Information Literacy (3/1)

Here's today's agenda (copy it into your planner):

-you will copy this down at the start of each class

1) WARM UP: Cool Math Games

-choose a game and play!

2) CLASS EXPECTATIONS

3) CLASS SYLLABUS

4) GAGGLE

username: FMLast (last 4 digits of student ID #)

password: 6 digit birthdate (mmddyy)

example: Feb 2, 1997= 020297

5) Gaggle videos

-watch "training videos" under "applications":

a) digital lockers

b) homework drop boxes

c) social walls

Objective: SWBAT use Gaggle's blog feature to create a well-developed paragraph AAPOAL.

Learning Log: Imagine yourself as a teenager 20 years ago, explain three ways the technology you use everyday would be different.

Information Literacy (2/25)

Here's today's agenda (please copy it into your planner):

LAST DAY!!

1) WARM UP: Biography Games

-click on "games"

2) REVIEW VOICETHREAD RUBRIC

2) FINISH BLACK HISTORY MONTH PRESENTATION

3) READ: Why not call it a Facebook revolution?

-create a question (remember Costa's level of questioning)

-answer your question in a well-developed paragraph

-complete in a Word Doc and print (raise your hand before printing)

4) OPEN YOUR GAGGLE BLOG

-Answer the following questions in your blog:

a) Name one tool you have learned about in this class. Explain

how you will use this tool again. How will it help your learning in

the future?

b) Explain why it's important to know how to evaluate web sources.

How will this help your learning in the future?

c) Why is it important to keep yourself safe in the internet? How do you

keep yourself safe on the internet?

d) Explain one way we could improve this class. Was there anything

you would like to learn more about?

SWBAT demonstrate their proficiency in Info Literacy standards by completing the assessment AAPOAL.

Information Literacy (2/23)

Here's the agenda for today (please copy it into your planner):

1) WARM UP: Cool Math Games

2) BLACK HISTORY MONTH

-go to www.biography.com/blackhistory/

-choose a famous African-American

3) CREATE A PRESENTATION

-use one of the online tools (Glogster, Voicethread, Blogs using Gaggle,

or Weebly)

-presentation needs to include the following:

a) biography of the person

b) major accomplishments

c) pictures (don't forget to cite your sources)

d) explain what this person did to further the African-American cause

SWBAT effectively use information found on a famous African-American and present their biography using an online tool AAPOAL.

Information Literacy (2/17)

Here's today's agenda (copy it into your planner):

1) WARM UP: All-time 100 Greatest Toys

-What's your favorite? What should be on the list?

2) FINISH VOICETHREAD or ANY MISSING ASSIGNMENTS

-see me for a progress report if you missed Tuesday.

3) ARCHITECT STUDIO 3D

After finishing rough draft of your building:

-click "Begin your design"

-choose your client

-choose your location

-choose design exterior

-choose interior

-choose landscaping

-tour house

4) LEARNING LOG

-In Gaggle, post a blog explaining (in a well- developed

paragraph) the three ways you could make your house

or building "green."

SWBAT effectively use an internet tool by completing their floor plan using Architect Studio 3D AAPOAL.

Information Literacy (2/15)

Here's today's agenda (please copy it into your planner):

1) WARM UP: Cool Math Games

2) REVIEW BLOGGING ASSIGNMENT

-many of you need to finish.

3) FINISH VOICETHREAD

4) ARCHITECT STUDIO 3D

a) read "about Frank Lloyd Wright"

b) answer these questions in a Word Doc:

-Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?

-Choose one of his buildings and explain how it

was built and why it's your favorite.

c) print your Word Doc (use the printed sheet for your rough draft)

d) design a rough draft of your own home/building

-use some of his buildings for help

-think about where this building is located and who would use it

SWBAT effectively use an internet tool by completing a rough draft of their floor plan AAPOAL.

Information Literacy (2/11)

Here's today's agenda (copy into planner):

1) WARM UP: Cool Math Games

2) VOICETHREAD PROJECT:

-must have these items finished:

a) rough draft

b) 8 images uploaded

c) voice-over

d) works cited page

e) embed presentation to Gaggle

f) comment on at least 3 other presentations

SWBAT demonstrate their understanding of voicethread.com by adding their comments to at least three presentations AAPOAL.

After learning how to embed your presentations, what are some other ways you could use embedding in other classes?

Information Literacy (2/9)

Here's the agenda for the day (copy into you planner):

1) WARM UP: Calvin and Hobbes

-Which one is your favorite?

2) READ: The Jeopardy Computer

-create a question about the article

-respond to it in a full paragraph (Word Document)

* Remember ACE:

A-answer the question

C-cite evidence from the text

E-expand your answer

3) VOICETHREAD PROJECT

-Before you can add a voice-over to your voicethread project,

you must have:

a) a completed ROUGH DRAFT (checked by me)

b) 8 uploaded images

-add voice-over

a) open your voicethread presentation in MyVoice (like the pic below)

b) click on "comment" on the slide

c) click on "record"- record your voice

d) you can either save or erase voice over

e) repeat steps b-d for every slide

Information Literacy (2/7)

Here's today's agenda (please copy it into your planner):

1) WARM UP: Cool Math Games

2) TAKING PICS (screen shots) OF YOUR DESKTOP:
-If you want to take pictures of items on your desktop for
your voicethread project, follow these simple steps:
a) press Command-Shift-4
b) place the cursor in the corner of the window
c) click, hold, and drag the cursor to the opposite corner
d) let go of the mouse
e) screen picture will be saved to the desktop

3) LOG INTO VOICETHREAD
-email: FLast@almontech.ed.voicethread.com
-pwd: 6-digit birthdate (ex: Feb. 2, 1998= o2o298)

4) UPLOAD IMAGES
-Click "Create" on the top toolbar (in voicethread)
-click "Upload"
-"my computer"= images saved to your computer
-"URL"= the web address for a certain picture
-Need at least 8 images today!


SWBAT demonstrate their understanding of voicethread.com by uploading 8 images AAPOAL.

Explain why you would use voicethread for another class or assignment.

Information Literacy (2/4)

Here's today's agenda (please copy it into your planner):

Please say "hi" to Mrs. Victor!

1) WARM UP: Spontaneous Question (work w/ a neighbor)
-Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on a hill near a remote house. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it?

2) Intro to VOICETHREAD PROJECT

3) Voicethread introductory video

4) READ: voicethread introduction
-read overview; 5 ways to comment; Images, docs, and videos
-use C-notes to write down the main ideas

5) Rubric

6) My example of a voicethread

7) CREATE YOUR ROUGH DRAFT
-look at my rough draft (on the back of your C-notes)
-pick an internet tool from your blogging assignment
-must be 8 slides!
-ask for help if you need it

8) GRADE YOUR NEIGHBORS
-everyone stand up and move to your right
-use the rubric to grade your neighbor's rough draft
-look specifically at the "content" part of the rubric

-How can they improve???

9)LEARNING LOG
-On the space at the bottom of your C-notes, answer this question:
Imagine yourself as a teacher, how would a voicethread presentation improve the learning of your students?

OBJECTIVE: SWBAT creatively present their internet tools by developing a rough draft voicethread.com presentation AAPOAL.