics. At the
end of the
power point that
accompanied
the lecture will
be a slide with a
works cited
page to model
to the students
what proper fair
use is.

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information is
coming from.
Teachers will
then give a
short talk
about the
importance of
citing other
peoples work
and staying
within fair use
restrictions.
# 1, 3, 4, 5
Students will
depict the
stages a
caterpillar goes
through to
become a
butterfly in a
creative, nontraditional way
creating a short
story in
Storybird.

2. Life
Science

3. Earth
Systems
Science

The teacher
will create a
Storybird
about the
solar system
to use as a
way to share
the
information
with her
students.
The
resources
she used will
be properly
cited at the
end of the

The teacher
will give a
short lesson on
the different
parts of a cell.
The students
will then create
a Storybird,
with the
teachers help
and modeling it
after the
teachers
example, which
discusses the
various parts of
the cell in a
creative way.

After learning
about the
different
types of
rocks,
students will
choose one
specific type
of rock. They
will then use
the internet
to research it,
finding good
sources and
sources they
can use under
fair use.

While
creating
Storybirds to
explain
different
types of
ecosystems,
the teacher
will walk
around and
keep track of
students
behavior. If all
of the
students
have stayed
on task, the
teacher will
reward them
with extra
time on the
playground.
The teacher
will post a
lecture about
how rain is
formed
online.
Students will
watch this
lecture and
take notes on
it the day
before class.
In class, the
students will
create a story
on Storybird
that captures

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story to
model fair
use and
adhering to
copyright
rules to her
students.
# 1, 3, 4

Then, they
will put
together a
presentation
complete with
a properly
formatted
works cited
page to give
to the rest of
their
classmates.

the key
concepts
about rain
formation
from the
lecture in a
new and
creative way.
Students will
make sure to
cite their
sources.

Differentiation
Learning
Disabilities EEOs

Gifted/
Talented

The teacher will

create a handson activity
where students
learn more
about why fair
use and
copyright is
important. They
will all make
creations, trade
with a partner,
and then
destroy them.
They will talk
about how this
made them feel.
During this
process, the
teacher can visit
with students
who may have
more difficulty
individually and
see how they
are doing in
retaining and
understanding
the information.

The teacher
will make
sure to
always
encourage
and praise
students who
have to work
harder to
learn
whenever
they properly
give credit to
their outside
sources in
every project.

The teacher
will give a
lesson on fair
use and then
have the gifted
and talented
students assist
their peers
with a
worksheet they

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have to fill out
about the
major aspects
of these
concepts.

Other
Reflection:
After learning about fair use and copyright laws I was reminded of its importance. Although many humans violate it every
day of their lives, many people are ignorant to it simply because it is easy to forget about, or choose to ignore it. As a teacher, I
am to be the model for my students. If I am slacking in citing my references and making sure I can actually use aspects of videos
and pictures in my classroom, my students will not realize that there are rules to follow. Therefore, I was reminded how very
important it is to teach these concepts and rules to my future students. In addition to simply teaching my students about fair use
and copyright, I also need to make sure that throughout all of my assignments my students are held at a high standard in regards
to citing information anytime they use anything from anywhere else other than their head.
After using Storybird, I had mixed feelings about this website. I liked the easy-to-use feel the website had. However, trying
to find a set of pictures that could be used to talk about fair use and copyright I found very difficult. If I were to use Storybird in
my classroom, I think I would try do it in more creative realms. Instead of having students write a story about the rules of
economics, I would have them write a short story. I think that Storybird can help springboard many students start writing by
looking at pictures and imagining a story. This can be very helpful for some students and very frustrating for others. Therefore, I
would use it in moderation, but would always have it in the back of my head as a resource to suggest to students if they were
lacking direction for a story.