CET 728 Language Arts in a Mobile Computing Environment
Lori L. Rook
Class: Language
Arts
Unit: Research and Writing
Teacher: Mrs. Rook
Objectives:
¥The students will use Sticky Notes for the first time to copy and paste
important information from two website resources for a research project.
¥The students will use Sticky Notes for the first time to copy and paste
website URLÕs to use for a resource list at the end of their research project.
¥The students
will copy and paste two images from the website resources into Sticky Notes,
including
the URL for a resource list.
Standards:
5.R.4.1- Students are able to locate and determine the importance of
information for use in study and research.
5.S.1.3- Implement proper
citing of electronic information in created works.
Anticipatory Set:
Each student is given a real sticky note and will brainstorm
ways people use sticky notes by writing ideas on the sticky. These ideas are
shared with the class orally and the stickies "stuck" to the display
section on the white board.
Teaching:
Input
The students already have a research
topic and are familiar with Internet searching. The students have already
searched on their topic and have two sources
bookmarked in their browser. A class discussion was held the previous day to
determine important information required for the report.
Modeling
The teacher demonstrates:
á Adding the application Stickies to the Dock
á Accessing Stickies and a few of the features- color, font, floating window
á Copying and pasting website URLÕs using keyboard shortcuts of apple-c and apple-v.
á Copying and pasting important information from a website while introducing the importance of attributing information to the proper source.
Checking
for Understanding
Each student practices copying and
pasting URLÕs and important information from a website. The teacher circulates
among the tables asking questions to clarify
understanding and checking that the students have copied and pasted information
and URL's correctly onto the stickies.
Guided Practice
During the classtime, each student reads his or her website
resources while copying and pasting important information and the website URL.
The teacher continues to circulate, providing assistance as needed.
Closure
Students turn to their table partner and show their stickies of information.
Their partner checks that each sticky has the required information and then
accesses the place from the original webpage where the information was
originally borrowed.
Independent Practice
None assigned outside of school. Students continue by accessing their research
and stickies during work time at school. This application is used throughout
the school year as they work on other projects.
Materials
¥Internet access
¥Stickies software
¥LCD projector/Sympodium for teacher demonstration
Duration
45 minutes