Rotation 3: Students will move from Ms. Dorsey's class to Mrs. Fugal's, and from Ms. Gadd's class to Ms. Dorsey's.
Applying Reading Strategies to Computer Literacy, Research, and Presentation
You will be graded on
Participation 100 points
Website Evaluations 60 points
Celebrity PowerPoint Presentation
78 points
View and Evaluate Other Presentations
20 points
Reading Log (reading during individual reading time, then filling out the log)
Points available vary depending on how many times we have individual reading time.
In case you are absent, pick up the pink make-up form.
Partner Fluency Practice Log
Points available vary depending on how many times we have fluency practice.
Various other daily assignments
Completing end-of-semester assessments and surveys
Term Project Due Dates:
Your web evaluations will all be due by December 12.
You Celebrity PowerPoint is due by the end of class on January 4 and will be presented on January 6. _______________________________________________________
Thursday, November 17
In the Classroom:
Self-Starter: Introduction to web project -- Be thinking about celebrities (famous people) you would like to learn more about. --- handout with suggested celebritiesLooking for Celebrities:
http://www.notablebiographies.com/
Rules for Computer Lab -- SG
Handouts -- Welcome and Overview, Media Literacy -- You will be SMARTER!
The Project:
Here is a sample PowerPoint: emma watson example.ppt
The Challenge --- Finding reliable sources!
Looking at Websites:
http://www.loislowry.com
Finding Sources on the Internet -- besides Google:
Research on the Internet
In the Computer Lab:
I. Finding Sources -- Tutorial
Today we will learn about searching the Internet using an interactive tutorial at http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/course
- Go to the above web address (URL) and then
- click on START
- then click on 06 Searching -- See an illustration of the icon below. Clicking on the icons here will not work.
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| Illustrations only. Find these icons on the site | and click on them there. Clicking on these illustrations will not work. |
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II. Finding Sources for your possible celebrity
5. If you still have time, open this document, and start researching a celebrity you think you might use:Research on the Internet Revised.doc
Save it in your own file on the school server. Go to My Computer and look for your student number on an icon.
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Term Project Due Dates:
Your web evaluations will all be due by December 12.
You Celebrity PowerPoint is due by the end of class on January 4 and will be presented on January 6. Today's Schedule w/out CAVE Time
| Time | Period | Minutes |
| 8:15 – 9:40 | 1st Period | 85 minutes |
| 9:45 – 11:15 | 2nd Period/Announcements | 90 minutes |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | First Lunch | 30 minutes |
| 11:50 – 1:15 | 3rd Period | 85 minutes |
| 11:20 – 12:45 | 3rd Period | 85 minutes |
| 12:45 – 1:15 | Second Lunch | 30 minutes |
| 1:20 – 2:45 | 4th Period | 85 minutes |
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