First Grade April 2014

Tech Teacher  

Tech Student

1.Learning Goal:Animal Research Project

TSW RESEARCH THEIR ANIMAL HABITAT

& CREATE A POWERPOINT SLIDE.

Unit Goal:

TSW use one search engine and one content website to gather information.

TSW present with PowerPoint and Blabberize

2. NETS Objective:

	Research and Information Fluency
	Creativity & Innovation
	Technology Operations: Using home row keys:F & J Intro to Powerpoint: open document, font, size, spacing,new slide,insert

3. Learning Sequence:

At Carpet

****Create a Tagxedo of their teacher. Have students brainstorm words, sentences about what they love about Mrs. Kinsella. Write all of these

on a Word Document. When done have students go to computer. If time allows after they have left the lab. Complete a tagged and save to desktop and you may print with photo paper. make sure you save the word document to desktop. On tagxedo to keep sentences and word strings (field trips) together you must place a ~ tilde in front of each word in the string or sentence and between each word and end with a tilde. 

Begin the tagxedo with create/load to input information

~Mrs~Kinsella~

Enter her name like this 5 times so that it is the largest word on cloud. (no periods)

For example:

~Best~Teacher~Ever~

Check out virtual zoos first then begin lesson sequence.

• TSW go on virtual field trips (go to Polar Bears or Elephant Cam, 
• Chimpanzee, Panda Cam  
  

1. Show one of the following if they have not seen it!

Show BrainPop biomes first

Show Safari Montage on Habitats!

Show BrainPOP on habitats  

2.  Show how to go to LiveBinder and A-Z animals and find their

animal.

3. Find out about their animal habitat

    Find where the animal is found

4. Find out what your animal eats

5. Find 5 facts about your animal 

At Computer:

1. Open up PowerPoint and LiveBinder place them side by side on desktop.

2. Have them finish researching their animal research.

Check each student as they are working. If they are finished please check for spelling, etc. 

Have students work on websites on the student link section only when they have completed their PowerPoints.

Student will use the livebinder below to begin research

project. 

Animal Research Project Livebinder.

1. Use the Livebinder to select your animal. Go to A to Z Animals first.  

First Grade Animal Research

Mammals

Habitats

Design a Habitat

Teacher Appreciation/Time/Mother's Day 

Tech Teacher  

Tech Student

1.Learning Goal:Animal Research Project

TSW RESEARCH THEIR ANIMAL HABITAT

& CREATE A POWERPOINT SLIDE.

Unit Goal:

TSW use one search engine and one content website to gather information.

TSW present with PowerPoint and Blabberize

2. NETS Objective:

	Research and Information Fluency
	Creativity & Innovation
	Technology Operations: Using home row keys:F & J Intro to Powerpoint: open document, font, size, spacing,new slide,insert

3. Learning Sequence:

At Carpet

Check out virtual zoos first then begin lesson sequence.

• TSW go on virtual field trips (go to Polar Bears or Elephant Cam, 
• Chimpanzee, Panda Cam  
  

1. What is the HABITAT OF THEIR ANIMAL?

Show BrainPop biomes first

Show Safari Montage on Habitats!

Show BrainPOP on habitats 

and show slide on habitat and do the following together before dismissing to computer so they can do on their own.

3. Show how to go to LiveBinder and A-Z animals and find their

animal.

4. Find where the animal is found

5. Find out about their animal habitat

6. Find out what your animal eats

7. Find 5 facts about your animal 

At Computer:

1. Open up PowerPoint and LiveBinder place them side by side on desktop.

2. Have them begin researching animal habitat.

Student will use the livebinder below to begin research

project. 

KEYBOARDING FIRST

Animal Research Project Livebinder.

1. Use the Livebinder to select your animal. Go to A to Z Animals first.  

First Grade Animal Research

Mammals

Habitats

Design a Habitat

Teacher Appreciation/Time/Mother's Day