Technology Lesson Plan Final Document#3

Google Key Word Search Lesson Joshua Ferguson 7th Grade Computer Lab November 12, 2009 80 minutes (2 class periods)

Connecting to Standards What specific goals are you connecting to?

This lesson will satisfy the following ISTE National Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for Teachers: 1)Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity b)engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources 2)Design and develop Digital-Age learning experiences and assessments a)design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity c)customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources

The objective of this lesson plan is that: • The students will be able to effectively search on the Instructional Objectives internet using keywords. What is your intended learning outcome? • The students will be able to apply what they previously As a result of this lesson have learned about creating new documents and students will (be able to)… electronically submitting their work, to complete the assignment.

Learning Outcomes/

Assessment What evidence will you collect related to learning outcomes to document student learning? (i.e. checklist, observational notes, rubric to be used, student work, writing prompt, journals, other).

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To assess the students’ abilities to successfully complete the assigned task, I will be walking around the classroom, from student to student, throughout the class work time ensuring that the students are focused and engaged in the activity. I also will be able to answer any questions or to provide additional support for students who are having difficulties. I will be able to assess the students’ understanding of the computer operations once I have received their work through email. If the email opens right up, and all of the required documents are attached, I will know that this student is comfortable with the email portion of the assignment. If the attached document is organized correctly, with all of the elements in place, I will be able to assess that this student is comfortable and proficient with the word processing area of the lesson. If all of the questions are answered, the keywords are relevant, and the URL addresses lead me to a valid source, I will be able to assess that this student has had success and is becoming proficient at searching and researching topics online.

(See attached Rubric for official assessment tool)

Materials/Technolog y What materials/technology do you need for teaching this lesson?

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Each student must have a computer available with online access to complete the activity. They must also have previously set-up a student email account to electronically submit their final work. I will need a box of Trivial Pursuit cards to hand out to the students for the questions for this activity. Students will be given a prepared worksheet which outlines the assignment, offers a sample response, and outlines basic tips to aid in their Google searches.

References What resources did you use to plan this lesson? (e.g. curriculum guides, bibliographic materials, artifacts, web sites, texts etc.)

Differentiation, Accommodation& Learning Styles How will you differentiate in order to accommodate various learning styles or diverse needs?

To create and present this lesson plan, I used Google Basic Search Tips, as a guide and to offer additional support to the students for their keyword searches. http://tiny.cc/JJxS8

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Core Instruction (methodology) Might include some or all: How and when will you explain, model and demonstrate the content?

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Guided Practice: How and when will you scaffold student learning toward small group and independent practice? What is your strategy for monitoring and supporting students during guided practice?

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Most of the students should be comfortable sending emails with attachments, and also with creating new documents with Google Docs. If however they are showing difficulties, I am prepared to review previous lessons and model examples during my opening, to remind them what to do. Students who continue to have difficulties completing the activity will be encouraged to come to the computer lab after school for additional instruction. Also, students will be encouraged to write down their answers and URL’s on paper as well as in their document in the off case that they accidentally erase or misplace their work.

I will hand out to each student a previously prepared worksheet, which outlines the assignment. Also on the worksheet are tips and reminders on how to effectively search the web using keywords and subjects (See attached worksheet). The jist of the assignment is that each student is going to be handed a Trivial Pursuit Card, and they are required to find all of the answers online. They are to complete their searches using keywords and subjects. The answers to the questions, along with the questions are to be recorded electronically using Google Documents. Their documents are also to include the keywords they used to successfully complete their search, as well as the URL address of the relevant website where they found their correct answers. Once all six questions, answers, keywords, and URLs have been completed, the document is to be electronically submitted to me via email for review. Once the students have completed the assignment, they are welcome to take another card for extra credit, or they are allowed to work quietly at their computer, viewing education related sites and content.

Closing How will you close the lesson? (e.g. summarize, connect with prior or future learning, examine context, discuss purpose.

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Enrichment/Extension How will students reinforce or extend what they learned? (e.g. homework, independent practice, other enrichment)

With five minutes left on the first day of the assignment, I will instruct the students to begin to wrap up. I realize that I must allow time for the students to properly save their work and shut down their computers. I will inform the students that next class they will be allowed the entire period to complete the assignment. They are to begin working on it immediately upon arrival at the next class meeting. At the end of the second day of the assignment, I will inform the students who have not finished, that they are to come into the computer lab after school to finish up. I will use the last five minutes of the second class period to summarize and assess what the students have learned. I will also take this time to answer any questions or concerns that the students may have regarding the activity. I will be interested to know what they thought of the activity. Was it fun? Was it difficult? How would they change it? What problems did they encounter? If there is time left over I hope to be able to ask for volunteers to share their final projects with their classmates. I will be interested to hear them explain their methods of research.

