| Software |
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Documents to Go (for the Q & A
form regarding book’s information) TealPaint (draw & paint
application)
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Graphics/Drawing-Tools/TealPaint-2689.shtml
(Trial version used for this lesson…but one of the easiest
applications to use for graphics and drawing tools. If teachers find
themselves wanting to use it with lessons, the $20 to $25 seems
worth it.) |
| Other Technology Materials
Required: |
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Handhelds Projector (recommended
for Slide Show) PC (for syncing document and then beaming it to
class) Q&A form (see below) Name: Date: Subject: Reading
Directions: Fill in the blanks below about your book on Louisiana.
Title of book: Author of book: Illustrator of book: Character(s) in
story: List some things in your story that have to do with
Louisiana: Summary of story (What happened in your story?): Do you
want others to read your story? Why? |
| Objectives (Including LA
Content Standards and Technology Standards) |
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Students read, comprehend, and
respond to a range of materials, using a variety of strategies for
different purposes. Students use a variety of media and formats to
communicate and present information and ideas effectively to
multiple audiences. Students use technology tools to enhance
learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
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| Procedures |
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Lesson Procedures: *Teachers and
students will visit library and gather elementary books on
Louisiana/Cajun culture. Teachers may want to ask the librarian to
help in this part of the lesson. *Have students check out one book
on Louisiana. Students may bring home their library books. *Students
will read their books individually in order to answer the Q & A
form regarding their books. *After the book has been read, the
teacher will hand out the handhelds (charged). Students will have
their Louisiana books on their desks along with the handhelds. *The
teacher will help students turn on handheld and send them to
Documents. The teacher will beam the Q & A form to students
(perhaps with one student helper--“Tech Helper” of the week). *Once
the document is beamed, students will begin to answer each question.
See Document attached. *Once students have answered the questions
regarding their books, they will save their work and then beam the
document to the teacher. The teacher will then hot sync student
documents to PC for review and assessment. *Students will then use
TealPaint application to create a book jacket based on the Louisiana
book that they read. Students will create a new title and cover
based on their perspective of the book. ***Use
http://www.tealpoint.com/tealpnt/files/pntdoc.htm for instructions
on how to use the application. *The slides that are created by each
student will be saved and then beamed to the teacher. The slides
will be collected in a folder and then shown to the class in a slide
show. For each slide, students will present it to the class—reading
title and author and why they would or would not recommend this
story to others. *Students’ recommendations could be posted in room
for classmates to view. Ex: “Kids’ Top Books List” |
| Assessment
Procedures |
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Students will be graded based on
the following rubric. Story Rubric Component Points Book on
Louisiana/Cajun Culture ____ out of 5 Book Jacket Picture ____ out
of 10 Title of Book _____ out of 5 Author _____ out of 5 Student
Name _____ out of 5 Summary of Book _____ out of 10 Presentation
_____ out of 10 Total of Points: _______ out of 50
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