If successful and popular, I hope to use this Trivial Pursuit activity to in the future to continue to refine the students’ abilities to effectively research and complete work electronically. If they like it, I think this activity has a format that could be helpful as an inclass game or a time killer if we are ever ahead of our schedule.

Trivial Pursuit Search Project Worksheet Find the answers to the six question listed on the Trivial Pursuit card you were handed by using keyword searches on Google. You are to create a new document in Google Documents and title it, Trivial Pursuit Search Project. In this document you are to list the questions and the answers to your six Trivial Pursuit questions. Also, you must list the keywords you used to find the answers. Finally, you must cut and paste the url address of the web site that you located the answer at into your document. *Your final document must be emailed to me as an attachment at [email protected], by the end of class on Friday. *You will have two class periods to complete this assignment and I will be available to answer questions if you are having any difficulties. *All elements must be present on document to receive full credit. *Refer to Google Search Basics listed below for helpfult tips on searching. Sample Full Credit Response Question: What is the name of the NFL's football team in Chicago, Illinois? Answer: Chicago Bears Keywords: NFL, football, chicago URL address: http://www.chicagobears.com/index.html

Google search basics: Basic search help Search is simple: just type whatever comes to mind in the search box, hit Enter or click on the Google Search button, and Google will search the web for pages that are relevant to your query. Most of the time you'll find exactly what you were looking for with just a basic query. However the following tips can help you refine your technique to make the most of your searches. Throughout the article, we'll use square brackets [ ] to signal queries, so [ black and white ] is one query, while [ black ] and [ white ] are two. Some basic facts • • •

Every word matters. Generally, all the words you put in the query will be used. There are some exceptions. Search is always case insensitive. Searching for [ new york times ] is the same as searching for [ New York Times ]. With some exceptions, punctuation is ignored (that is, you can't search for @#$ %^&*()=+[]\ and other special characters).

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Keep it simple. If you're looking for a particular company, just enter its name, or as much of its name as you can recall. If you're looking for a particular concept, place, or product, start with its name. If you're looking for a pizza restaurant, just enter pizza and the name of your town or your zip code. Most queries do not require advanced operators or unusual syntax. Simple is good. Think how the page you are looking for will be written. A search engine is not a human, it is a program that matches the words you give to pages on the web. Use the words that are most likely to appear on the page. For example, instead of saying [ my head hurts ], say [ headache ], because that's the term a medical page will use. The query [ in what country are bats considered an omen of good luck? ] is very clear to a person, but the document that gives the answer may not have those words. Instead, use the query [ bats are considered good luck in ] or even just [ bats good luck ], because that is probably what the right page will say. Describe what you need with as few terms as possible. The goal of each word in a query is to focus it further. Since all words are used, each additional word limits the results. If you limit too much, you will miss a lot of useful information. The main advantage to starting with fewer keywords is that, if you don't get what you need, the results will likely give you a good indication of what additional words are needed to refine your results on the next search. For example, [ weather cancun ] is a simple way to find the weather and it is likely to give better results than the longer [ weather report for cancun mexico ]. Choose descriptive words. The more unique the word is the more likely you are to get relevant results. Words that are not very descriptive, like 'document,' 'website,' 'company,' or 'info,' are usually not needed. Keep in mind, however, that even if the word has the correct meaning but it is not the one most people use, it may not match the pages you need. For example, [ celebrity ringtones ] is more descriptive and specific than [ celebrity sounds ].

Collaborative Work Skills : Trivial Pursuit Online Keyword Search Activity Teacher Name: Mr. Ferguson Student Name:

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Quality of Work All elements of

Either all elements are present and accurate, or the document was oraganized and submitted correctly. Not both though. One of the areas is missing.

The document did not include all required elements and there were issues with the organization and submission electroinically of the document.

Final copy of document not completed and, or not submitted correctly.

Focus on the task

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. This person needs to be reminded no more than once to stay ontask and focused.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. I must remind this person more than once to stay on-task.

Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Needs constantly to be reminded to stay focused and on-task.

document are present and accurate. Document was organized and was also electronically submitted correctly.

Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very selfdirected. Never needs reminders to stay focused or ontask.

Date Created: Nov 12, 2009 09:51 pm (UTC)